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1. Pre-Islamic Arabia

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Explain the significance of the Ka'bah. Use the bracketed terms in your answer. (Mecca, profit, Quraish)

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Describe the religious context of pre-Islamic Arabia. Use the bracketed terms in your answer. (monotheistic, polytheistic)

The Arabian Peninusla is mostly desert.
True
False
The local tribes people lived in cities.
True
False
The local nature religions of pre-Islamica Arabia were monotheistic.
True
False
There were two important cities in pre-Islamic Arabia: Mecca and Medina.
True
False
Medina was the location of the Ka'bah.
True
False
Hanifs were monotheistic.
True
False
Match the terms with their definitions.
Bedouin
Jahiliyya
Hanif
Quaraish
A group of devout Arabs who believed in a single creator God.
An Arab tribe that inhabited and controlled Mecca. They profited from the money made by pilgrims coming to worship at the Ka'bah.
Semi nomadic shepherds, merchants and artisans.
The Islamic term used to describe the pre-Islamic period. A negative term denoting the violence and idolatry of the period.