Islamic Civilizations 8.1- Johanna Spicuzza

Islamic Civilizations 8.1

Vocabulary

Match the words and definitions. Answers can be checked at the end!

Word bank: Islam, Oasis, Sheikh, Caravan, Quran, Shari'ah

1. a green area in a desert fed by underground water
2. the holy book of Islam
3. a religion based on the teachings of Muhammad
4. a group of traveling merchants and animals
5. the Islamic code of law
6. the leader of an Arab tribe

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Muslims believe about Muhammad?
2. What does the Quran forbid?
3. Whose messages were gathered into a written collection to become the Quran?
4. What was the name of the group of nomads that lived in the Arabian desert?
5. What is the Kaaba?
6. What did Muslims believe about Allah?
7. Why was Makkah an important town?

Answers

Vocabulary

1. Oasis
2. Quran
3. Islam 
4. Caravan
5. Shari'ah
6. Sheikh

Short Answer

1. Muslims believed that Muhammad was the last and greatest prophet.
2. The Quran forbids lying, murder, and stealing.
3. Allah had written Muhammad messages for over 20 years. After Muhammad died, these messages were eventually gathered into a collection, and became the Quran.
4. The bedouin were nomads and lived in the Arabian desert.
5. The Kaaba is a holy site of Islam, located in the center of Makkah. It is a low, block-like building surrounded by statues of Arabian gods and goddesses.
6. Allah means God in the Arabic language. It was believed that Allah was the one true god, and that all other gods were fake. It was believed that everyone was equal in Allah's sight, and he valued good deeds. On the day of judgement, Allah would punish evildoers and reward the just.
7.  Makkah was an important town because it was a holy city of Islam.

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