Ch. 2 Islamic Civilization

Muslims believe that Muhammad began preaching his beliefs in mecca after

• He studied the teachings of the Jews and Christians living in Mecca
• he was impressed by the honesty and faith of the Meccans
• He received messages from God, brought by the angel Gabriel
• He traveled to Africa and Asia as a merchant

Where do Muslims gather to worship?

• minaret
• mosque
• muezzin
• imam

How do Bedouin nomads live?

• Travel on trade routes to buy and sell items
• They move from place to place with their animals
• They raise crops in places where there is water
• They build elaborate cities for Muslim believers 

What similar feature do nearly all Muslim mosques share?

• they are all located within five miles of a McDonald's
• They are all the tallest buildings in their community
• they usually have large dome roofs
• They are all cubed shape buildings

Who did Shias want to be the first caliph?

• Someone related to the prophet
• Someone who was wealthy
• Someone with political skills
• Someone who had won in a battle

Which group forms the majority of Muslims today?

• Shias 
• Safavids
• Sikhs 
• Sunnis

Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina

• he did not want to interfere with existing worship at the Kaaba in Mecca
• he was not free to preach Islam in Mecca but he was able to do so in Medina
• Medina was his hometown and he wanted to spread his revelations there first
• he had already established a Muslim community in Mecca and wanted to spread his teachings

Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

• Muslims must take a pilgrimage to Mecca once a year
• Muslims must fast between daybreak and sunset once a month
• Muslims must donate a portion of their income to their mosque
• Muslims must pray five times a day while facing Mecca

How did Muhammad change the Kaaba?

• he opened it for a prayer to many gods
• he added statues to decorate it
• he closed it down forever 
• he made it an Islamic holy site

The Arab Muslim empire reached its greatest size under the

• Umayyad dynasty
• Delhi sultanate
• Ottoman empire
• Mongol empire