SSWH5 Review

What does Islam mean in Arabic?

• One who has submitted
• There is no god but Allah
• Submission to the will of Allah
• Muhammad is the messenger of Allah

What are the Five Pillars of Islam?

• The various divisions of Islam
• The major duties required of all Muslims
• The times during a day when Muslims must pray
• Muhammad and the four leaders who followed him

How do Muslims lead a moral life?

• Through obedience to God’s law
• Through submission to God’s will
• Through a personal relationship with God
• Through following the Five Pillars

Which of the following is not a way that Islam was spread? (SSWH5a, DOK1) 

• Teaching
• Conquest
• It didn’t
• Trade

Which of the following are reasons why Islam spread? (SSWH5a, DOK1) 

• To avoid a tax
• The message was appealing
• All of the choices
• None of the choices

What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be a caliph?

• Sufi
• Shi'a
• Sunni
• Fatimid

What was the main difference between the Sunni and the Shi’a branches of Islam?

• The Shi’a did not outwardly oppose Umayyad rule.
• Sunni named their caliphate after Muhammad’s daughter.
• Shi’a believed that the caliph needed to be a relative of Muhammad.
• Sunni wanted to return to the elective system of choosing a caliph.

What led to internal conflict in Islam after the death of Muhammad?

• On two separate occasions, Muhammad had named different successors.
• Followers could not agree on how to continue his military conquests.
• Some followers were pacifists who did not wish to continue military action.
• Muhammad had neither specified a successor nor indicated how to choose one. 

What division of Islam believes that the caliph should be an elected position?

• Sunni
• Sufi
• Shi'a
• Fatimid

The Muslim title that means "successor" or "deputy" is 

• emperor
• czar
• caliph
• sultan