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| What are the three western great religions? |
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| The book is set in the country of _______ and in the city of _________. |
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| Some things in general about muslims and what they are focused on in socitey? |
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| Education and science are important aspects. Had clean running water and efficient sewage systems and the first universities in Africa were Muslim. |
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| Explain what extraordinary thing that women have to do in society? |
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| Women have to cover their whole bodys yet they take showers all together. They don't think touching the naked human body is sexual when bathing. |
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| the pilgrimage to Mecca, where the Ka'bah is located. The Ka'bah is the first shrine, alledgedly built by Abraham. |
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| a woman who has made the pilgrimmage to Mecca. |
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| Men who make the trip get the title _____. |
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| In the book, how did the author do her work since she was a woman and women were supposed to be mainly in private? |
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| Since women are not really supposed to be in public, the author had to establish her rapport in private. She would hang out on the rooftops. Women were considered, in charge of the private spheres and if they were in public, they would where veils. |
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| What is circumMediterranean? |
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| cultural similarities shared throughout the Mediterranean. Exchange of ideas. |
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| What type of family structure did these people have? |
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| Patrileage where descent is based on males. |
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| What were kin obligations? |
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| There was no need for orphanages. Kids could always go to another relative. hundreds of relatives to help out. Don't put elders in the nursing hoems because they can take care of them. Always lots of help offered from other relatives. |
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| where the woman is expected to live near or with the groom's father; relocation for female. |
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| Where a man is allowed to have more than one wife. More common. First wife usually suggests a 2nd or 3rd wife. It is better this way for the wives so they don't have to do as much work. |
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| Where a woman is allowed to have more than one husband. |
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