Chapter 2

someone chosen by God to bring a message to people

• apostle
• prophet
• saint
• messenger

the belief that there is only one God

• monotheism
• polytheism
• atheism
• pantheism

an area in the desert where there are water and plants

• oasis
• waterhole
• lushland
• desert garden

A group of people traveling together across a desert

• caravan

• prophet

• crowd

• oasis

the principle that no one is above the law, not even the highest lawmakers

• law of the jungle
• law of the land
• rule of law
• law of the strongest

journey undertaken for a relgious purpose

• pilgrimage
• trip
• vacation
• adventure

a person who becomes the leader after the previous leader's death

• successor
• heir
• replacement
• substitute

having precise, regular shapes

• geometric
• organic
• random
• symmetrical

not religious

• atheist
• secular

• spiritual
• agnostic

using power over people in a way that is cruel and unfair

• oppression
• geometric

• dictatorship
• tyrannical