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Name the continents over which the Islamic world extends
The Islamic world extends over Asia and Africa.
What is a tribe? What were the advantages of the tribal system?
A tribe is a group of people related by blood and common
interests.
Tribes provide people with a social framework based on security, comfort and a decent lifestyle.
Name and describe the three ancient ruling systems of the Arabian Peninsula.
- Monarchial - rule by a king or a queen
- Tribal system - normally led by a Sheikh from a leading family.
- City states - when individual towns had their own rules
Describe the three social classes of the pre Islamic Arabs.
- Free people - tribal people joined together by kinship
- Loyalists - free Arabs who joined the tribe as a result of a treaty or because they
lived close by - Slaves - people who were forced to do the jobs that others refused to do
Which were the four main religions of the ancient Arabs
- Idolatory - worshipped idols
- Animism - The belief that spirits lived in things such as stoned and trees.
- Monotheism - religion based on belief in one God
- Zoroastrianism - involved in the worship of fire
What is the largest Islamic country in terms of area in Asia
Kazakhstan
What is the largest Islamic country in terms of area in Africa
Algeria
What is the largest Islamic country by population in Africa
Egypt
What is the most famous Arab market in pre Islamic times
Okaz Maeen
How do you know that the Islamic countries occupy an important strategic
location in the world?
-It is a bridge between the East and the West.
- It links the North and the South overlooking oceans and seas such as the
Indian ocean, the Atlantic ocean and the Pacific ocean.
Why is Okaz Maeen considered to be one of the most famous Arab
markets in the pre Islamic times?
Because it was a meeting place for famous poets to compete with one another
What were the most important goods that were acquired by trade in the
pre Islamic times?
- Jewelry from Bahrain
- Silk from China
- Spices from India
- Perfume from Yemen and Egypt
Caliphate
The government or territory of a caliph
Delegate
A person chosen to represent a country
Affiliated
joined with a larger body
Calligraphy
A form of fancy handwriting
Indigenous
native/ born naturally in a specific place
Dissident
a person who opposes official policy
Mandate
a official order to do something
Imperialist
someone who extends a state’s rule over other territories
Inhabitance
people who live in a place
Commerce
the activity of buying and selling goods for profit
Traditional
Something that has been passed by generations
Minority
A group who is different from a larger group they are a part of
