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These tall slender towers are characteristic of Arabic architecture;
cathedrals
ramparts
keeps
minarets
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Muhammad's 4th cousin and caliph was
Umar
Abu Bakr
Ali
Sunni
3
What was the message that Muhammad preached?
an eye for an eye
seek answers within yourself
to surrender to the will of God
go to the desert and pray
4
A large stone inside a square building in Mecca thought to be from heaven
Interesting
Pilgrimage
Kaaba
Sheikh
5
The Qu'ran forbids
Eating pork
All of these
Gambling
Drinking alcohol
6
Sunnis are
acts of worship
how Arabs crossed the desert
Muhammad's cousins
a Group of Muslims who accepted the first 3 caliphs
7
Define Mosque
The Muslim holy book
A building for Muslim worship
Gabriel's revelation to Muhammad
The journey to Mecca
8
Muhammad and his followers moved from Mecca to
Baghdad
Yathrib
Allah
Damascus
9
A person who calls Muslims to prayer
Crier
Sunni Ali
All'ah
Mosque
10
Reason why Arabic medicine was more advanced?
Arabic hospitals treated everyone in society
Hospitals set up for mentally ill
Arabic medicine was not more advanced
peace and stability meant more money for hospitals
11
What role do the Qu'ran and Sunna play in daily Muslim life?
Rules for family life not business
They must be read daily.
Rules for daily living
All of these
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Arabic music uses...
Modes
the Oud
Florid Ornamentation
Quarter Tones
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Arabic mathematicians developed this.
The Mongols
Algebra
Prophets
Mosques
14
Like most world religions Islam practices
Confusing messages regarding aliens
Polytheism
The 5 Pillars
Monotheism
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Most of the Arabian peninsula is made up of
desert
mountains
lakes
farmland
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The Quran is
the road Muslim merchants traveled
the holy book of Islam
title given to a leader
a Muslim house of worship
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Who did the Arabs borrow the symbols 0-9 from?
Chinese
Muslims
Romans
Hindus
18
Muslim scientist invented
algebra
none of these
the astrolabe
hospitals
19
90% of the world's Muslims are (they accept the first 3 caliphs as rightful)
Sunnis
Islam
Shi'ias
Christians
20
The first successor to the messenger of God
Mosques
Shi'ahs
Muhammad
Abu Bakr
21
The messages from God given to Muhammad
Qur'an
a collection of stories the tell about it all
Five Pillars
Sunna
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What is a sultan?
Ottoman soldier
Native American chief
Incan emperor
Muslim ruler
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What is a Caliph?
military leader
Chief
Highest leaders of Islam & successor to Muhammad
Goverment of Islam
24
Muslim doctors established
how diseases spread
hospitals
that blood circulates throughout the body
all of these
25
Green area in a desert fed by underground water
sunnis
bazaar
oasis
lovely
26
Which of the following did Muslim scholars invent?
domes
algebra
gunpowder
arabic numerals
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Why are oases so important to the early Arabs?
The helped to carry goods across the trade routes
They were the heads of the tribes
The provided much needed water
They grew olives
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How did Arab merchants transport goods across the desert?
train
horses
boat
caravans
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Acts of Worship by Muslims
Five Pillars
Mosques
Sunnis
Charity
30
Who began or is the prophet of Islam
Muhammad
Ali
Abu Bakr
Justin Beiber
31
Arabic art of beautiful handwriting
Shahadah
Calligraphy
Hajj
Umayyad
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Muslims who believe that Ali and his descendants are the TRUE & rightful successors to Muhammad
Shi'ahs
Caliph
Sunnis
Abu Bakr
33
What arguments split Islam into two (still existing) parts?
who should write the Qu'ran
who should of been the successor of Muhammad
who should take care of the Kaaba
who was the angel Gabriel
34
What does Allah mean?
Holy
Lord
God
Jesus
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What is a pilgramage?
A journey to a Holy place
A time to fast
Donating to charity
A statement of faith
