Question

in 630 ce, muhammad and his followers led a large army to mecca. they planned to take the city by force, but most meccans surrendered without a fight. read the following passage about the building in mecca that muhammad wanted to control. then follow the instructions below.

the kaaba is a large, cube - shaped building in mecca. for many centuries before islam began, tribes from the surrounding areas worshipped there. images of hundreds of different gods were displayed inside the kaaba. according to many accounts, there was even an image of jesus, the most important figure in christianity, inside. people from far - away tribes would make a religious journey called a pilgrimage to visit the kaaba.

muhammad and his followers believed that the kaaba was the most holy place in the world. when muhammad and his followers gained control of the kaaba, they dedicated it to allah. muhammad removed all images of the gods that had been there, and he did not include any statues or images of allah. today, muslims from all over the world still make a pilgrimage to worship at the kaaba.

sort each characteristic of the kaaba.

characteristics: dedicated to one god, place of worship, dedicated to many gods, place of pilgrimage, had images of many gods, had no images inside

categories: under muslim control, under both muslim and non - muslim control, under non - muslim control

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the passage and match each characteristic to the correct control period:

Under Muslim control:

• dedicated to one god: After Muhammad gained control, the Kaaba was dedicated to Allah (one god).
• had no images inside: Muhammad removed all god images and included no images of Allah.
• place of worship: Muslims still worship at the Kaaba today.
• place of pilgrimage: Muslims from all over make pilgrimages to the Kaaba.

Under both Muslim and non - Muslim control:

• place of worship: Before Islam, tribes worshipped there, and after Muslim control, it's still a place of worship.
• place of pilgrimage: People from far - away tribes (non - Muslim, pre - Islam) and Muslims (post - Islam) made/make pilgrimages.

Under non - Muslim control:

• dedicated to many gods: Before Islam, images of hundreds of different gods were displayed inside.
• had images of many gods: The passage states there were images of hundreds of different gods, including an image of Jesus.

Final Categorization:

• Under Muslim control: dedicated to one god, had no images inside, place of worship, place of pilgrimage
• Under both Muslim and non - Muslim control: place of worship, place of pilgrimage
• Under non - Muslim control: dedicated to many gods, had images of many gods

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze the passage and match each characteristic to the correct control period:

Under Muslim control:

• dedicated to one god: After Muhammad gained control, the Kaaba was dedicated to Allah (one god).
• had no images inside: Muhammad removed all god images and included no images of Allah.
• place of worship: Muslims still worship at the Kaaba today.
• place of pilgrimage: Muslims from all over make pilgrimages to the Kaaba.

Under both Muslim and non - Muslim control:

• place of worship: Before Islam, tribes worshipped there, and after Muslim control, it's still a place of worship.
• place of pilgrimage: People from far - away tribes (non - Muslim, pre - Islam) and Muslims (post - Islam) made/make pilgrimages.

Under non - Muslim control:

• dedicated to many gods: Before Islam, images of hundreds of different gods were displayed inside.
• had images of many gods: The passage states there were images of hundreds of different gods, including an image of Jesus.

Final Categorization:

• Under Muslim control: dedicated to one god, had no images inside, place of worship, place of pilgrimage
• Under both Muslim and non - Muslim control: place of worship, place of pilgrimage
• Under non - Muslim control: dedicated to many gods, had images of many gods