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Modern Arabic Life and Religious Holy Places Warm-up: Identify the following countries 5 11 20c 20b 13 12 14 6 Review Questions: • 1.) What are the Five Pillars of Islam? • 2.) What is a theocracy? • 3.) Why was the region important to colonial powers? Quiz! Friday (10/14/16) Five Pillars of Islam vs. Catholicism Comparison Activity Due Thursday Modern Arabic Life: • The region is developing quickly with an emphasis on modernizing • Camels are no longer used as extensively as they once were • Gone are the traditional marketplaces called bazaars • Bazaars were open air markets brought together buyers and sellers with a great variety of merchandize • Today, western style supermarkets or malls may be the shopping location of choice The Change to Urban Life: • Cities were always a part of life • Today, they are much more urbanized • Millions of people abandoned their lives as villagers, farmers, and nomads and moved into cities • According to estimates, 70 percent of the population will live in cities by 2015 • Saudi Arabia has an urban population of 81 percent and over 4 million people live in its capital of Riyadh What is a bazaar? Open air market Religious Duties Shapes Lives: • Despite its rapid modernization, some aspects of Muslim culture have remained the same • Women still cover their heads, hair, and sometimes faces with a scarf or veil • This is in keeping with the belief that covering those parts of the body is pleasing to God • Women’s roles have gradually expanded during the 20th century • Women are becoming educated and able to pursue careers in other nations Religious Duties Shape Lives: • Muslims stop activities they are engaged in to carry out responsibility of praying five times a day • In some countries, traffic stops during pray time • Fasting in the month of Ramadan is another duty that shapes the lives of Muslims • Once again, do not eat or drink from before dawn until sunset • After sunset, Muslims may eat a light meal • A festival marks the end of Ramadan, where new clothes, gifts, and elaborate dinners, along with acts of charity What will stop for prayer sometimes? Traffic Religious Holy Places: • Three major monotheistic religions were founded in this region • Judaism • Christianity • Islam • All three claim Jerusalem as a holy city Jerusalem: Jewish Sacred Sites: • For Jews, Jerusalem is the center of their modern and ancient homeland • Located in the old part of the city, the Temple Mount once housed the Temples • There, King Solomon built the First Temple, which was destroyed by the Babylonians • The Second Temple was constructed after the Jews returned to their homeland • Modern Jews come to pray at the holiest site in Jerusalem, a portion of the Second Temple First Temple: Second Temple: Jewish Sacred Sites: • The Second Temple was constructed after the Jews returned to their homeland • Modern Jews come to pray at the holiest site in Jerusalem, a portion of the Second Temple • This wall is known as the Western Wall • It is the only portion of the Second Temple remaining • It was destroyed in A.D. 70 by the Romans The Western Wall: What is the holiest site in Jerusalem for Jews? Western Wall Christian Sacred Sites: • For Christians, Jerusalem is the sacred location of the final suffering and crucifixion of Jesus • Towns and villages important in the life of Jesus are found near Jerusalem • When Jerusalem was under Muslim control, Christian launched the Crusades to regain the lands place them under Christian control Christian Sacred Sites: • Every year, Christians visit places like the Mount of Olives and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre • The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is built the site of where it is believed that Jesus was crucified and buried Islamic Sacred Sites: • After Mecca and Medina, Jerusalem is considered the third most holy city to Muslims • Dome of the Rock • A shrine, where Muslims believe their prophet Muhammad rose into heaven • The Dome of the Rock and a near by mosque are located on the Temple Mount, the site of Jewish Temples The Dome of the Rock: What is the Dome of the Rock built on top of? Temple Mount Temple Mount Importance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6DFme8tNQY Conflict: Because these most holy sites are so close together there have been the site of clashes between Jews and Muslims Sites and Conflict https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikCE5XZtgd0 Holy Places Virtual Tour Activity It will be due the day of your quiz!