Chapter 11.1 Active Reading
(P. 240-242)
Name: Date: Period:
1. Identify the four borders of the Arabian Peninsula.
2. Who are Bedouins? What did they do for a living?
3. How were Bedouins organized? What is their leader called?
4. Why did towns grow along the coasts?
5. How did the lifestyle of the desert Arabs differ from those who lived along the coasts?
6. What is a monotheist? A polytheist?
7. Who is Muhammed? What happens when he is 40 years old? Explain. (3 things)
8. Why were the merchant rulers in Mecca against Muhammed’s teachings? (3 things)
9. Where does Muhammed go in 622? What is the city renamed? What does it mean?
10. Define hijrah. Where does it originate?
11. What happens to the Kaaba in 630?
12. How does Muhammed convert many tribes to his new religion of Islam?
13. Define Islam. (meaning in Arabic)
14. Where are the largest Muslim communities found?
15. What is the Qur’an?
16. Define jihad.
17. What was the result of the Qur’an not being translated into other languages?
18. What are Mosques? Describe them.
19. What are the central beliefs of Islam?
20. Identify AND explain the Five Pillars of Islam.