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To understand Islam, the starting points are always one man and one place
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Medina & Mecca
Jesus & Jerusalem
Gabriel & Saudi Arabia
Muhammed & Mecca
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Most people of the Arabian peninsula adapted to their inhospitable landscape by
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creating bridges between the great cultures of the world
inventing advanced technology to combat the harsh environs
living as nomadic traders in the desert
living in large, protected city-states
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To understand Islam, the starting points are always one man and one place
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Most people of the Arabian peninsula adapted to their inhospitable landscape by
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Born in Mecca and orphaned as a young child, Muhammad was raised by
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The Mecca in which Muhammed lived was
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In terms of religion, the Mecca in which Muhammad grew up was
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In the Arabian peninsula of this time
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The most holy site in Mecca at the time was the Kaaba, which was
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Muhammad's family was
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Because of his family, his experience trading, and his upbringing in Mecca, Muhammad
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Why was Muhammad frustrated when he went to the caves to meditate?
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According to tradition, who came to Muhammad in the caves and again three years later?
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According to tradition, Muhammad traveled to __________, met the other _____________ (Noah, Moses, Jesus) and spoke with ___________.
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Muhammad, among his other qualities, was
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At first the leaders of Mecca __________________ Muhammad and his new faith.
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Eventually, the leaders realized Muhammad and his proselytism was "bad for business" because
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Eventually, the leaders of Mecca decided to
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Muhammad left Mecca and went to Yathrib (which would be renamed ____________), and built his first ___________.
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In Yathrib, Muhammad settled conflicts between the city's clans, gained more converts, and
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Muhammad eventually
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Within 100 years of his death, the army of Islam had created an empire that looked like
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People converted to Islam for a number of reasons, among them
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In the 7th and 8th century, ___________ was the language of trade.
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The Five Pillars
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Muslims pray five times a day, in the direction of
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Muhammad is considered by Muslims to be
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Muslims are expected to fast from dawn till dusk during Ramadan in order to
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At least once in a lifetime, Muslims are expected to make the hajj, which is a
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Though many sects exist, the main division is between
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Their division became unreconcilable when _________, and the sides have competed to be the spiritual leaders of Islam ever since.
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In terms of leadership, the Shi'a believe
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In terms of leadership, the Sunni believe
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The capital of Islam has been in all of the following EXCEPT
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The part about the banquets and the carpets is most likely a legend, but where the surviving Umayyad fled to and started an Islamic capital in Europe is not. _____ would be considered one of the most influential and populous cities of the Middle Ages, a center of learning and education.
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When the Islamic Empire reached its Golden Age, its capital was in
