Islam (9) Flashcards
When was Muhammad born (around)
570 C.E.
Where was Muhammad’s birthplace
Mecca/Arabia
What is one of the major religons?
Islam
Abraham built a house of worship at the site, called
The Ka-bah
Which city is a proprues city?
Mecca
How many gods did they worship?
Only One God
Mecca became Islam’s most _____ _______
Sacred city
Muhammads birthplace was located where? (NOT MECCA)
in a dry, rocky valley in western Arabia.
What did Mecca not have?
Artitecture
but instead gained wealth how?
as a center of trade.
Mecca was also a ____ _____
religious center
Was there a goverment in Arabia
No
What happend to Muhammad’s dad before he was born?
He died
When Muhammad was still a baby, his mother sent him somewhere. Where?
a family of nomads in the desert
When Muhammad was about six, he returned where? What happend after a little bit? And who took care of Muhammad after that event?
to the city and to his mother. They had little time together, because she soon died, so Muhammad was left in the care of his grandfather. He was a orphan