Arabian Empire Quiz

What is the red-shaded region called?

• Iberian peninsula

• Arabian Peninsula

• Aegean Peninsula

• Somalian Peninsula

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

• Reading the Bible
• Pray 5 times a day
• Pilgrimage to Mecca
• Charity

Why did Muhammad and his followers leave Mecca (Makkah)?

• to find Muhammad's family
• they were bored there
• to escape violence and death threats
• Gabriel told them to leave

Christians is to church as Muslims is to ______.

• mosque
• pillars
• Quran
• bazaar

When do Muslims fast?

• during the holy month of Ramadan
• when they make their pilgrimage to Mecca
• 5 times each day
• at the Kaaba

Which building is located in Makkah (Mecca)?

• Taj Mahal
• Kaaba

Which of the following was the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic?

• Muslim Art
• Sunni Muslims
• Shia Muslims
• Quran

What is the Arabic word for God?

• Yahweh
• Allah
• Jesus
• Quran

Where did Islam spread?

• all around the world
• the entire continent of Africa
• across Asia and Africa and into Spain
• into Australia

Which group of people were most responsible for the spread of Islam in the first few centuries of Islamic empires?

• Islamic warriors
• Islamic political leaders
• Islamic merchants and traders
• Natural high birth rates among Muslims compared to other civilizations.