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The Sunni Shi'ite division within Islam occurred because of a disagreement about
Whether or not the religion should use icons
Whether or not Jews and Christians should be welcomed
Where the capital of Islam should be moved to
Who should succeed Muhammad after his death
2
The cities of Mecca and Medina are located on the
Greek peninsula
Italian peninsula
Arabian peninsula
Balkan peninsula
3
The Islamic world used a numbering system adapted from India known as
Roman numerals
Arabic numerals
The Hajj
The Five Pillars
4
The fundamental beliefs of the religion known as Islam are called?
The Four Noble Truths
The Five Pillars
The Ten Commandments
The Beatitudes
5
What 2 empires were weak and eventually could not resist the influence of Muslim rule?
Persian and Ottoman
Indian and Chinese
Byzantine and Persian
Greek and Roman
6
What is the Islamic word for god?
Yaweh
Infadel
Buddha
Allah
7
How did Islam spread throughout the ancient world?
Through people talking about their faith
Through military conquest
Through trade routes like the Silk Road
Through cultural diffusion
8
Islamic art like the Byzantines before them utilized the style of art pictured below.
Frescoes
Mosaics
Sculpture
Paintings
9
What does the map below describe?
The Spread of Hinduism
The Spread of Islam
The Spread of the plague
The Spread of Judaism
10
Which of the following cities is important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Jerusalem
Cordoba
Mecca
Rome
11
Who is the prophet or founder of Islam?
Jesus
Muhammad
Augustus
Moses
12
What is the language of Islam?
Arabic
Greek
Hebrew
Latin
13
Sunnis believe that Abu Bakr was the rightful successor to Muhammad. What do Shi'ite believe?
Muhammad's cousin Ali and his descendents can be caliph
Caliphs must prove they are worthy by conquering non-Muslims
Caliphs should be chosen by democratic vote
Sunni and Shi'ite believe in the same caliph
14
Which of the following structures is associated with Muslim architecture?
catacomb
pyramids
minarets
columns
15
In the late 900's the capital of Islam moved from Mecca to which city in modern day Iraq?
Rome
Damascus
Cordoba
Baghdad
16
In what city was the prophet Muhammad born?
Jerusalem
Mecca
Medina
Antioch
17
What is the holy book of Islam?
Qu'ran
Analects
Torah
Bible
18
Which of the following is the most important contribution of Islamic civilization?
The development of Algebra
Advances in medicine and the treatment of illnesses
The preservation of Greek and Roman knowledge and learning
The expansion of geographic knowledge and the astrolabe
19
Islam accepted the prophets of Judaism and Christianity and people of these faiths were called?
People of the Book
The Chosen Ones
Infadels
The Moors
20
Successors to the prophet Muhammad were given what title?
Jedi
Caliph
Caesar
Emperor
21
What is the name of the structure pictured below which is found in the city of Jerusalem?
The Kaaba
Dome of the Rock
Colosseum
The Lotus Tree
22
The spread of Islam into Europe was stopped when Christian forces defeated Islamic forces at
The Battle of Tours
The Battle of Jerusalem
The Battle of Medina
The Battle of Carthage
