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The fifth Pillar of Islam means making a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a Muslim's life
Zakat
Hajj
Sawm
Salat
2
The Caliphate of Cordoba was known for
their love of war
gladiator games
their love of learning and books
their Spongebob memes
3
Before he became a prophet, what was Muhammad's job?
Merchant
Scholar
Soldier
Shopkeeper
4
They live in graveyards and eat human flesh
almirajs
genies
rocs
ghouls
5
Where was all available scientific knowledge collected and translated into Arabic?
The Vatican Library
The Great Library of Alexandria
The General Library of Damascus
The House of Wisdom in Baghdad
6
Which people destroyed the Abbasid Caliphate in 1258 CE?
The Turks
The Mongols
The Byzantines
The Chinese
7
Someone who disbelieves in the religion of their birth
apostate
rebel
heathen
atheist
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What was the first Caliphate
Abassid
Rashidun
Cordoba
Umayyad
9
Why did Muhammad meditate in a cave?
He was studying
He wanted time to be alone
He was upset by the drinking and gambling in Mecca
He was thinking about the universe
10
People in which religion worship at fire temples?
Yazidism
Sunni Islam
Shia Islam
Zoroastrianism
11
Who built the House of Wisdom?
al-Ma'mun
Abu Bakr
al-Kwarizmi
Haroun al-Rashid
12
The Abbasids revolted against the Umayyads because
The Umayyads treated new Muslims unfairly
They didn't want to live in Damascus
They wanted power
They did not like to speak Arabic
13
Caliph means
Leader
Commander
General
Successor
14
Could Jews and Christians practice their religion in the Caliphates?
No, they had to leave
No, they had to convert to Islam
No, they were killed
Yes, but they had to pay a tax
15
People of this religion leave their dead to be eaten by vultures in towers
Shia Islam
Zoroastrianism
Sunni Islam
Yazidism
16
What is the tax on non-Muslims called?
jizya
Hajj
jihad
zakat
17
At its greatest extent, the Umayyad Caliphate stretched from
Britain to Mesopotamia
Spain to Central Asia
Russia to Japan
India to Russia
18
The second Pillar of Islam means praying the right way five times a day
Salat
Sawm
Zakat
Hajj
19
The empires of Persia and Byzantium were weakened because of
disease and war
their embrace of pacificism
laziness
the Mongols
20
The pilgrimage to Mecca on which all Muslims should go is known as
Zakat
Jihad
Medina
The Hajj
21
Islamic art is characterized by
geometric patterns
statues of gods
paintings of animals and fish
bright colors
22
This word means struggle or holy war
Hajj
Jizya
Apostate
jihad
23
Which caliph conquered Persia, but was later killed by a Persian slave?
Aladdin
Uthman
Umar
Abu Bakr
24
What does Islam mean?
Salvation
Submission
Victory
Agreement
25
Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina is called the
Voyage
Spring Break
Hajj
Hejira
26
He invented algebra
al-Khwarizmi
al-Rashid
Rhazes
Abu Bakr
27
What did Rhazes accomplish?
He built the House of Wisdom
He invented the astrolabe
He invented algebra
He wrote The Comprehensive Book of Medicine
28
The 1st pillar of Islam is the Muslim profession of faith
Shahada
Sawm
Zakat
Salat
29
When Muhammad died, this man became leader of the Muslims
Ali
Abu Bakr
Omar Khayyam
Rhazes
30
According to the Shia, who is the Mahdi and what will he do?
He will take humans to another planet
He will be the next Caliph
He will come down from Heaven and help Jesus kill the Anti-Christ
He will conquer the world in the future
31
The fourth Pillar of Islam means fasting during the month of Ramadan
Shahada
Sawm
Salat
Zakat
32
Where did the last Umayyad rule?
Rashidun Caliphate
Abbasid Caliphate
Caliphate of Cordoba
Fatimid Caliphate
33
The Quran is written in which language?
Arabic
Latin
Mongolian
Turkish
34
What was the capital of Muslim Spain
Barcelona
Seville
Cordoba
Granada
35
This ancient empire was completely conquered by the Rashidun caliphate
Byzantine
Roman
Assyrian
Persian
36
Arabic numerals came from
Persia
India
Greece
China
37
How should Muslims treat one another?
Like brothers and sisters
Like workers and bosses
Like children
Like enemies
38
The capital of the Abbasid Caliphate
Medina
Baghdad
Cordoba
Damascus
39
Where did the original Aladdin take place?
China
Baghdad
Constantinople
Arabia
40
What are the hadiths?
birds that live in the desrt
Arabian fairy tales
Special pens used for calligraphy
Sayings of Muhammad
41
Omar Khayyam was a
Warrior
Poet, philosopher and mathematician
Librarian
Caliph
42
According to Islam, the final prophet is
Jesus
Muhammed
Moses
Abraham
43
What was the capital of the Umayyad caliphate?
Baghdad
Damascus
Mecca
Medina
44
How were Jews and Christians treated in Muslim Spain?
They were treated well
They were expelled
They were treated like slaves
They were not allowed to practice their religion
45
The caliphates in order
Umayyad, Cordoba, Abbasid, Rashidun
Umayyad, Rashidun, Abbasid, Cordoba
Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid, Cordoba
Cordoba, Rashidun, Abbasid, Umayyad
46
Muhammad's son-in-law and regarded as the last legitimate caliph by Shia Muslims
Abu Bakr
Umar
Ali
al-Rashid
47
In what religion do people pray to the Peacock Angel?
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
Buddhism
Yazidism
48
What religious building was constructed in Cordoba during the Caliphate?
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Blue Mosque
The Cathedral of Cordoba
Temple of Jupiter
49
Islamic Spain was known as
Syria
Al-Andalus
Mauretania
Gaul
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Who did Aladdin marry?
the genie's sister
a ghoul
the daughter of the sultan
the general's daughter
51
The third Pillar of Islam means giving alms to the poor
Zakat
Salat
Sawm
Shahada
52
The holiest shrine of Islam
Hajj
Baghdad
Medina
Kaba
53
The holy book of Muslims
The Odyssey
The Torah
The Quran
The Old Testament
54
This legendary bird could pick up elephants
the Giant Penguin of Baghdad
Big Bird
Dwayne Johnson
the roc
55
What was the language of learning in the Middle Ages?
Arabic
Chinese
Latin
Greek
56
This device was perfected in Baghdad. It can measure hours of sunlight and latitude.
Telescope
Compass
Water clock
astrolabe
57
Sciences studied in the House of Wisdom
Zoology, memeology, cosmology
Botany, physics, mythology
Medicine, astronomy, mathematics
Xenobiology, chemistry
