11.1 Vocab: The Rise of Islam
- nomads البدو: people who travel looking for food
- oasis واحه: a fertile place in a desert
- vision رؤية: message from God
- angel ملاك: a person from the sky
- polytheistic المؤمن بعدة آلهة: believing in more than one god
- monotheistic توحيدي: believing in only one god
- dangerousخطير: not safe or something that will hurt you
- flee هرب: run away
- journey رحلة: a long trip
- surrender استسلام : give up
- Populationعدد السكان: the number of people living in a place
- calendar التقويم: the days, months and year
- temple صدغ: a building where people pray
- worship عبادة: pray
- idolsاصنام : statues of people or gods
- destroy يدمر: break and ruin
- pillarsعمود: strong columns in a building
- alms صدقة: giving money to the poor (zakat)
