Expansion of the Muslim World

Expansion & Advancements of Islam

Multiple Choice

How was Abu-Bakr chosen to succeed Muhammad?

• He was appointed by a king

• He was elected by tribal tradition

• He was Muhammad's first cousin (son-in-law)

• He was Muhammad's direct descendant

Multiple Select

What challenges Muhammad's followers faced after his death? Select three answers.

• No clear way to choose a new leader

• Some tribes abandoned Islam.

• Tribes wanted to pay taxes more willingly

• Few individuals declared themselves as prophets.

• Mecca lost its significance

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes Sufis?

• They seek a mystical path in understanding Allah

• They are the largest group within the Muslim population

• They claim their leadership through the descendants of Ali

• They follow the moral teachings in the Sunna to conduct their lives

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes the Abbasid Empire between the eighth and thirteenth centuries?

• Trade in the Abasid Empire was made difficult by different currencies

• The Abbasid Empire united Muslims throughout Europe, Africa and Asia

• The Abbasids founded cities in southern Spain that became centers of culture

• Abbasid rulers became wealthy by controlling trade between East Asia and Europe

Multiple Choice

Which event led to the division of Islam into two main groups?

• the death of Ali

• the rise of the Abbasids

• the fall of the Umayyads

• the formation of the Sufi

Sunni & Shi'a

• Political difference: Who leads?

• Religious: Prayer (5 vs. 3)

• Imams: Shi'a Muslim Leader (seen as divine)

• Shi'a pilgrimage to Mecca & tombs of Imams

Multiple Select

How did Islam spread so quickly throughout parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe? Select three answers.

• The Byzantine and Sassanid Empires were military week from years of fighting.

• Arabs remained united shortly after death of Muhammad

• Christians and Jews joined Muslim armies, strengthening their forces

• Muslim fighters were a strong military force with effective commanders

• Muslim conquered areas where the people previously had been oppressed because ( either because of their religious or political beliefs)

Multiple Choice

Baghdad's Islamic center for learning was called the

• International House of Pancakes.

• House of Wisdom.

• House of the Rising Sun.

• Our House.

Women In Islam

Multiple Choice

Because Muslims are forbidden to create icons and idols of living things, most artists focused on

• portraits of sultans and their wives.

• building large sailing battleships.

• designs of plants, stars, and patterns.

• plays about the life of Muhammad.

Multiple Choice

_________________________ is the study of the universe and objects in space.

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Astronomy

• Zoology

Open Ended

Why was astronomy and mathematics important to Muslim scholars?

Multiple Choice

What was the city of Constantinople renamed?

• Cordoba

• Damascus

• Istanbul

• Makkah