Sunni-Shi'a Split and Umayyad Caliphate

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Where did Islam originate? Options: Abrabian peninsula, China, North Africa, India

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Abrabian peninsula

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Where did the Islamic Empire expand throughout the 7th and 8th centuries?

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across Asia and Africa and into Spain

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Shia Muslims believed that the caliph should be

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continued on by blood relatives of Muhammad.

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Sunni Muslims believed that the caliph should be...

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selected from the community by the community

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What was the most important difference between the Sunni and the Shia?

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The Shia thought that caliphs had to be related to Muhammad.

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Approximately what percentage of Muslims are Sunni?

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85-90%.

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Approximately what percentage of Muslims are Shi'a?

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10-15%.

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A term for a Muslim ruler.

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caliph

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Which is NOT a reason why Islam spread quickly throughout the medieval world? Army conquest, Tolerance for other religions, Trade, Missionaries and religious pilgrims, It was the official religion of the Byzantine Empire

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It was the official religion of the Byzantine Empire

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What two Middle Eastern nations have a Shi'a majority? Options: Saudi Arabia and Iran, Iran and Iraq, Oman and Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

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Iran and Iraq