Vocab

Question 1

oasis

Answer 1

green areas fed by underground water

Question 2

sheik

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the head or leader of a tribe

Question 3

bedouins

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desert herders that went from oasis to oasis raising their camals, goals and sheep

Question 4

caravan

Answer 4

groups of traveling merchants and animals

Question 5

mecca

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one of the largest trade towns, birth place of Muhammad and loacation of the Ka’Bah

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polytheism

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a belif in more than one God

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monotheism

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a belif in one God

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prophet

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A person who speaks or interprets the word of God

Question 9

Medina

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The city that Muhammad fled to when he was persecuted, he is buried there

Question 10

Islam

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The religion of Muslims founded by Muhammad

Question 11

Muslim

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A person whose religion is Islam

Question 12

Allah

Answer 12

Arabic word for God

Question 13

Quran

Answer 13

The Holy book of Islam

Question 14

Mosque

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The Holy place of worship for Muslims

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Ka’bah

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Cubed shaped shrine located in Mecca, believed to have been built by Abraham

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Muhammad

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The prophet that started the religion of Islam

Question 17

Hijrah

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The Hijrah means breaking or ties or flight when Muhammad and his followers fled Mecca to Medina in 622. starts the lslamic religion and calandar

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Pilgrim

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a person who travels for religious purposes

Question 19

People of the Book

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Phrase that Muslims use to refer to Jews and Christians since they believe in the god and share many of the same prophets

Question 20

Quraysh

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The tribe Muhammad was born into

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Khadijah

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Muhammad’s wife, she was a wealthy widow

Question 22

Islamic State

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Government that uses it’s political power to uphold Islam

Question 23

Convert

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A person who undergoes a change, particularly from one religion to another

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Inertia

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Resistance to change motion or action

Question 25

5 pillars of Islam

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- Declaration of Faith - Praying 5 times a day facing Mecca - Charity -Fasting during Ramadan - Pilgrimage to Mecca

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Prosperous

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Wealthy or successful

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Boycott

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A refusal to do business with an organization or group.

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Caliph

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Ruler of the Muslim community successor of Muhammad

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Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ail

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The four elected caliphs after Muhammad's death known as the rightly guided.

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Sunnis

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Accepted the four caliphs by the council, they believed the caliph did not have to be a blood relative to Muhammad

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Shittes

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Believed only Ali should have ruled after Muhammad's death and all future caliphs need to be a blood relative of Muhammad

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Cordoba

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Major Islamic city or capital in Spain during the middle ages

Question 33

Ramadan

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The month in which muslims fast

Question 34

Minaret

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A tower usually connected to a Mosque, It is where a Muezzin calls people to prayer

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Iman

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Leader of the Mosque, the person who gives the sermin

Question 36

Muezzin

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The person who calls people to prayer 5 times per a day