Golden Ages of Islam, China, India and West Africa

Which of the following is the central teaching of Islam?

• Allah will grant paradise to all
• Allah is the only God and Muhammad is his final prophet
• Muslim women must always wear the hijab in the presence of men
• Muslims must wash before praying--pure

In Islam, what two divisions arose because of  differences about leadership after Muhammad's death?

• Lutheran and Protestant
• Sunni and Shi'a
• Salifi and Ismali
• Kurd and Saudi

Muslims believe that the Quran represents the: 

• Collected sayings of Muhammad
• Consensus of decisions by the Muslim community
• five traits that provide a guide to life
• direct, unalterable word of God to humanity as revealed to Muhammad

What is the principal issue that divides Sunni and Shia Muslims?

• They differ in their interpretation of the Qu'ran
• They differ in their views on Muhammad
• They differ on who should succeed Muhammad as leader
• They differ on whether Sharia Law applies to non-Muslims

Prior to the time of Muhammad, why was the city of Mecca an important destination in the Middle East?

• The Red Sea provided a great source of drinking water for people.
• Believers came to walk the path of the last prophet of Islam. 
• Numerous land and sea routes connected people to the trading markets in Mecca. 
• Jews and Christians believed that Jesus Christ taught and lived in this area. 

How did trade impact the spread of Islam? 

• Traders spread Muslim ideas as they traveled. 
• Trade had no impact. 
• Trade slowed the spread of Islam because Muslim traders were also warriors. 
• Merchants developed a new denomination of Islam. 

Why did the Muslim way of praying lead to advances in astronomy? 

• Muslims prayed facing the stars. 
• Muslims wanted to know the precise direction of Mecca. 
• After the feast of Ramadan ended, Muslims prayed outdoors. 
• The illumination of the stars symbolized the illumination of the divine. 

How did the Islamic Empire create an effective trade network?

• Used common currency
• Used common language
• Created banks
• All of the answers are correct. 

Which of the following were developed by the Islamic civilization? 

• The alphabet, trireme, democracy
• Latin language, concrete, Julian calendar
• gunpowder, porcelain, sundial
• improvement of astrolabe, algebra, the scientific method

What was the primary cultural contribution of the Muslims during their Golden Age?

• The Muslims preserved the works of the ancient philosophers and added work in mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and chemistry.
• The Islamic restriction on depicting living things meant that Muslims did not develop artistically.
• Although the material culture of the Abbasid period remained poor, Muslims were able to make some advances in music.
• Islamic learning was necessarily unique, as they had no access to the ancient traditions of philosophy and science.