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The Crusades.
Key terms
Allah
Mohammed
Pope urban
Crusade
Moslem
Islam started in 600 A.D. in Arabia
Muhammad started this new faith
Islam means “submission”
Their god’s name is Allah which means
“the God”
Islam’s followers are called Muslims which
means “followers of Islam”
Their holy book is called the Koran
Their holiest cities are Mecca and
Jerusalem
Their holiest shrine is the Kabah which is
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The Muslim calendar is dated by the flight
of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina
known as the Hijirah.
The basic beliefs of Islam are the “pillars of
Faith” -
Confession of faith- “there is no god but Allah
and Muhammad is his prophet.
Prayer- 5 times a day facing Mecca
Zakah- giving of charity
Fasting- during the daylight hours of Ramadan-
the holy month
Pilgrimage- trip at least once in their lifetime to
Mecca.
 
There is a sixth called the Jihad which is the “holy
Organized christian church
Catholic- “universal” Reformed church- led by hermits

Hermits and monks led

reform against the
catholic church
Led by St Benedict
Lived in monasteries
Two types of hermits
Monks
Friars led by St. Francis.

Organized christian church