Questions Flashcards
What are the main cause of division in the Middle East today?
Land and oil
What role has geography played in the Middle East?
High mountains and vast desert areas have resulted in a sparse population. Major towns are located nearby water. These have help civilizations, trade and religion in the region.
Why was Isreal created and what caused it to be torn by war?
Created to provide a homeland for Jews after World War II, took over Palestine leaving people as refugees for the past 50 years
What is a major source of conflict?
Oil
What are the five pillars?
Statement of faith, fasting, pray 5 times a day, pilgrimage, charity
Five or six things you would find in a large middle eastern city?
Mosques, universities, walls for protection, poor people everywhere, central marketplaces, workshops, traders
Time line of Muhammad?
570- Muhammad is born
576- He is orphaned and raised by uncle and grandfather
?- marries (Khadijah), they run a business
610- meditating in cave when angel Gabriel approaches him
622- religion has grown, Muslims are persecuted so they flee to medina
632- Muhammad dies
How does Islam effect your life ?
Five periods of prayer a day, the role of the Qu’ân in Islamic law, observance of religious rituals such as fasting, charity and pilgrimage to Mecca
