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Before the rise of Islam, Arabia was characterized by a nomadic Bedouin society with tribal units as the primary political structure, lacking centralized statehood and written laws. The region was religiously diverse, with polytheism, Christianity, Judaism, and other religions influencing the cultural landscape, while cities like Mecca and Yathrib played significant roles in trade and religious practices.
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Arabia Before Islam: Religion, Society, Culture DOCUMENTARY
Concepts covered:Bedouin society, tribal units, polytheism, Mecca, Yathrib
Before the rise of Islam, Arabia was characterized by a nomadic Bedouin society with tribal units as the primary political structure, lacking centralized statehood and written laws. The region was religiously diverse, with polytheism, Christianity, Judaism, and other religions influencing the cultural landscape, while cities like Mecca and Yathrib played significant roles in trade and religious practices.
Question 1
Islam was a catalyst for Arabic expansion.
Question 2
How did Bedouin tribes enforce societal rules?
Question 3
The Kaaba was a sacred place in _____ Arabia.
Question 4
CASE STUDY: A historian is studying the impact of pre-Islamic trade routes on Arabian society.
Identify the incorrect impact of trade routes.
Question 5
CASE STUDY: A political scientist studies the governance of pre-Islamic Arabian states.
Select three correct governance features of these states.
Question 6
Mecca was a trade and religious center pre-Islam.
Question 7
How did pre-Islamic Arabs resolve disputes?
Question 8
The Himyarite kingdom converted to _____ in the 4th century.
Question 9
CASE STUDY: An anthropologist examines the role of religion in pre-Islamic Arabian identity.
Identify the incorrect role of religion.
Question 10
Bedouin tribes were matriarchal in structure.
Question 11
What was Mecca's role in pre-Islamic Arabia?
Question 12
The principal purpose of a Bedouin tribe was to _____ its members.
Question 13
Pre-Islamic Arabia had no centralized statehood.
Question 14
What characterized pre-Islamic Arabian religion?
Question 15
Mecca became a center of a loose _____ of tribes.
Question 16
Judaism was the most popular religion in pre-Islamic Arabia.
Question 17
What catalyzed the Arab expansion historically?
Question 18
Pre-Islamic Arabia was mostly a _____ society.
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