Islam

This is a satellite picture of

• China

• South America

• The Arabian Peninsula

• The Island of Great Britain

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

• Fasting during the month of Ramadan

• Praying five times a day

• Giving money to the poor and needy

• Reading the Bible

Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in 622 is known as the

• mosque

• Qur'an

• Islam

• Hijrah

A building for Muslim worship is a

• mosque

• cathedral

• Islam

• mosaic

What is the Muslim holy book?

• the Qur'an

• the Bible

• the Hijrah

• the Tao Te Ching

Which word means believing in one God?

• polytheism

• monotheism

• isolationism

• Hinduism

Islam is a

• place.

• religion.

One of the important achievements of the Muslim Golden Age was the development of hospitals.

• True

• False

What does nomad mean?

• a person who moves from place to place

• a person who farms

• a person who lived in medieval Europe

• A type of wild animal found in desert regions.

When Muslims conquered Spain, how did they treat the Christians and Jews who were there?

• They forced them to convert to Islam.

• Muslims never conquered Spain.

• They allowed them to keep their religion but they had to pay a tax.

• They killed them all and took over their land.