In the modern world, the Sharia

influences law codes in some Muslim countries

Which of the following is NOT a common feature of Muslim art and architecture?

Detailed drawings of humans and animals

Muslims believe that Muhammad began preaching his beliefs in Mecca after

he received messages from God, brought by the angel Gabriel.

Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad were all prophets.

Which of the following statements best describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?

Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Islam empire.

Why was AD 630 an important year for Islam?That was the year that

Muhammad took Mecca, banned old gods, organized the Muslims.

The Muslim group known as the Shia ...

are a minority of Muslims today

Arab Muslims were aided in their conquests by

a shared faith in Islam which united them

Which statement explains the attitude toward reading and writing in Muslim culture?

People valued literacy so they could read the Quran.

spread Muslim rule throughout almost all of India

What similar feature do nearly all Muslim mosques share?

They all have a prayer hall that faces towards Mecca.

The Islamic text known as the Sunnah

records the words and actions of Muhammad.

Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

Muslims must pray five times a day while facing Mecca.

The Persian poet Rumi is famous for .

practicing and writing about Sufism

Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina?

He was not free to preach Islam in Mecca but was in Medina

Which of the following statements best describes the lives of people living in Arabia’s deserts

Arabs were nomads, sedentary farmers, and merchants.

Arabia, where Islam began, is a land best known for the

harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape.

The city of Baghdad was economically important in part because it ..

was linked to China and other lands by camel caravan routes

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1
In the modern world, the Sharia
is the basis for the law codes of all Muslim nations.
influences law codes in some Muslim countries
serves only as a guide for the personal conduct of Muslims.
is no longer followed by the majority of Muslims.
2
Which of the following is NOT a common feature of Muslim art and architecture?
Verses from the Quran written in fine calligraphy
Arabesques made of curved shapes and lines
Detailed drawings of humans and animals
The use of decorative designs with bright colors
3
According to the Five Pillars of Islam, Muslims must fast daily during the holy month of
Hajj
Sunnah
Eid al-Fitr.
Ramadan
4
Muslims believe that Muhammad began preaching his beliefs in Mecca after
he studied the teachings of the Jews and Christians in Mecca
he was impressed by the honesty and faith of the Meccans.
he traveled to Africa and Asia as a merchant.
he received messages from God, brought by the angel Gabriel.
5
Muslims believe that
there are many different gods in the universe.
Muslims, Jews, and Christians all worship different gods.
Muhammad was the only prophet of God.
Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad were all prophets.
6
Which of the following statements best describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?
Islam spread only within the lands conquered by Arabs.
Few non-Arabs ever converted to Islam.
Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Islam empire.
Everyone in the new conquered lands had to convert to Islam.
7
Why was AD 630 an important year for Islam?That was the year that
Muhammad and his followers won a great battle at Badr.
Muhammad received his first revelations in that year
Muhammad and his followers went on the Hijra.
Muhammad took Mecca, banned old gods, organized the Muslims.
8
The Muslim group known as the Shia ...
are the majority of Muslims today
are a minority of Muslims today
eventually reunited with the Muslim group known as the Sunni
hold very different beliefs from Sunni Muslims.
9
Arab Muslims were aided in their conquests by
their alliances with the Byzantines and Persians.
their willingness to wait many years for any key victories.
a shared faith in Islam which united them
the relatively small area that they tried to conquer.
10
Which statement explains the attitude toward reading and writing in Muslim culture?
Arabs had a strong oral tradition, not written history.
Only religious writing was acceptable in Muslim culture.
People studied so they could pass civicl service exams.
People valued literacy so they could read the Quran.
11
The Mughal empire
captured Constantinople and spread into southeastern Europe.
spread Muslim rule throughout almost all of India
conquered much of North Africa.
went to war with their rival Muslims, the Ottoman empire.
12
What similar feature do nearly all Muslim mosques share?
They all have large golden domes.
They are all the tallest buildings in their community.
They all have a prayer hall that faces towards Mecca.
They are all cube-shaped buildings.
13
Muslim scholars introduced which of the following concepts to Europeans?
Astronomy
Medicine
Philosophy
Arabic numerals
14
The most powerful of the non-Arab Muslim empires that arose was the
Mongol empire.
Ottoman empire.
Abbasid dynasty.
Umayyad empire.
15
The Islamic text known as the Sunnah
records the words and actions of Muhammad.
collects examples of the finest Muslim poetry.
sets down rules by which Islamic governments must operate
was a major scientific book used for centuries.
16
The Muslim scholar known as Avicenna wrote a famous and influential book about which subject?
Chemistry
Algebra
Astronomy
Medicine
17
Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Muslims must donate a portion of their income to the mosque.
Muslims must pray five times a day while facing Mecca.
Muslims must fast between daybreak and sunset once a month.
Muslims must make a pilgrimage to Mecca once a year.
18
The Persian poet Rumi is famous for .
writing a history of the world and its dynasties
writing the tales in The Thousand and One Nights.
writing an account of his journeys to many Muslim lands.
practicing and writing about Sufism
19
Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina?
He didn't want to interfere with worship at the Kaaba.
He had already established a Muslim community in Mecca.
He wanted to spread his revelations there first.
He was not free to preach Islam in Mecca but was in Medina
20
The Arab Muslim empire reached its greatest size under the
Ottoman empire
Delhi sultanate.
Umayyad dynasty
Mongol empire.
21
The rulers of many non-Arab Muslim states referred to themselves as
Ottomans
sultans
Sunnis
caliphs
22
Which of the following statements best describes the lives of people living in Arabia’s deserts
Arabs were nomads, sedentary farmers, and merchants.
Arabs were desert nomads who tended livestock.
Arabs were farmers who planted fields around oases.
Arabs were an isolated people with little trade.
23
Arabia, where Islam began, is a land best known for the
heavy rains that blow in from the surrounding seas.
harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape.
cold weather on its many high mountain ranges.
relatively small size of its peninsula.
24
What two fields of learning have names which come from Arabic words?
Algebra and chemistry
Architecture and philosophy
Mathematics and medicine
Astronomy and physics
25
The city of Baghdad was economically important in part because it ..
was linked to China and other lands by camel caravan routes
sent sailing ships called dhows to trade with Europe
produced all the trade goods it needed for itself.
traded with Africa along the famous Silk Road.
26
Muslims are not permitted to gamble or drink alcohol by the legal code known as
Quran
the Hajj
Sunnah
Sharia
27
The Safavid Empire, famed for its art, culture, and science, was founded in the 1500s in
Turkey
Persia
Mongolia
Arabia

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