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Who were the caliphs who governed the Arab Empire from Damascus?
Sunnis
Shiites
Sufis
Umayyads
2
What was the geography of the Arabian Peninsula like?
dry and desert
dry and cold
grassy and hilly
wet and arid
3
Who was the group that believed his son-in-law should rule after Muhammad's death?
Shiites
Sunnis
Muslims
Umayyads
4
Where did most Muslims live?
cities
towns
farms
underground caverns
5
Merchants were well respected in Muslim culture because they
also served as religious leaders
created wealth and were skilled in business
were born into the upper class
held high government positions
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What does the term Arab mean now?
a resident of the Arabian Peninsula
a term for an atlas
way of farming
a speaker of Arabic
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Which group believed that Umayyad caliphs should rule?
Shiites
Sunnis
Sufis
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Who were desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis in search of water?
Sunnis
Bedouin
Shiites
Umayyads
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Muslim tradition says that Muhammad began preaching:
after he was chosen by the caliphs
after hearing a voice
when he saw the Kaaba
when his father appointed him leader of the faith
10
Arabic numbers from Persian and Arab scholars were actually borrowed from which culture?
Hindu
Roman
Chinese
Greek
11
What is the name given to the followers of Islam?
Muslims
Sunnis
Islamics
Shiites
12
How did the harsh desert climate affect the early Arabs who lived there?
They moved closer to Asia Minor
They formed tribes to help them survive
They became merchants and traders
They lived in caves
13
In Muslim Spain, the Jewish community in Cordoba
lived in peace and prospered
was forced to leave
was converted to Islam
was persecuted
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What book provides Muslims with guidelines on how to live and treat others fairly?
Quran
Book of Islam
The Book of the Dead
Bible
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Who were missionaries, or traveling preachers, who spread the teachings of Islam?
Shiites
Sufis
Sunnis
Bedouin
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Islam teaches that Christians and Jews:
believe in false gods
need to be conquered
are people who follow sacred writings
are also Muslims
