Islam and Geography

Battle of tours was significant because it marked the--

• End of muslim expansion into Western Europe
• End of the Crusades in the Middle East
• Beginning of British dominance in Northern Europe
• Beginning of Turkish rule in the Balkans

Which two cities are important to the Islamic faith?

• Mecca and Rome
• Constantinople and Medina
• Athens and Sparta
• Mecca and Medina

Who spread this language?

• Roman soldiers
• Islamic traders
• Egyptian pharaohs
• Sumerian bureaucrats

Which characteristics describe the earliest followers of Islam?

• Nomads in West Africa
• Lived on the Arabian peninsula
• Migrated from Central Asia
• Sea traders from south asia

According to the map, the Ottoman Empire surrounded

• the Black Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the North Sea
• the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Baltic Sea.
• the North Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea.
• B) the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea.

What do nomad people do?

• Have a goal to travel to each country in the world

• Settle in one place

• Travel from place to place

• They are lost people.

Before hearing about Islam, the people are what?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Buddhists

• Hindus

Followers of Islam are called what?

• Christians

• Muslims

• Islamians

• Buddhists

What was the lasting impact of pilgrimages to Mecca and other holy Cities?

• Decentralized governments in Europe and the Arabian Peninsula.

• Increased cross-cultural interactions that resulted in the diffusion of literary, artistic, and cultural traditions.

• The flourishing of Mayan city-states.

• The peasant revolts in Western Europe.

How did increased Arabic Trade impact their neighbor regions?

• Increased Bantu Migrations.

• Expanded the Silk Road.

• Influenced maritime migrations of the Polynesian peoples.

• Greatly increased the spread of Islam.