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1 End 5 minute timer Journal A Why were Bedouins nomads? A. Hostile invaders kept them on the move. B. They were hunters and followed animals from place to place. C. They moved from oasis to oasis in search of grazing lands for their herds. D. They relocated when the farmland could no longer support them. Journal B Describe the physical features, climate, and trade routes of the Arabian Peninsula? Arid region of Southwest Asia between Red Sea, Persian Gulf Mainly desert; about ¼ size of U.S. Water and farming limited to oases Include at least 3 bullet points Farmland is sparse, mostly in south mountains and north coastline. Land and Sea trade routes Crossroads between Europe, Africa, and Asia Surrounded by bodies of water

2 Happy Friday September 14, 2018 Remember if you want to come in for help in the morning, check the day before to see if I will be available.

3 Journal Correct RSG 25/26 Finish 3.1: Life on the Arabian Peninsula Read/Cornell Notes p The Holy City of Mecca Homework Missing Assignments

4 1. Why does the Arabian peninsula have small amounts of farming? (2pts) Only a small amount of land receives enough water to support farming; too dry; mostly limited to the oases 2. Why is the Arabian Peninsula in a good location for trade? (2pts) It is a crossroads of 3 continents; Europe, Asia and Africa (1pt) Surrounded by bodies of water, Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf (1 pt) 3. What religious traditions were practiced on the Arabian Peninsula before 570? (3pts) Jewish (1pt), Christian (1pt), Traditional Arabic/polytheistic or pilgrimages to, and worshipping at the Ka aba(1pt)

5 Life on the Arabian Peninsula See the trade routes on p. 87 Review from Yesterday Check out interactive is at the intersection of six trade routes. Mecca Trade routes developed on the Arabian Peninsula because. It was surrounded by water and connected three continents Asia, Africa, and Europe.

6 7.2 Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Islam in the Middle Ages. Identify the physical features and describe the climate of the Arabian peninsula, its relationship to surrounding bodies of land and water, and nomadic and sedentary ways of life. Reading/Cornell Notes Open your textbooks to pg. 88 CA State Standard Life on the Arabian Peninsula: The Holy City of Mecca Why was Mecca important as a religious center?

7 Why was Mecca important as a religious center? It was the location of the Ka aba, 1 an important religious shrine. Abraham in Mecca Mecca was important trade, religious center in western Arabia Caravans brought worshippers to Ka aba shrine 2 in center of Mecca Ka aba linked to Abraham, 3 a key prophet in Judaism, Islam, Christianity Built as temple to Allah (God) 4 Muhammad, Prophet of Islam, born in Mecca A.D

8 Life on the Arabian Peninsula: The Holy City of Mecca Why was Mecca important as a religious center? Pre-Islamic Arabia Many desert Arabs practiced polytheism 1 belief in many gods The pre-islamic Kaaba housed the Black Stone and statues of pagan gods. Eventually began to worship at the Ka aba Mecca became annual pilgrimage 2 site for many in Arabia Jews, Christians, and Arabs blended beliefs and rituals

9 Why was Mecca important as a religious center? It was the location of the Ka aba, an important religious shrine. Abraham in Mecca Mecca was important trade, religious center in western Arabia Caravans brought worshippers to Ka aba shrine in center of Mecca Ka aba linked to Abraham, a key prophet in Judaism, Islam, Christianity Built as temple to Allah (God) Muhammad, Prophet of Islam, born in Mecca A.D. 570

10 Life on the Arabian Peninsula: The Holy City of Mecca Why was Mecca important as a religious center? Pre-Islamic Arabia Many desert Arabs practiced polytheism belief in many gods The pre-islamic Kaaba housed the Black Stone and statues of pagan gods. Eventually began to worship at the Ka aba Mecca became annual pilgrimage site for many in Arabia Jews, Christians, and Arabs blended beliefs and rituals

11 Cornell Notes Summary Summarize what you have learned today in at least 4 sentences in your notes.

12 Life on a Trade Route Check out p What products were traded at the Market place? Food, livestock, textiles (clothing), leather goods, spices, metals 2. Where did merchants stay when they traveled to a trading city? Above the stalls on the second level of the market place. 3. What kinds of things might the market inspector check? Weights and Measurements, quality, trading practices