Rise of Islam (600-1200)

One of the most prominent trade cities on the Arabian Peninsula prior to 600 CE was

• Mecca
• Medina
• Ka'ba
• Riyadh

When Muhammad was born in 570, he wanted all people to accept the true god named

• Yahweh
• Allah
• Jehovah
• Ka'ba

The flight of Muhammad to Medina in 622 was called the

• Hajj
• Ramadan
• Hijra
• Trek of Allah

A collection of believers in Islam is called a (n)

• Hajj
• Umma
• Hijra
• Quran

The leader of Islam after Muhammad dies in 632 was

• Ali Husayn
• Abu Bakr
• Umar
• Mamluk

Which of the following was NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

• 5 daily prayers to Mecca
• Alms for the poor
• Fasting during Ramadan
• Islamic Empire should be based on Quran

The writings of Muhammad were collected into a book in 650. It was called the

• Torah
• Quran
• Ka'ba
• Talmud

The formation of which caliphate in 661 led to a split in Islam?

• Abbasid
• Seljuk
• Mamluk
• Umayyad

The 2 sects in the split of Islam were the 

• Umayyads & Abbasids
• Sunnis & Seljuks
• Sunnis & Shiites
• Meccans & Medinans

The 2nd caliph led a large expansion of Islam across Syria, Egypt, & North Africa. He was

• Ali Husayn
• Abu Bakr
• Umar
• Saladin