Week 20: Islamic Empire

These include prayer, fasting, and charity

• the five pillars of Islam

• the Twelve Rightly Guided Caliphs

• the Ten Commandments

What is the holiest city to the Islamic faith

• Mecca

• Medinah

• Jerusalem

Who was the founder of Islam?

• the Buddha

• the Prophet Muhammad

• Abraham

What is the Holy book of Islam?

• Qur'an

• Torah

• Bible

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 pillars of Islam?

• Pray 5 times a day
• Make a pilgrimage to Mecca
• Move the capital
• Give to the poor 

the God in the Islamic religion

• Allah

• Muslim

• Islam

How does the Islamic calendar differ from the traditional Gregorian calendar?

• It has fewer days.

• It has more days.

• It is not based on the phases of the moon.

All of the following are found in the Islamic Five Pillars of Faith except

• a pilgrimage to Mecca

• praying five times a day

• attending worship in a mosque daily

Muslim artists are famous for decorating their mosques with beautiful

• geometric patterns

• statues

• paintings of famous leaders

Where is the oldest Islamic monument and holy place, the Dome of the Rock, located?

• Mecca

• Jerusalem

• Medina