Rise of Islam
Geography
- very limited agriculture
- very hot and dry deserts
- People of the Desert
- Arab nomads called Bedouins
- organized into clans
- clans were created because they provided security and support for a life made difficult by the extreme conditions of the desert
Bedouins ideals
- courage, loyalty to family, and warrior skills
- by the time of 600 AD, many Arabs had chosen to settle by an oasis or in a market town
- desert life was 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
- Mecca-
- Mecca is a holy city where Muslims pray towards
- also 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 like spices, incense, perfumes, precious metals, ivory, silk.
Monotheistic or Polytheistic
- Islamic religion is definitely monotheistic
- believe in one God called ALLAH
MUHAMMAD
- prophet Muhammad very influential figure
- was raised by his grandfather and uncle
- received little schooling and began working on as a trader
- at the age of 40, Muhammad became very interested in religion
Research
five pillars of Islam
sources of authority (holy book)
connect Islam to other religions
3 paragraphs in total
includes these terms
Mosque, hajj, Qur'an
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