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History
7th Grade
12/15/2008

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Who are nomads?
Definition
a person who moves from place to place rather than setting permamentally
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What is an oasis?
Definition
a fertile area inthe midst of a desert
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What are clans?
Definition
a group of people,related by blood or marriage
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What is a pilgrimage?
Definition
a journey to a sacred place or shrine
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What is a pilgrimage?
Definition
a journey to a sacred place or shrine
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Who is Allah?
Definition
god in the islamic religion
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What is monotheism?
Definition
a belief in one god
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What is Islam?
Definition
monothesitic religion based on the teaching of Muhammad
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Who are Muslims?
Definition
a person who follows the religion of Islam, accepting Allah as the only god
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What is a hijrah?
Definition
the move of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to the city of Yathrib
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What is a Qur'an
Definition
the Muslim holy book
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What is sunnah?
Definition
Mohammads words and deeds which serve Muslims as a guide for proper living
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How did the geography of the Arabian peninsula encourage the nomadic way of life?
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There was a lot of desert and they had to move to find water; move around to find places to farm, and to seek grazing land for their herds.
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How did people of Arabia adapt to its land forms and climate?
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the moved around, stopping at oasis, staying in clan for help
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What made the Arbain peninsula important for trade?
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It was located at the crossroads of three continents - Asia, Africa and Europe - trade route went through the Arabian peninsula
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