1. AN ACTIVITY ABOUT THE ISLAM (UNIT 2)
Try to answer the following questions in English.
Thank you!
1) What is the Hegira and in which year did it take place?
2) In which Spanish city can you find a great mosque of the Islamic
period? (hint: it is not far from Osuna!)
3) Can you name at least four countries in which Islam is the main religion
today?
4) Find at least seven Spanish words derived from Arab. Write them along
with their English equivalent. Are the correspondent English words
similar to the Spanish ones or not?
SPANISH WORDS ENGLISH WORDS
1. ______________________ _____________________
2. ______________________ _____________________
3. ______________________ _____________________
4. ______________________ _____________________
5. ______________________ _____________________
6. ______________________ _____________________
7. ______________________ _____________________

2. What is the Hegira?
In which year does the Muslim calendar begin?
In which year are we now according to the Muslim calendar?
Do you know what Muslim religion prescribes during the month of Ramadan?
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Is the Islam a polytheism or a monotheism?
What are the obligations of the Muslim?
1)profession of faith
2)pray five times a day
3)pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime
4)Fasting during the month of Ramadan
5)Alms
Can you name any country in which Islam is the main religion?
What's the name of Islamic religious buildings?
Which Spanish cities were important during the Islamic period?
In which Spanish city can you find a great mosque? Hint: it is very close to Osuna!!
Do you know anything about Islamic architecture? Are the streets narrow or wide? Do you know
what an alcazar is? (a fortress)