Unit 10 Vocabulary

Peninsula in Asia, deserts, where Islam started

• Arabia

• Mecca

• Medina

• Caliph

Arab prophet, and founder of Islam

• Jesus

• Abraham

• Moses

• Muhammad

The Holiest city in Islam, Muhammad’s home city.

• Rome

• Mecca

• Medina

• Jerusalem

2nd Holiest city in Islam. Muhammad’s capital city

• Rome

• Mecca

• Medina

• Jerusalem

Sacred shrine in Mecca

• Kaaba

• Five Pillars

• Foundation Stone

• Pagoda

Sacred text of Islam. Allah’s words to Muhammad

• Bible

• Torah

• Tripitaka

• Quran

The five fundamental practices of Islam

• Five Pillars

• Five Pyramids

• Five Columns

• Five Ziggurats

Pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mecca.

• Zakat

• Hajj

• Shahada

• Ramadan

Trip to a Holy Site

• Holiday

• Charity

• Pilgrimage

• Vacation

Religious and Political  leader of Islam

• Pope

• Patriarch

• Bodhisattva

• Caliph