Origins of Islam
Today, Christianity is the most widely practice faith in the world. The second is ____________
Islam
What were the Arab nomads of ancient Arabia called?
Bedouins
In Mecca we can find this important shrine where Arabs came to worship their gods.
The Kaaba
True/False. Muhammad said that Allah is the same God that spoke to Abraham and other figures of Judaism and Christianity.
True
Largest river in the US
Mississippi River
Islam emerged in this peninsula in the 600s.
Arabian Peninsula
Sedentary Arabs lived their lives as _________
merchants or farmers
When Muhammad was born, Mecca had become a ______________
Religious center
Because Islam, Judaism and Christianity have the same God, Islam is called an _____________ religion
Abrahamic
This state has the most isolated large population center on Earth, almost 2,400 miles from California and about 4,000 miles from Japan.
Hawai'i
An area in the desert where water can be found is called an ______________
Oasis
Muhammad was born in 570 in this Arab town.
Mecca
Muhammad often prayed by himself in this place
Muhammad and his fellow Muslims fled Mecca to the town of ____________-
Medina
State with the largest coastline
Alaska
True or False. Arabs and Muslims are the same thing
False
Muslims
Muslims believe that one night, in 610, __________________ appeared before Muhammad in the cave and told him to recite messages from God.
the angel Gabriel
Muhammad's migration to Medina
City at the mouth of the Mississippi River
New Orleans
True/False. All nomads have a house
False
He was the first person to preach the religion of Islam
This book is referred to as Islam's holy book
The Koran or Quran
When Muhammad returned to Mecca, he returned as its ___________-
ruler
Best NFL Team
Tampa Bay Buccaneers