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

he and followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca

The Persian poet Rumi is famous for

practicing and writing about Sufism

Islam emerged in Arabia, a land best known for the

harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape

Which of the following best describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?

Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Muslim empire

Which of the following is a central teaching of Islam?

Abraham, Jesus, and Muhammad were all prophets of same God

How did the location of the Ottoman empire help it expand?

was located at a meeting point between Asia and Europe

The term Hijra refers specifically to

the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina

The city of Baghdad was economically important in part because it

was linked to China and other lands by camel caravan routes

What happened because the Arab Muslim empire had a strong central government?

the growth of cities and expansion of trade

What was the achievement of the Umayyad dynasty?

expanded the Muslim empire to its greatest extent

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Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina?
didn't want to interfere w existing worship at the Kaaba
had already est a Muslim community in Mecca
was a merchant and wanted to trade w the people of Medina
he and followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca
2
The Persian poet Rumi is famous for
practicing and writing about Sufism
writing a history of the world and its dynasties
writing a travel account of his journeys to Muslim lands
writing the tales in The Thousand and One Nights
3
Islam emerged in Arabia, a land best known for the
harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape
heavy rains that blow in from the surrounding areas
relatively small size of its peninusla
cold weather on its many high mountain ranges
4
Which of the following best describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?
few non-Arabs ever converted to Islam
everyone in conquered lands was forced to convert to Islam
spread only within the lands conquered to Islam
Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Muslim empire
5
Which of the following is a central teaching of Islam?
Muslims, Jews, and Christians all worship different gods
one God, but he can be worshiped in any forms
one God and Muhammad was his only prophet
Abraham, Jesus, and Muhammad were all prophets of same God
6
How did the location of the Ottoman empire help it expand?
controlled the water route across the Mediterranean Sea
location protected it from invaders from SW Asia
was separated from Europe by the Black Sea
was located at a meeting point between Asia and Europe
7
What did the achievement of mathematics help do?
used Roman numerals
spread the concept of zero
invented the telescope
invented geometry
8
The term Hijra refers specifically to
the revelations to Muhammad in a cave
the duty of all Muslims to make a pilgrimage to Mecca
the return of Muhammad to Mecca as ruler
the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina
9
Which regions first developed in South Asia?
Buddhism & Christianity
Islam & Buddhism
Buddhism & Hinduism
Judaism & Christianity
10
Which of the following was the words and actions of Muhammad?
Sharia
Shia
Sunnah
Sunni
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The city of Baghdad was economically important in part because it
traded with Africa along the famous Silk Road
was linked to China and other lands by camel caravan routes
produced all the goods it needed for itself
controlled trade routes b/w Muslim Spain & Mughal India
12
The Muslim scholar known as Avicenna wrote a famous and influential book on which subject?
medicine
astronomy
history
algebra
13
Which of the following is a feature shared by Islam and Sikhism?
nirvana
monotheism
caste system
reincarnation
14
What was a way Indian cultural ideas/practices spread from the Chola empire to new regions?
the construction of Hindu temples
expansion of the empire to SW Asia
the translation of Sanskrit texts
trade networks
15
Muslims are not permitted to gamble or drink alcohol by the legal code known as the
Quran
Sunnah
Sharia
Five Pillars of Islam
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What happened because the Arab Muslim empire had a strong central government?
the decline of knowledge
the split between Shiite and Sunni Muslims
return of Muhammad to Mecca
the growth of cities and expansion of trade
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What was the achievement of the Umayyad dynasty?
introduced Islam into the Indian subcontinent
completed the conquest of the Byzantine empire
translated the Quran into the most foreign languages
expanded the Muslim empire to its greatest extent
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What empire - famed for its art, culture, and science - was founded in the 1500s in Persia?
Safavid empire
Mughal empire
Ottoman empire
Sasanian empire

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