Download Name______________________ World History The Arabian

Name______________________
World History
The Arabian Peninsula before Muhammad
Review Activity
Directions: For each item fill in the correct word(s).
1. The nomadic people of the Arabian Peninsula were called _______________.
2. The nomadic people of the Arabian Peninsula were constantly looking for
_________________________ and ______________________ to support their herds of animals.
3. The nomadic people of the desert have over a thousand words to describe _______________.
This fact shows how important these animals are to survival in the desert.
4. The large expanse of barren desert in the Arabian Peninsula is known as the
_____________________________.
5. Tribes in the Arabian Peninsula often had to ______________ other tribes for basic survival.
6. The ________________ portion of the Arabian Peninsula was home to a string of cities,
important trade routes, and some farmable land.
7. Merchants and nomads travelled in large groups called _________________. They travelled in
these large groups for protection.
8. Camels were known as “_______________________________________” because they are so
well adapted to desert living.
9. People survived in the Arabian Peninsula by living in _________________ ___. These groups
were made up of people connected by blood (related), and they were the only source of
government in the Arabian Peninsula.
10. The nomadic people of the Arabian Peninsula (before Muhammad and Islam) practiced a kind of
religion that can be described as ______________________________, or the worship of spirits
in nature. This religion was polytheistic.
11. Most cities and towns in the Peninsula were located around or near a _____________________.
12. Some of the most important cities in the Arabian Peninsula were ____________________,
__________________________, and ________________________.
13. The tribal groups of the Arabian Peninsula followed the idea of
“_________________________________________.” A tribe would respond to every attack or
offense by inflicting the same damage it received.
14. Trade routes from ________________________________________________ led through the
Arabian Peninsula.
15. The Arabs were known for making and selling ________________________________.
16. _____________________ was an important city for the polytheistic faith of the pre-Islamic
Arabs. One building, the ______________________, was believed to be a home to their gods.
Name______________________
World History
The Arabian Peninsula before Muhammad
Review Activity
Directions: For each item fill in the correct word(s).
1. The nomadic people of the Arabian Peninsula were called _Bedouins__.
2. The nomadic people of the Arabian Peninsula were constantly looking for __grazing land____
and _____water______ to support their herds of animals.
3. The nomadic people of the desert have over a thousand words to describe _camels_____. This
fact shows how important these animals are to survival in the desert.
4. The large expanse of barren desert in the Arabian Peninsula is known as the __Rub al-Khali or
the “empty quarter”______.
5. Tribes in the Arabian Peninsula often had to __raid/rob__ other tribes for basic survival.
6. The _hijaz__ portion of the Arabian Peninsula was home to a string of cities, important trade
routes, and some farmable land.
7. Merchants and nomads travelled in large groups called __caravans___. They travelled in these
large groups for protection.
8. Camels were known as “_ships of the desert_” because they are so well adapted to desert
living.
9. People survived in the Arabian Peninsula by living in clans and tribes_. These groups were made
up of people connected by blood (related), and they were the only source of government in the
Arabian Peninsula.
10. The nomadic people of the Arabian Peninsula (before Muhammad and Islam) practiced a kind of
religion that can be described as _animism__, or the worship of spirits in nature. This religion
was polytheistic.
11. Most cities and towns in the Peninsula were located around or near a _oasis or reservoir of
water__.
12. Some of the most important cities in the Arabian Peninsula were __Yathrib___, ___Taif___, and
_Mecca___.
13. The tribal groups of the Arabian Peninsula followed the idea of “__blood vengeance__.” A tribe
would respond to every attack or offense by inflicting the same damage it received.
14. Trade routes from __Africa, Asia, and Europe___ led through the Arabian Peninsula.
15. The Arabs were known for making and selling __frankincense and myrrh___.
16. __Mecca__ was an important city for the polytheistic faith of the pre-Islamic Arabs. One
building, the __Ka’aba__, was believed to be a home to their gods.