Mecca is a holy city located in Saudi Arabia that is the most important pilgrimage destination for Muslims. The Vatican is the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church located in Rome, Italy. Both sites are major religious destinations, but Mecca specifically is where Muslims make the hajj pilgrimage to walk counter-clockwise seven times around the Kaaba. The Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica are also major pilgrimage sites for Catholics. While both have great religious importance, Mecca is solely a Muslim site and the Vatican represents the leadership of the Catholic church.

1. Teacher: Mauricio Torres Student: ……………………………..
Grade: 10thE.G.B. Section: ……………………………………
Subject: Social Studies Date: ....................... 2012
Activity: Homework
THE VATICAN AND MECCA
General Instructions:Do some research of what is asked. Then following the
instructions, bring this homework typed to school on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Do thefollowing:
I. Researchallyou can aboutthecity of Mecca. Summarize,
withyourownwords, itintooneparagraph.
II. ResearchsomeinformationontheVatican.
Youdon´tneedtowriteanythingaboutit.
III. Writedowntwo more paragraphscomparing and
contrastingtheVaticanwiththecity of Mecca.
Considerthefollowingwhenyou compare them:
What are theirdifferences and similarities?
Whatweretheirbeginnings?
Whogoesthere?
Theirimportance.
Importantsitesfound in them.
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