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The Rise of Islam
Lesson 7 The Geography of the Arabian Peninsula
Lesson 8 The Prophet Muhammad
Lesson 9 The Teachings of Islam
Lesson 10 Contributions of Muslims to World
Civilization
Lesson 11 From the Crusades to New Muslim Empires
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Geography Challenge 2
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To complete each Geography Challenge card, answer the questions in complete
sentences. Label the map on the opposite page as directed.
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PREVIEW 7
Connect the dots to create a rough map of the Arabian Peninsula and
surrounding lands. Then label the Arabian Peninsula, Red Sea, and
Strait of Hormuz.
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READING NOTES 7
In this activity, you will work with your group to learn about the environments of the Arabian Peninsula and the ways people adapted to them.
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Mediterranean
Sea
Modern
coastline
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NAFUD DESERT
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Red
Sea
7.3 The Desert
1. Examine the image your teacher has projected.
Have one person in your group read the
“Environment” subsection of Section 7.3 aloud.
The Arabian Desert
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DAHNA
DESERT
Arabian
Sea
RUB AL
G u lf o
0
0
250
en KHALI
f Ad
DESERT
500 miles
500 kilometers
2. In the first column of the chart, list at least three
characteristics of the desert environment.
Desert Environment
Desert Adaptations
3. Brainstorm ways that people living in the sixth century might have
adapted to this environment. Clues: What type of clothing would
be most comfortable and practical in the deserts of the Arabian
Peninsula? What types of shelter might people build using available
materials? Would the shelters be permanent or temporary? What form
of transportation might be most effective? What sorts of occupations
might people have in this environment? On a separate sheet of paper,
record as many possible adaptations as you can.
4. With your group, get ready to quickly act out the best adaptation
you’ve come up with. Prepare a Spokesperson to explain your ideas
about this adaptation. Your act-it-out should last 5 to 10 seconds.
5. Examine the image your teacher has projected, and read the
“Adaptations” subsection of Section 7.3. In the second column
of the chart, record the actual adaptations that people made to this
environment. Put a star next to each adaptation that your group
predicted, and give your group 1 point for each of these.
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7.4 The Oases
1. Examine the image your teacher has projected.
Have one person in your group read the
“Environment” subsection of Section 7.4 aloud.
The Arabian Oasis
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Mediterranean
Sea
Modern
coastline
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HEJAZ
OASES
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Pe
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Madinah
Á
Á Badr
Red
Sea
2. In the first column of the chart, list at least three
characteristics of the oasis environment.
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u lf
NAJD
OASES
Á Makkah
(Mecca)
NAJRAN
OASIS
G u lf o
0
0
250
f Ad
en
500 miles
Arabian
Sea
500 kilometers
Oasis Environment
Oasis Adaptations
3. Brainstorm ways that people living in the sixth century might have
adapted to this environment. Clues: What types of occupations might
people living here have? Would you expect to find many people living
near oases, or few? How might people living in oases relate to others
not living there? On a separate sheet of paper, record as many possible
adaptations as you can.
4. With your group, get ready to quickly act out the best adaptation
you’ve come up with. Prepare a Spokesperson to explain your ideas
about this adaptation. Your act-it-out should last 5 to 10 seconds.
5. Examine the image your teacher has projected, and read the
“Adaptations” subsection of Section 7.4. In the second column
of the chart, record the actual adaptations that people made to this
environment. Put a star next to each adaptation that your group
predicted, and give your group 1 point for each.
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READING NOTES 7
The Arabian Coastal Plain
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Mediterranean
Sea
Modern
coastline
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E
Pe
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7.5 The Coastal Plain
1. Examine the image your teacher has projected. Have one
person in your group read the “Environment” subsection
of Section 7.5 aloud.
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u lf
Red
Abu Dhabi
Á
Muscat Á
Jeddah
Á
Sea
2. In the first column of the chart, list at least three
characteristics of the coastal plain environment.
Coastal Plain Environment
Aden en
Á
f Ad
G u lf o
0
250
0
500 miles
Arabian
Sea
500 kilometers
Coastal Plain Adaptations
3. Brainstorm ways that people living in the sixth century might have
adapted to this environment. Clues: How would life here be different
from life in the interior of the Arabian Peninsula? What kinds of occupations might people have? How might people living here relate to
others living in the interior or in distant lands? Would you expect to
find many people living near the coast, or few? On a separate sheet of
paper, record as many possible adaptations as you can.
4. With your group, get ready to quickly act out the best adaptation
you’ve come up with. Prepare a Spokesperson to explain your ideas
about this adaptation. Your act-it-out should last 5 to 10 seconds.
5. Examine the image your teacher has projected, and read the
“Adaptations” subsection of Section 7.5. In the second column
of the chart, record the actual adaptations that people made to this
environment. Put a star next to each adaptation that your group
predicted, and give your group 1 point for each.
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The Arabian Mountains
JABAL
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Mediterranean SHAMMAR
Sea
MTS.
Modern
coastline
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Pe
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7.6 The Mountains
1. Examine the image your teacher has projected. Have one
person in your group read the “Environment” subsection
of Section 7.6 aloud.
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HEJAZ
G
S
u lf
Red
Sea
JABAL AL
AKDAR
MTS.
ASIR
2. In the first column of the chart, list at least three
characteristics of the mountain environment.
G u lf o
0
0
500 miles
250
f Ad
en
Arabian
Sea
500 kilometers
Mountain Environment
Mountain Adaptations
3. Brainstorm ways that people living in the sixth century might have
adapted to this environment. Clues: What kind of shelter might be
found here? How might people have grown crops in the mountains?
What kinds of occupations might people have? On a separate sheet of
paper, record as many possible adaptations as you can.
4. With your group, get ready to quickly act out the best adaptation
you’ve come up with. Prepare a Spokesperson to explain your ideas
about this adaptation. Your act-it-out should last 5 to 10 seconds.
5. Examine the image your teacher has projected, and read the
“Adaptations” subsection of Section 7.6. In the second column
of the chart, record the actual adaptations that people made to this
environment. Put a star next to each adaptation that your group
predicted, and give your group 1 point for each.
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PROCESSING 7
Follow these steps to illustrate and label this map of the Arabian
Peninsula:
1. The boxes correspond to the four environments you studied in this
lesson. Decide which environment each box points to. Then, in each
box, sketch and label two adaptations that relate to that environment.
2. Locate and label these places on your map: Hejaz Oases, Makkah,
Madinah, Jeddah, Aden, and Asir Mountains.
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