Eastern Civilizations Unit 4 review

What are the main textual sources of information about the ancient Hebrew people?

The ancient Jewish concept of the Covenant means an agreement between the creator god and

Early Christianity emerged simultaneously with what conflicts in Israel?

Central to ancient Jewish political life was _____, leading Romans to call Israel a theocracy

One key idea that early Christians emphasized was that

One key element of Jesus of Nazareth's preaching was

Ancient Hebrew societies were centered around the region of Israel, and the city of

Islamic canon texts discuss how Muhammad gave women more economic rights. They are unclear on

By the 900s CE, the Mediterranean world was divided between Muslim and ____ kingdoms

Muhammad's preaching put him and his followers into direct conflict with the Quraysh of

Ali was

By the 300s CE, Christianity had become a dominant religion in much of the Roman Empire...

The Sunni branch of Islam gives religious authority to

The Roman Empire taking over Jewish kingdoms triggered an economic and cultural crisis. When?

After Muhammad's death in 632 CE, his followers' priorities included...

The Christian canon includes Paul's letters, four official gospels, and

Many of the social traditions of later Islamic communities are based on the Ummah in

The Five Pillars of Islam include hajj (pilgrimage), zakat (tithe), prayer, Ramadan (fast) and

The Kaaba became a center of Islamic pilgrimage because