Islamic Empires

Front

Which two cities on the Arabian peninsula are holy to Muslims?

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Mecca and Medina

Front

Which text is considered the holy to the religion of Islam?

Back

Qur'an

Front

Which of the following is an example of Islamic architecture? Parthenon, Dome of the Rock, Pantheon, Hagia Sophia

Back

Dome of the Rock

Front

Who is the founder of Islam?

Back

Muhammad

Front

The Islamic region split into which of the following two sets?
Options: Sunni and Shia, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic, Mahayana and Theravada

Back

Sunni and Shia

Front

As the Muslim Empire grew, Islam spread into all of the following EXCEPT: Mesopotamia and Persia, Egypt North Africa, and Spain, Australia and the Americas.

Back

Australia and the Americas

Front

The Islamic religion split into which of the following two sects?

Back

Sunni and Shi'a

Front

Who conquered what remained of the Byzantine Empire in 1453?

Back

The Ottoman Turks

Front

Istanbul became the new Ottoman capital. It was known before as:

Back

Constantinople

Front

If you were a government official in the Umayyad Caliphate you probably would be categorized as a ___ Muslim

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Sunni