abeka history 10 section 3.3

test tmr (8/24)

byzantine

ruled over the middle east; eastern roman empire

byzantium (constantinople)

capital of byzantine (eastern roman empire)

mohammed

arabic religious leader from mecca who founded islam

allah

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mohammed received visions from _____ who told him he was the leader of a new, world-wide religion

muslims

followers of islam

hegira

arabic for “flight”

mecca

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mohammed and his followers (muslims) were forced to flee _________

medina

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mohammed and his followers conquered _______ and most of the middle east

jihad

arabic for “holy war”

caliphs

mohammed’s successors; ruling religious leaders

koran

islam’s holy book; contains promises of pleasure for muslims and death for infidels

1. daily prayer 
2. giving to the poor 
3. fasting during ramadan 
4. one lifetime pilgrimage to mecca

what are the religious requirements to be a muslim?

henry martyn

pioneer missionary to the middle east

ion keith-falconer

first modern missionary to the muslims

samuel zwemer

established the arabian mission

oil

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the middle east is an area of importance because of its *____ reserves*