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** Arabia and Islam: Chapter Walk **

Each question on this worksheet is based on a graphic (picture, map or chart) from the book. Use those pictures to answer the questions in complete sentences. Make sure to read any captions (small pieces of information on or near a picture) to help you answer.

//Timeline P. 50-51//
 * 1) How old was Muhammad when he began teaching about Islam?
 * 2) What happened first- Muhammad leaves Mecca or Calakmul defeats Tikal?

//Sequence Chain P. 52//
 * 1) Where did Islam spread before moving into Spain?

//Map P. 55//
 * 1) What bodies of water surround Arabia?
 * 2) Based on this map why do you think Mecca was such an important city?

//History Close-up P. 57//
 * 1) Do you think the man in the bottom-right corner is a townsperson or a nomad? Why?

//Timeline P. 60-61//
 * 1) About how long after the beginning of Christianity were the beginnings of Islam?
 * 2) How many years passed between Muhammad seeing the angel and beginning to spread his message?
 * 3) The holy book of Islam is the ______________.
 * 4) The holy book of Christianity is the ______________.

//Map P. 62//
 * 1) Where did Muhammad and his followers go after being kicked out of Mecca?

//Five Pillars P. 68//
 * 1) Which of the five pillars shows how Muslims are supposed to treat other people?
 * 2) How many times a day must a Muslim pray?

//Early Muslim Conquests P. 81//
 * 1) How many miles across (east-west) was the empire in 750 AD?
 * 2) How did the Empire grow?

//Trade in the Muslim World P. 82//
 * 1) Which continents did the trade routes reach?

//Islamic Achievements P. 96//
 * 1) Why do we call our numbers Arabic numerals?
 * 2) What did Muslim doctors develop?