Why was AD 630 an important year for Islam?

Muhammad conquered Mecca in that year.

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

Muslims must pray five times a day while facing Mecca.

The Muslim group known as the Shia

are a minority of Muslims today.

Which of the following statements describes the lives of people living in Arabia before Islam?

Arabs were a mixture of nomads, farmers and merchants

The city of Baghdad was economically important in part because it

was linked to China and other lands by camel caravan routes.

Which of these statements explains the attitude toward reading and writing in Muslim culture?

they valued reading because they wanted to read Quran.

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.

In the modern world, the Sharia

influences law codes in some Muslim countries.

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

He was not free to preach Islam in Mecca.

the Persian poet Rumi is famous for

practicing and writing about Sufism.

The Islamic text known as the Sunnah

records the words and actions of Muhammad.

Islam began in Arabia, a land best known for the

harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape.

Muslims believe that Muhammad began preaching his beliefs in Mecca after.______.

he received messages from God, brought by the angel Gabriel

What similar feature do nearly all Muslim mosques share?

all have a prayer hall that faces in the direction of Mecca.

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

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1
The rulers of many non-Arab Muslims states referred to themselves as
caliphs.
Sunnis.
Ottomans.
sultans.
2
Why was AD 630 an important year for Islam?
Muhammad received his first revelations in that year.
Muhammad conquered Mecca in that year.
Muhammad and his followers won a great battle at Badr
That was the year that Muhammad went on the hijra.
3
Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Muslims must fast between daybreak and sunset once a month
Muslims must make a pilgrimage to Mecca once a year.
Muslims must donate a portion of their income.
Muslims must pray five times a day while facing Mecca.
4
The Muslim group known as the Shia
are a minority of Muslims today.
eventually reunited with the Muslim group the Sunnis.
5
Which of the following statements describes the lives of people living in Arabia before Islam?
Arabs were an isolated people with little trade
Arabs were desert nomads who tended livestock
Arabs were farmers who planted fields around oases.
Arabs were a mixture of nomads, farmers and merchants
6
The city of Baghdad was economically important in part because it
sent sailing ships called dhows to trade with Europe.
produced all the trade goods it needed for itself.
was linked to China and other lands by camel caravan routes.
traded with Africa along the famous Silk Road.
7
According to the Five Pillars of Islam, Muslims must fast daily during the holy month of
Eid al-Fitr.
Haij.
Ramadan.
Sunnah.
8
Which of these statements explains the attitude toward reading and writing in Muslim culture?
they valued reading because they wanted to read Quran.
Only writing about subjects was ok in Muslim culture.
Arabs told storys but hated reading or writing.
People studied reading so that they could pass exams.
9
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.
Few non-Arabs ever converted to Islam.
Islam spread only within the lands conquered by Arabs.
Everyone in the new conquered lands had to convert to Islam.
10
The most powerful of the non-Arab Muslim empires that arose was the
Abbasid dynasty.
Ottoman empire.
Mongol empire.
Umayyad empire.
11
What part of Europe had Arab Muslims conquered by AD 800?
Syria
Spain
Persia
Egypt
12
Muslims are not permitted to gamble or drink alcohol by the legal code known as the
Hajj.
Sharia.
Quran.
Sunnah.
13
In the modern world, the Sharia
is the basis for the law codes of all Muslim nations.
serves only as a guide for the personal conduct of Muslims
influences law codes in some Muslim countries.
is no longer followed by the majority of Muslims.
14
Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina?
He was not free to preach Islam in Mecca.
He had already established a Muslim community in Mecca.
Medina was his hometown
He did not want to interfere with existing worship.
15
the Persian poet Rumi is famous for
writing a travel account of his journeys to Muslim lands
writing a history of the world and its dynasties.
practicing and writing about Sufism.
writing the tales in The Thousand and One Nights.
16
The Muslim scholar known as Avicenna wrote a famous and influential book on which subject?
Medicine
Algebra
Chemistry
Astronomy
17
The Islamic text known as the Sunnah
was a major scientific book used for centuries.
collects examples of the finest Muslim poetry.
the rules by which Islamic governments must operate.
records the words and actions of Muhammad.
18
Islam began in Arabia, a land best known for the
relatively small size of its peninsula.
heavy rains that blow in from the surrounding seas.
cold weather on its many high mountain ranges.
harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape.
19
Muslims believe that Muhammad began preaching his beliefs in Mecca after.______.
he received messages from God, brought by the angel Gabriel
he studied teachings of the Jews and Christians in Mecca.
he traveled to Africa and Asia as a merchant.
he was impressed by the honesty and faith of the Meccans.
20
The Safavid empire, famed for its art, culture, and science, was founded in the 1500s in
Arabia.
Mongolia.
Persia.
Turkey.
21
What similar feature do nearly all Muslim mosques share?
They are all the tallest buildings in their community.
all have a prayer hall that faces in the direction of Mecca.
They all have large golden domes.
They are all cube-shaped buildings.
22
Muslims believe that
Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad were all prophets.
there are many different gods in the universe
Muhammad was the only prophet of God
Muslims, Jews, and Christians all worship different gods.

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