What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?

He was the last and greatest of the prophets.

What does Islam mean in Arabic?

"Submission to the will of Allah"

Why was Baghdad's House of Wisdom significant?

People translated scientific texts into Arabic

What led to internal conflict in Islam after the death of Muhammad?

Muhammad had neither named a successor or how to choose one

What encouraged Muslim leaders to support places of learning such as the House of Wisdom?

Muhammad's emphasis on study and scholarship

Why did the Muslim way of praying lead to advances in astronomy?

Muslims wanted to know the precise direction of Mecca.

What contributed to calligraphy's popularity?

Muslim law prohibiting the drawing of living beings

How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture?

by translating works of Aristotle and Plato

How were conquered peoples treated in the Muslim Empire?

Their religions were tolerated, but taxes were imposed

What are the five pillars of Islam?

the major duties required of all Mulsims

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1
What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?
He was a combination of god and man.
He was the last and greatest of the prophets.
He was the first and only prophet of Allah.
He was the only son of the one true god, Allah.
2
The academic subject developed by al-Khwarizmi, originally call al-jabr is called what today?
optics
algebra
astonomy
geometry
3
What does Islam mean in Arabic?
"Submission to the will of Allah"
"One who has submitted"
"There is no god but Allah"
"Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"
4
This is the pilgrimage that each Muslim strives to make at least once in a lifetime
Median
Mecca
five pillars
hajj
5
What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be a caliph?
Sunni
Shi'a
Sufi
Fatimid
6
Why was Baghdad's House of Wisdom significant?
People translated scientific texts into Arabic
It was the seat of learning for the Umayyads Caliphate
It was where the Qur'an was translated into other languages
It is where the Thousand and One Nights was written
7
Toward what city do Muslims face to pray?
Mecca
Damascus
Jerusalem
Medina
8
This is an Islamic house of worship
church
chapel
mosque
synagouge
9
What led to internal conflict in Islam after the death of Muhammad?
Some were pacifists who did not continue military action
Muhammad had neither named a successor or how to choose one
Followers could not agree on how to continue militarially
On separate occasions, Muhammad named different successors
10
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
fasting
military duty
prayer
faith
11
What encouraged Muslim leaders to support places of learning such as the House of Wisdom?
Muhammad's emphasis on study and scholarship
optical advances that helped a king with bad eyesight
the desire to keep ahead of rival factions within Islam
a desire to know more than the Greeks or Indians
12
Why did the Muslim way of praying lead to advances in astronomy?
Muslims wanted to know the precise direction of Mecca.
Muslims praying facing the stars.
After the feast of Ramadan ended, Muslims prayed outdoors.
The light of the stars symbolized the light of the divine.
13
This is the Muslim holy book and is considered to be the true word of god only in Arabic
Qu'ran
Illumination
Muslim
Torrah
14
What system of law regulates the family life, moral conduct, business and community of Muslims?
umma
Shari'a
five pillars
Sunna
15
What contributed to calligraphy's popularity?
They wanted beautiful words to surround pictures of Prophet
Muslim law prohibiting the drawing of living beings
Poets wanted their work to appear is visually appealing form
The Thousand and One Nights inspired people to study callig.
16
This city was the original home of Muhammad and became its most holy city
Mecca
Medina
Damascus
Qur'an
17
How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture?
by exempting European scholars from paying taxes
by halting 100 miles from Paris instead of conquering it
by translating works of Aristotle and Plato
by building the Great Mosque of Cordoba
18
How were conquered peoples treated in the Muslim Empire?
They were treated as equal citizens with Muslims
forced to give up their religions and convert to Islam
They became first-class citizens if they converted to Islam
Their religions were tolerated, but taxes were imposed
19
This is what the duties of all Muslims are called
hajj
Five Pillars
Shari'a
Muslim
20
What are the five pillars of Islam?
the major duties required of all Mulsims
Muhammad and the four leaders who followed him
the various divisions of Islam
the times during a day when Muslims must pray

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