THE RISE OF ISLAM
- Geography
- Very limited agriculture
- Very hot and dry deserts
- People of the Desert
- on the deserts, the Arab nomads, called Bedouins, were organized into clans
- these clans were created because the provided security and support for a life made difficult by the extreme condition of the desert
- Bedouins ideals: courage, loyalty to family, and warrior skills
- Moving
- by the time of 600 AD, many Arabs had chosen to settle by an oasis or in a market town, the desert life was just too tough and unpredictable
- larger towns near the western coast of Arabia became market towns for local, regional, and long-distance trade goods
- Special City
- one of these cities was Mecca
- Mecca is a holy city where Muslims pray towards
- also it is very common for Muslims to go visit Mecca to pay homage
- Trade Life
- after these people had moved into the larger cities, the trading increased as well
- many routes because of the bodies of water that surrounded the area
- traded many things likes spices, incense, perfumers, precious metals, ivory, and silk
- Monotheistic or Polytheistic
- the Islamic religion is definitely monotheistic
- they believed in one God called Allah
- Muhammad
- the prophet Muhammad very influential figure
- he was raised by his grandfather and uncle
- he received little schooling and began working on as a trader
- at the age of 40, Muhammad became very interested in religion
- General Info
- Islam means "submission to the will of Allah."
- Muslim means "one who has submitted."
- Research
- in a group of 2:
- five pillars of Islam
- Sources of Authority (holy book)
- connect Islam to other religions
- 3 paragraphs in total
- include these terms: Mosque, hajj, Qur'an
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