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LEVEL ONE DIRECTIONS: Read the passage “Two Ways of Life” on pages 354 and
355 of your textbook. Draw a picture depicting each way of life described in the
passage. DARE: Don’t have any straight lines in your drawing.
Nomads:
Pictures might include tents, people moving around from place to place, and herds
of farm animals such as cows, sheep, and goats
Townspeople:
Pictures may include houses, markets, merchants, and farming
When you are done drawing, answer the following questions.
1. What is a caravan?
2. How did townspeople and nomads rely on each other?
The nomads brought in goods from the desert, such as herbs for medicine, that the
townspeople couldn’t get otherwise. The townspeople provided the nomads with
sturdier clothes and cooking supplies.
3. Why did the townspeople settle in oases?
And oasis is an area of water and fertile land in the desert, they settled here in order
to farm and produce food without having to move around like the nomads
4. How did these settlements impact early Arabian life?
Early settlements became centers of trade, which became large cities, these centers
were connected by trade routes which provided different peoples the ability to
spread goods as well as religions and ideas. It also was a prime target for bandits
and robbers, as well as a target for wealthy people to focus on to make money
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LEVEL TWO DIRECTIONS: Read everything under the heading “A New Religion” on
page 356 and 357. When you have finished reading stand with your back to a wall
and wait for a partner, if someone is already standing at the wall join them, it does
not matter if you are friends with them or not. You can sit down in seats or on the
floor, but be quiet. Answer the following questions with your partner. DARE: When
you are standing at the wall, cross your arms and prop one foot on the wall to
look cool.
1. Why was Muhammad worried about Arabian society?
When Muhammad was growing up the tradition was for the wealthy in his society to
help provide for the poor and unfortunate, however as he became a man this
practice declined as the wealthy wanted to keep their money. Muhammad was
worried because although he was wealthy himself, he still believed that their
community should provide for one another
2. What is the difference between the terms “Islam” and “Muslim”?
Islam is the name of the religion, Muslim is the name for the group of people who
follow Islam
3. What do Muslims believe happened to Muhammad? Who do they believe he
was?
Muslims believe that while Muhammad was meditating one day, he was visited by
an angel, who gave him a message from Allah (or God). Muhammad was then
charged with memorizing dozens of messages throughout his lifetime and sharing
these messages with others
4. What is the Qur’an and what does it contain?
The Qur’an is a holy book of Islam and contains the messages from Allah that
Muhammad received during his life
5. What are TWO reasons that the early Arabs were reluctant to accept the
teaching of Muhammad?
First, the early Arabians didn’t want to accept Islam because they were polytheistic
and according to the teachings of Muhammad there was only one God. Second, in the
current tradition there was a yearly pilgrimage to Kaaba which provided the
merchants lots of opportunity for trade and they did not want to give this up. Third,
one of Muhammad’s teachings was that by embracing Islam one would be accepted
into a community where rich and poor were equal, and the wealthy Arabians did not
want to lose their power over the poor. Finally, one of Muhammad’s teachings
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required that followers give money to the poor, and wealthy Arabians did not want
to have to lose their money to the poor either.
6. What are some similarities between Muhammad and Moses of Judaism and
Jesus of Christianity?
All three (Muhammad, Moses and Jesus) received messages from God. Both Moses
and Muhammad were given strict laws which they were charged with spreading.
Both Muhammad and Jesus threatened the power structure of their societies, for
which they were resented and plotted against.
7. How did Islam spread in Arabia?
After Muhammad fled to Medina, he converted many people there, and the people
fought Mecca for political and religious control. Medina won the fight and the people
of Mecca embraced Islam. After that, Islam spread through a combination effort of
wars, missionaries and trade. Because most Muslims at the time lived in Arabia,
which traded with Africa, Europe, and Asia, they were able to spread their religion
without violence through trading their goods as well as their beliefs on trade routes,
which then got spread throughout the world
8. What is one major belief that is the same in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
All three religions believe that there is one God, meaning that they are monotheistic
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LEVEL THREE DIRECTIONS: Read all passages in the section titled “The Qur’an” on
pages 358 and 359. Using what you read, fill out the chart below. DARE: When you
are finished filling out the chart, draw a picture using the chart as the
centerpiece, not the words it contains, but the shape of the chart itself.
Beliefs
Rules for
Worship
Rules for
Society
The Qur’an
 There is only one God

God will judge all people

The good will live in paradise

The bad will suffer

Don’t eat pork or drink alcohol

Do ritual washing before praying

Slaves should be freed

Women can own property, earn money, and receive an
education
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LEVEL FOUR DIRECTIONS: Read all passages under the sections titled “The Sunnah”
and “Islamic Law” on pages 359, 360, and 361. Answer the following questions.
DARE: Write in print for the odd numbered questions and in cursive for the
even numbered questions.
1. What are the hadith? What are they the basis for?
These are a written record of Muhammad’s words (that are not messages from
Allah) and deeds. These are the basis for the Sunnah.
2. What do Muslims learn from the Sunnah?
Muslims learn how to behave from the Sunnah, it’s a model for how to live and be
dutiful
3. Which of the five pillars of Islam shows how Muslims are supposed to treat
each other?
The third pillar of Islam has to do with how to treat other people, it states that
Muslims should give aid and money to the poor and needy
4. Why do Muslims fast during Ramadan?
For Muslims, fasting is a way to prove that Allah is more important than their own
body. Ramadan is believed to be the month in which Muhammad first began
receiving messages from Allah, which made it holy. So for this whole month Muslims
do not eat or drink between dawn and sunset
5. What is the hajj?
The hajj is a pilgrimage, or journey, to Mecca to a structure known as the Kaaba.
Each Muslim is required by the fifth and final pillar of Islam to make this journey at
least once in their lives
6. Which of the five pillars of Islam do you think would be most difficult to
perform? Why?
Answers may vary
7. What is Shariah?
Shariah is a system of Islamic laws that judges the rightness of actions, these have
changed over time and continue to change with interpretations of the Qur’an and
Sunnah
8. What role does Shariah play in modern Islam?
IN modern Islam Shariah law makes up a portion of their legal system, though
unlike in ancient Islam, it is not the entirety of their government
DARE: Somewhere in the margins of this page draw five pillars, they can be all
together or scattered about. Beside each of the pillars write a short
description of each pillar of Islam.
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