Life of Muhammad and the Caliphate

Question 1

What is the Muslim's "holy book?"

Accepted Answer

Qur'an

Question 2

Abu Bakr, the first Caliph, used mitlitary campaigns to unify Arabia and to carry the teachings of Islam beyond Arabia

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

What does Medina mean?

Accepted Answer

City of the prophet

Question 4

In the 700's CE, the Muslims expanded the lands under their control until it included:

Accepted Answer

Persia and North Afric and Spain

Question 5

When was Muhammad born?

Accepted Answer

Around 570 CE

Question 6

Where was Muhammad's birthplace?

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Question 7

The split between ____ and _______ exists to this day.

Accepted Answer

Sunnis and Shi'ites

Question 8

How many years did Muhammad receive the messages of God?

Accepted Answer

Over twenty

Question 9

What effect did Abu Talib's death have on Muhammad?

Accepted Answer

He lost his protector & sought a new home in Yathrib (later called Medina)

Question 10

What did the people of Mecca do to Muhammad and his followers?

Accepted Answer

All three

Question 11

The capital of the Muslim Empire was moved first to ____________, then later to ________.

Accepted Answer

Syria: Spain

Question 12

When living in the desert, Muhammad learned to

Accepted Answer

Help the needy AND be kind to strangers

Question 13

What was Muhammad's profession before he became a prophet?

Accepted Answer

Trader

Question 14

As a preteen, Muhammad went on a journey with his uncle to ...

Accepted Answer

Trade goods

Question 15

Muhammad died in Mecca after his last sermon in 632 when he reminded Muslims to:

Accepted Answer

Treat each other well and be faithful to their community

Question 16

After Muhammad, who was the first Muslim?

Accepted Answer

Khadijah

Question 17

Why did Muhammad leave Mecca and go to Medinah?

Accepted Answer

He was invited to settle tribal disputes & was fleeing persecution in Mecca

Question 18

Muslim followers pledged to be_______ and ______ to each other.

Accepted Answer

Loyal and helpful, Pleasant and polite

Question 19

Why did Muhammad preach tolerance for Christians and Jews as "People of the Book?"

Accepted Answer

because of their belief in the same, one God

Question 20

Why was Uthman, the 3rd Caliph killed by rebels?

Accepted Answer

He ruled unfairly by gibving relatives high level gov't jobs

Question 21

Why did Muhammad's mother send him to live in the desert with a family of nomads?

Accepted Answer

It was a custom

Question 22

This group of Muslims believe that only people who are related with the fourth Caliph, Ali Talib, should be Caliph

Accepted Answer

Shi'a

Question 23

After the four Caliphs, the Umayaads claimed power and ruled a Dynasty that lasted

Accepted Answer

100 years

Question 24

People called Muhammad al-Amin which means...

Accepted Answer

Trustworthy

Question 25

Khadijah...

Accepted Answer

Proposed to and married Muhammad

Question 26

What did Muhammad teach others to believe?

Accepted Answer

To believe in the one, true God

Question 27

How did Muhammad reveal God's message to his followers?

Accepted Answer

By telling them orally (verbally)

Question 28

After Muhammad conquered Makkah, he...

Accepted Answer

destroyed the idols in the Ka'ba and forgave his enemies

Question 29

What is a Muslim?

Accepted Answer

BOTH a follower of Islam and one who surrenders to God

Question 30

What's a prophet?

Accepted Answer

Messenger of God

Question 31

Why were people against Muhammad's teachings?

Accepted Answer

All three

Question 32

Around 624, fighting was common among the _____ and ___________.

Accepted Answer

Muslims and Makkans

Question 33

The Qur'an tells of Muhammad's "Night Journey" to Jerusalem where...

Accepted Answer

he met and prayed with earlier prophets AND went to heaven and met God

Question 34

Under the four Caliiphs, Islam expanded:

Accepted Answer

All Three

Question 35

How did Muhammad learn that he was the prophet of God?

Accepted Answer

The angel, Gabriel, told him in a cave

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