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Makkah (Mecca). Mecca became the largest and richest trading city in Saudi Arabia. Kaaba. In the center of Mecca, the Kaaba is a low square building. Arabs believe that inside the Kaaba is a stone that came from heaven (the “black stone”). Madinah (Medina). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Makkah (Mecca)Mecca became the largest and richest trading city in Saudi
Arabia.
Kaaba• In the center of Mecca, the Kaaba
is a low square building. Arabs believe that inside the Kaaba is a stone that came from heaven (the “black stone”).
Madinah (Medina)A holy city to Muslims. It is where
Muhammad led his followers after people became angry with him in Mecca.
BedouinNomad and herders who travel from oasis
to oasis in search of food and water.
Muhammad • The founder of the
Islamic religion. He was born in Mecca in 570 CE (AD). He was a trader who Muslims believe was told by an angel named Gabriel that he was going to be a prophet of God. Muslims call their God Allah.
OasisGreen grassy areas in the desert that
are fed by underground springs.
Sheikh• The head of a nomadic tribe
caravan• A group of traveling merchants and
animals
Quran (Koran)
• Muslims wrote down the messages that Muhammad said he received from Allah (God). This book became known as the Quran (Koran).
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