· Read and Outline pages 246-263 and answer the following questions: 1. How did the environment of Arabia impact the social organization and lifestyle of the Bedouin? 2. What role does Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus play in the religion of Islam? 3. What was Muhammad’s view towards women? 4. Define the terms jihad and hajj. 5. What occurred after Muhammad’s death? What are the characteristics of the two branches (sects) of Islam? 6. How did surrounding empires react to Islam? How did Islam spread? How were non-Muslims treated under Islamic rule (p 251)? 7. How did the Umayyads rise to power? What was life like under their rule? 8. What caused the Umayyad decline and fall? 9....
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