Unit 11: The Islamic World

Sedentary Nomads were most often living permanently near towns beside oases.

If a person were to travel to a desert oasis, what might they be LEAST LIKELY to find?

Muslims believe the Hadith contains the actions/sayings of Muhammed, which provides...

The Islamic faith tends to believe that religion and government should mix. Specifically, Islamic law is called ___

The main sources of Islamic teaching discuss the topics of:

The Islamic faith began in the city of...

Which of the following geographic features was NOT present where the Islamic Empires first began?

Arab Nomads tended to make money by trading goods with merchants.

Muslims believe in the importance of making a yearly ___ to visit the ___.

The Quran is constantly being updated and altered.

Traditional Islamic law has remained entirely separate from the law systems of European countries throughout history.

As Muhammed gained popularity, who began to fear him and the Islamic faith?

The Muslim world expanded more rapidly than any other empire before due to the...

Like many major religions, Islam was once spread by warriors using violence, but it was also spread peacefully via:

How might one describe the religious ideas of the EARLIEST people living throughout the Arabian Peninsula?

Muslims believe that Muhammad was their "prophet," meaning:

The major reason for the growth of Islamic cities was its location, which made it ideal for trade (and taxing).

One key belief of the Islamic faith (and many major religions) is...

The #1 reason why the Islamic Empires fell was due to:

Islam's holy book is called the Quran

Which of the following best describes the relationship between Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Arabia AT FIRST?

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

What might be a positive of a civilization living in a desert?

Each of the following were issues in society that Muhammad attempted to fix EXCEPT:

The Umayyad Dynasty is considered to be the "Golden Age" of the Islamic Empires. What is a dynasty?