How is the Quran different from other religious texts like the Bible?

It's not written from people's POV, rather God's actual word

Which of the following about the Islamic Empire is not true?

Leaders were required to pay for other's mishaps

Which is true about the belief of Muslims?

Muslims believe that God sent Muhammad as the final prophet

What were the significance of the Quran's revelations?

Radically increased the rights of women and orphans

The Abbasids replaced the Umayyad rule and hailed from more Persian provinces. Which is true?

No one could fully defeat them other than the Mongols

The northern part of Arabia was sandwiched between which empires?

Byzantine Empire, Persian Sassanian Empire

"The period between 600 and 1450 CE is often called the Middle Ages". Why?

It came between the Roman Empire and beginning of Modern Age

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1
How is the Quran different from other religious texts like the Bible?
It's not written from people's POV, rather God's actual word
None of the above
It's much more narrative
Talks about polytheistic ideas
2
What about the Umayyad Dynasty is true?
All of the above
They expanded the empire west to Spain and moved the capital
Capital was moved to Damascus since it was closer to action
Majority Muslims weren't Arabs; easier to overthrow Umayyads
3
Which of the following statements about Islam is true?
All of the above
Muhammad's society was intensely tribal
Arabia was home for monotheisms like Christianity & Judaism
Most tribal Arabs worshiped gods similar to Mesopotamia's
4
Which of the following statements about the Five Pillars of Islam are true?
The Shahada is the profession of faith
All of the above
Salat is the ritual prayer five times a day
Sawm is the month-long fast during the month of Ramadan
5
Which of the following about the Islamic Empire is not true?
The empire mostly extended through battles & conquest
The Islamic Empire relied on soldiers from the frontier
Slaves were worked into military service
Leaders were required to pay for other's mishaps
6
What is the umma?
Political and theological division within Islam
The community of believers
The political and religious successor to Muhammad
A segment of the sharia law
7
Which is true about the belief of Muslims?
The Quran is the altered and not final revelation of God
There are no prophets
Muslims do not believe in holy books
Muslims believe that God sent Muhammad as the final prophet
8
What were the significance of the Quran's revelations?
Strict polytheism
All of the above
Taking care of yourself more than others
Radically increased the rights of women and orphans
9
Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, where Muslims must go on a pilgrimage. To what city?
Medina
Mecca
None of the above
Jarab
10
The Abbasids replaced the Umayyad rule and hailed from more Persian provinces. Which is true?
No one could fully defeat them other than the Mongols
The Abbasids kept the idea of a hereditary democracy
11
The northern part of Arabia was sandwiched between which empires?
Byzantine Empire, Gaelic Empire
Persian Sassanian Empire, Parthian Empire
Persian Sassanian Empire, Gaelic Empire
Byzantine Empire, Persian Sassanian Empire
12
"The period between 600 and 1450 CE is often called the Middle Ages". Why?
It came between the Baroque and the Classical era
It came between the Roman Empire and beginning of Modern Age
It came between the Medieval Period and the Renaissance
None of the above

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