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Arabic art of beautiful handwriting
Hajj
Calligraphy
Umayyad
Shahadah
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Reason why Arabic medicine was more advanced?
Arabic hospitals treated everyone in society
Arabic medicine was not more advanced
Hospitals set up for mentally ill
peace and stability meant more money for hospitals
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Like most world religions Islam practices
Polytheism
Confusing messages regarding aliens
The 5 Pillars
Monotheism
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Which of the following did Muslim scholars invent?
gunpowder
algebra
domes
arabic numerals
5
What was the message that Muhammad preached?
go to the desert and pray
an eye for an eye
seek answers within yourself
to surrender to the will of God
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What arguments split Islam into two (still existing) parts?
who should take care of the Kaaba
who should write the Qu'ran
who was the angel Gabriel
who should of been the successor of Muhammad
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Most of the Arabian peninsula is made up of
farmland
desert
lakes
mountains
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Acts of Worship by Muslims
Mosques
Charity
Five Pillars
Sunnis
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How did Arab merchants transport goods across the desert?
boat
train
horses
caravans
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Muhammad's 4th cousin and caliph was
Sunni
Abu Bakr
Ali
Umar
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A large stone inside a square building in Mecca thought to be from heaven
Kaaba
Interesting
Pilgrimage
Sheikh
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These tall slender towers are characteristic of Arabic architecture;
cathedrals
minarets
keeps
ramparts
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Muslims who believe that Ali and his descendants are the TRUE & rightful successors to Muhammad
Caliph
Shi'ahs
Sunnis
Abu Bakr
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The Qu'ran forbids
All of these
Eating pork
Gambling
Drinking alcohol
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90% of the world's Muslims are (they accept the first 3 caliphs as rightful)
Christians
Islam
Shi'ias
Sunnis
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Muhammad and his followers moved from Mecca to
Allah
Damascus
Baghdad
Yathrib
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The messages from God given to Muhammad
Five Pillars
Sunna
Qur'an
a collection of stories the tell about it all
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The first successor to the messenger of God
Abu Bakr
Shi'ahs
Mosques
Muhammad
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Muslim scientist invented
hospitals
the astrolabe
algebra
none of these
20
Arabic music uses...
Quarter Tones
Modes
the Oud
Florid Ornamentation
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Arabic mathematicians developed this.
Prophets
The Mongols
Algebra
Mosques
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What does Allah mean?
God
Holy
Lord
Jesus
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Sunnis are
acts of worship
how Arabs crossed the desert
Muhammad's cousins
a Group of Muslims who accepted the first 3 caliphs
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The Quran is
the holy book of Islam
a Muslim house of worship
the road Muslim merchants traveled
title given to a leader
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Who began or is the prophet of Islam
Abu Bakr
Ali
Justin Beiber
Muhammad
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What is a sultan?
Native American chief
Ottoman soldier
Muslim ruler
Incan emperor
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Muslim doctors established
how diseases spread
that blood circulates throughout the body
all of these
hospitals
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What is a Caliph?
Highest leaders of Islam & successor to Muhammad
Goverment of Islam
military leader
Chief
29
Who did the Arabs borrow the symbols 0-9 from?
Romans
Hindus
Chinese
Muslims
30
Define Mosque
The journey to Mecca
A building for Muslim worship
Gabriel's revelation to Muhammad
The Muslim holy book
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What is a pilgramage?
A journey to a Holy place
Donating to charity
A statement of faith
A time to fast
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A person who calls Muslims to prayer
Crier
Sunni Ali
All'ah
Mosque
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Why are oases so important to the early Arabs?
They grew olives
The provided much needed water
The helped to carry goods across the trade routes
They were the heads of the tribes
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Green area in a desert fed by underground water
oasis
lovely
sunnis
bazaar
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What role do the Qu'ran and Sunna play in daily Muslim life?
They must be read daily.
Rules for daily living
Rules for family life not business
All of these
