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The second holiest site in Islam is **Medina** or Medinah the "City of the Prophet," is in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. It was to Medina city that Muhammad fled when he was initially driven out of Mecca, and the place where he attracted his first followers. Medina currently has a population of about 600,000 people and is the home of "The Prophet's Mosque." The long form of the Arabic name for Medina (Madinat Rasul Allah) means "City of the Prophet of Allah", while the short form (al-Madina) just means "the City". Muslims always add //salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam// ("peace be upon him") after mentioning the Prophet Muhammad, so the full form of the name is commonly given as "//Madinat Rasul Allah salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam//." Medina is the second holy city of Islam, after Mecca. Its importance as a religious site derives from the presence there of the Masjid al Nabawi, the Mosque of the Prophet, which was built on the site of Muhammad's home and is where he is buried. The first mosque of Islam is also located in Medinah and is known as Masjid al-Quba, the Quba Mosque. In the ten years following the Hijra, Medina formed the base from which Muhammad attacked and was attacked and it was from here that he marched on Makkah, becoming its ruler without battle. Even when Islamic rule was established Medina remained for some years the most important city of Islam and the de facto capital of the Caliphate. Under the first four Caliphs, known as the Righteous Caliphs, the Islamic empire expanded rapidly and came to include centres of learning such as Jerusalem, Ctesiphon, and Damascus. After the death of Ali, the fourth caliph, Mu'awiyya transferred the capital to Damascus and the importance of Medina dwindled and became of a religious more than a political nature.

The name warring state was recived from the record of the warring state which was a work of action in the work of han dynasty. Qi,chu,yan,Han,Zhou,Wei,and Qin were the seven warring states of China. These states, Han, Wu, Zhao, Chu, Qi and Yan, were thought to be the six major contenders for domination but qin was not fully considerd fully chinesse. There was a larger state of Jin which broke up into the states of Han, Wu and Zhao. There also was to the south the state of Chu and to the east the states of Qi and Yan. These states, Han, Wu, Zhao, Chu, Qi and Yan, were thought to be the six major contenders for domination. As it turned out it was the state of Qin in the west that emerged victorious. Qin was not only not initially considered one of the contenders, it was not even considered fully Chinese. China was seen by the Warring States Period, replacing bronze as the dominant metal used in warfare.

map question 1) where are the rainforest?

in the upper side of africa and part of madagascar

2) where is the highest mountain located?

it is located in the eastern part if africa

3)where is the grassland mostly in? the northern part of africa

4)how much feet is the mt kilimanjaro above seea level? 19,000 feet above sea level

5) where is the savanna mostly in? the middle part of africa

6)what does the sub- saharan include mountains,grassland,lakes,rivers,and forests.