The Origins and Spread of Islam

a refusal to do business with an organization or group

• Protest
• Strike
• Campaign
• Boycott

worthy of being believed

• unreliable
• implausible
• dubious
• credible

the religious faith of Muslims; also the civilization based on the Islamic religion and the group of countries where Islam is the main religion

• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Islam

the belief in a single God

• Agnosticism
• Atheism
• Polytheism
• Monotheism

a man born around 570 C.E. who taught the faith of Islam

• Jesus
• Buddha
• Muhammad
• Confucius

a follower of the Islamic faith

• Christian
• Hindu
• Buddhist
• Muslim

belief in more than one god

• polytheism
• pantheism
• atheism
• monotheism

to announce publicly

• declare
• proclaim
• report
• announce

a person who speaks or interprets the words of God

• Prophet
• Philosopher
• Priest
• Scribe

wealthy or successful

• poor
• prosperous

• unemployed
• average