The Arabian Peninsula

The Balkan Peninsula

The Italian Peninsula

Allah will grant life in paradise to all who obey him

Allah is the only God and Muhammad is his prophet

On the final day, Allah will judge all people

Muslims must wash before praying to be pure before Allah

The 5 pillars

The 4 noble truths

The 3 Desk tops

Ten Commandments

Eightfold Path

Five Pillars of Islam

Four Nobel Truths

Ten Commandments

They are located in different areas of Saudi Arabia

They disagreed on who should lead Islam after Muhammad died

The Shia follow the 5 Pillars of Islam, while the Sunni do not

The Sunni honor the holy month of Ramadan, while the Shia do not

algebra

aqueducts

alphabets

anatomy

Qur'an (Koran)

Bible

Torah

Vedas

Judaism

Hinduism

Christianity

Islam

It describes guidelines for moral behavior of its followers

It states that Islam is the only true monotheistic religion

It prohibits the sale and ownership of slaves in Arabia

It describes the life and achievements of Muhammad

It is a vast desert that is occupied by few people

It is an intersection of trade routes between three continents

It is located between two major rivers

It straddles the Bosporus Strait

Qur'an

Ramadan

Hajj

Zakat

Sunni

Hindu

Shiite

Orthodox

The pilgrimage (journey) to Mecca

The pilgrimage to Mesopotamia

Buddhist beliefs

Both support the belief of reincarnation

Both provide a guide to moral and ethical behavior

Both encouraged the worship of many gods

Both promoted the ownership of slaves

development of the first writing system

creation of the first monotheistic relgion

created representative democratic government

advancement of mathematics and science