Standard 7.2.3 and 7.2.5
Create a Pilgrimage Board Game: Group Project
Step One: Skim through the chapter together and share the answers to these questions. Each person in your
group is responsible for having the answers ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER.
1: Medieval to Early Modern Times: P54-57: Read Section 1: A Desert Land and Two Ways of Life.
A. Why do you think Arabia was called a “crossroads” location?
B. Map, Page 55: Which cities grew along the trade routes in Arabia?
C. Which bodies of water surround Arabian Peninsula?
D. What products did merchants carry?
E. List 5 physical features of the Arabian Peninsula.
F. What is the climate like on the Arabian Peninsula?
G. Describe 3 ways how townspeople and nomads were different.
2: Medieval to Early Modern Times: P. 59 , Muhammad Becomes a Prophet and Muhammad’s Teachings
A. Describe Muhammad’s early life.
B. According to Islamic teachings, what changed Muhammad’s life forever?
C. What does Islam mean?
D. What is the Qur’an?
E. Describe 3 ways that Islamic teachings are is similar to Judaism and Christianity.
F. Describe a difference that Muslims have with Christians.
G. How did Islam spread in Arabia?
3: Medieval to Early Modern Times: Page 66, The Qu’ran, The Sunnah and Islamic Law
A. List 3 ways that the Qu’ran is a guideline for Muslim behavior.
B. Describe the Sunnah.
C. Describe each of the pillars of Islam.
D. What do Muslims learn from the Sunnah?
E. Look at the Sources of Islamic Beliefs chart on the top right of the page. What is the Shariah?
Step Two: You are to create a board game that incorporates what you have learned from each reading and
the class notes.
Each Pilgrimage Board game should include:
At least 10 real problems/catastrophes where a person loses a turn or goes back spaces if they land on it.
For Example: A horrible sand storm has destroyed your caravan and three people have been buried...Go back three spaces. OR….You eat pork and…...
10 definition spots that ask the players to define a word written on definitions game cards. (Use the
words from the Islam Definitions assignment, or outlined in yellow in the book) You need to make up a
penalty for wrong answers. For Example: If they answer the question correctly they can stay on the
spot, If they get it wrong they go back to where they came from.
I will provide 4 game pieces for you. Probably camels.
You should incorporate ALL FIVE PILLARS of Islamic faith into your game. YOUR CHOICE: You
could put them as separate spots or incorporate them into your 10 problem spots.
Be creative. Remember that Muslims are expected to obey the five pillars.
The first person that reaches Mecca is the winner.
You need to name your game ,make it colorful and draw pictures of Arabic Caravans on it.
YOU WILL HAVE A DI , 10 DEFINITION CARDS, AND A GAME BOARD PIECE OF PAPER:
PROVIDED