What was Muhammad's message?

Rich people should help poor, honor families, everyone equal

When Muhammad left Makkah for Madinah

the name for Islamic rulers given to people after the death of Muhammad

What is the best definition of the word prophet?

Someone claiming to be instructed by God

a place were water can be found in a desert

Why did Muhammad leave Mecca?

The leaders of Mecca threatened him and his followers.

Muhammad's message was ...

destroy all idols & worship only Allah

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1
Who is the prophet or founder of Islam?
Augustus
Muhammad
Jesus
Moses
2
Caravan definition
a group of Muslims leading
A group of people
A group of merchants traveling together
A group of women with camels
3
What is the name of the structure pictured below which is found in the city of Jerusalem?
Colosseum
Dome of the Rock
The Lotus Tree
The Kaaba
4
The cities of Mecca and Medina are located on the
Balkan peninsula
Italian peninsula
Arabian peninsula
Greek peninsula
5
What is the holy book of Islam?
Qu'ran
Bible
Analects
Torah
6
What does Islam mean
Surrender to the Will of Allah
Believe in Allah
none of the above
Believe in one god
7
In what city was the prophet Muhammad born?
Jerusalem
Mecca
Medina
Antioch
8
What is a peninsula?
land surrounded by water on 2 sides
land surrounded byland
land surrounded by water on 3 sides
land found in the middle of the ocean
9
Definition of mosque
The Umayyads secret hideout
A book about laws
A place you can visit in the USA
A Muslim place of worship
10
What was Muhammad's message?
The poor should be in power.
Rich people should help poor, honor families, everyone equal
Wealthy people should not honor their families
Everyone should be punished and the poor should die.
11
What is the Hijrah?
When Muhammad destroyed the idols in the Ka'aba
When Muhammad told his wife, Khadijah, about the revelation from Allah
When Muhammad left Makkah for Madinah
When Muhammad first went to Mount Hira to meditate and pray
12
Caliph: Definition
The name of the angel that visited Muhammad in the cave
the name for Islam's smallest branch of Muslims
the name for Islamic rulers given to people after the death of Muhammad
the name for Islam's largest branch of Muslims
13
Mecca was a trade center
True
False
14
Muslim traders were successful because they spread the Arabic language and provided merchants with
education
coins
banks
business records
15
Caliphs who governed from Damascus and lost power in A.D. 750
Seljuk Turks
Abbasid
Umayyads
16
Omar Khayyam wrote
the Rubaiyat
Wizard and Glass
Arabian Nights
Quran
17
What is the best definition of the word prophet?
Someone who is chosen to lead by God
Someone claiming to be instructed by God
An Israelite king
A great warrior
18
Bedouins
people who make the bed
ELA students
local rulers
Nomadic herders
19
What does the map below describe?
The Spread of Islam
The Spread of Judaism
The Spread of the plague
The Spread of Hinduism
20
definition of oasis
to bring water to a dry place in order to grow crops
a large amount of water
ocean
a place were water can be found in a desert
21
What belief does Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?
there is only one God
Lying is sometimes justifiable
stealing is sometimes allowed
A prophet is the son of God
22
Muhammad lived in mecca trade city
False
True
23
Leaders of bedouin clans were called
sheikhs
dhows
wazirs
mawali
24
How did Arab merchants transport goods across the desert?
donkey
by foot
caravans
25
The Shiites believed that the Umayyads...
should pray more
got special treatment
should rule
should not be in power
26
Where did most Muslims in the Arab Empire live?
in towns
in apartment buildings
on farms
in cities
27
Why did Muhammad leave Mecca?
The leaders of Mecca sent him on an important mission.
The leaders of Mecca threatened him and his followers.
He wanted to travel, see the world, you know... live a little!
He couldn't convert anyone to Islam in Mecca.
28
Which of the following cities is important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Rome
Jerusalem
Cordoba
Mecca
29
Muhammad's message appealed to the
poor
wealthy
merchants
middle class
30
After the Mogul Empire collapsed, who took control of most of India?
the pope
Great Britain
the Vikings
France
31
Muslim scholars
named all the stars in the sky
preserved ancient learning
made up numbers
fought against Islamic principles
32
Why is the Kaaba important?
Most holy place for Muslims
In Jerusalem
Still has statues and artifacts from every world religion
Muhammad is buried there
33
Who disliked Muhammad's message?
the rich and wealthy
the government leaders
the poor
everyone
34
modern country with more Muslims than any other country
Indonesia
Spain
India
35
Muhammad's message was ...
get on your camel and move to Madinah
do good in business and make a lot of money
treat other the way you want to be treated
destroy all idols & worship only Allah
36
What is the language of Islam?
Hebrew
Latin
Arabic
Greek
37
Conquered much of the Byzantine Empire
Ottoman
Persians
Safavid
Mogul
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What is the Islamic word for god?
Yaweh
Buddha
Infadel
Allah

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