Spread of Islam

Why is the location of the Arabian Peninsula important?

• It is located between Asia, Europe, and Africa. 
• It is at the "crossroads" of major trade routes.
• It is close to water, which allows trade and communication.
• All of the above.

Desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis in search of water:

• astrolabe
• Bedouin
• Sunnis
• sedentary

What was a key difference between Muhammad and other Arabs? 

• Muhammad's faith was monotheistic; Arabs were polytheistic
• Muhammad's beliefs centered around nature. 
• Arabs taught to give to the poor. 
• Muhammad taught that people should take pilgrimages to the Kaaba

Which is not a reason why many Meccans rejected the teachings of Muhammad?

• Mecca's leaders wanted to share their wealth.
• Merchants worried that if people sto[pped worshiping their gods, they might stop making pilgrimages to the Kaaba.
• They feared that id Muhammad grew stronger, he would seize political power.
• His monotheistic teaching distuirbed Arabs who did not want to give up their gods.

A book that is used as a guideline for living that contains the stories  and sayings of Muhammad is called?

• Hijrah
• Sunnah
• Quran
• Bible

Which of these is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?

• There is no god but god.
• The pilgrimage to Mecca must be made.
• Fasting must be done every day.
• Donations to charity must be made annually.

Put the following events in the correct order:

• Muhammad is persecuted; Muhammad leaves Mecca; Muhammad returns to Mecca with an army. 
• Muhammad leaves Mecca; Muhammad is persecuted; Muhammad returns to Mecca with an army.
• Muhammad arrives in Mecca with an army; Muhammad is persecuted; Muhammad leaves in Mecca.

The first leaders of the Islamic empire after Muhammad's death. They used the Qur’an and Muhammad’s actions as guides to leadership.

• The First Four caliphs
• Abu Bakr
• Jihad
• Bedouins 

A dispute over who should be caliph caused ...

• the formation of the Safavid Empire
• a split into Sunni and Shia divisions
• the fall of Constantinople
• the adoption of the Qu'ran as Islam's holy book 

What was NOT a Reason for Islamic Success during the early empire?

• Military leadership of the First Caliphs
• The unifying force of Islam
• religious void in the Mediterranean 
• Exhausted enemies