Origin of Islam Flashcards
Islam
- monotheistic
- Abraham, Moses, Jesus (as profits), Mohammad is last of profits
- means submission
note
- a lot of fighting and loyalty
- neighboring peoples took advantage
- morality from tribal culture
Saudi Arabia (present day) and Mecca
- trade city
- Umayyan clan, Karash tribe
- dominated commercial trade
- pilgrims would come and it would bring wealth of Mecca
women
- had greater freedom and higher status
- still not equal to men though
Mohammad
- grew up a merchant
- became dissatisfied almost depressed at life of material gain
- spent much time meditating
- Angel Gabriel came to him, commanding him to recite, and embraced him (did this several times until he does it)
- went to Madena (becomes know as the Hijra)
- in Madena he stopped quarreling of tribes, gains more followers
- truce that allows Muslims to visit Kabbahd
the Bedouin peoples of the pre-Islamic Arabian peninsula had no concept of ______
- God
the Umayyad plotted to have Mohammed killed because _________
- his teachings posed a financial threat to them
the belief in Islam is that Mohammed is the _______ prophet sent by God
- last
the nomadic, pre-Islamic inhabitants of the Arabian peninsula placed cooperation among families at a premium because _____________
- the harsh environment required this for survival
resources in the pre-Islamic Arabian peninsula were few and far between due to _______
- the harsh, arid climate
one source of envy toward Christians and Jews for the Bedouin tribes of the pre-Islamic Arabian peninsula was _____________
- they had a God they could call upon in times of toruble
Mohammed grew up as a ___________, which allowed him to experience other cultures
- merchant
one of the factors that weakened and fragmented the people of the pre-Islamic Arabian peninsula was ____________
- constant infighting and revenge battles
the women of the Umayyad tribes had greater ________ than neighboring civilizations
- freedoms
