Rise of Islam and Muslim Civilization

The Arabian Peninsula lies near the intersection of which THREE continents?

• Asia, Africa, and Spain

• Africa, Australia, and Europe

• Asia, Africa and Europe

• Europe, Asia, and North America

What type of landform covers the vast majority of the Arabian Peninsula?

• Rain Forest

• Desert

• Mountains

• Marshy Lands

Term for nomads in Middle East who travelled around Arabian Peninsula herding and trading

• Bedouins

• Souk

• Sedentary

• Makers

This prophet spoke to the Angel Gabriel in 610 AD which set up a whole new religion

• Jacob

• Abraham

• Jesus

• Mohammed

The messages Mohammed received from the angel Gabriel form the basis of what religion?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Confucianism

• Islam

Mohammed was born in this now sacred Muslim city.

• Medinah

• Jerusalem

• Mecca

• Chicago

The ___________ in Mecca is Islam's most sacred place.

• Shrine

• Qur'an

• Kaaba

• Taj Mahal

Mohammed was a prophet. A prophet is someone who ______________________.

• A person who tells messages from God

• A person who talks to angels sometime

• A person who reads the Qur'an

• Who is part god

Read the passage and use context clues to complete the statement that follows.  
"Muhammad was troubled by the moral ills of Meccan society, especially greed. He often went to a cave in the hills near Mecca to meditate. According to Muslim belief, when he was about 40 years old he heard the voice of the angel Gabriel calling him to be the messenger of God. Muhammad was terrified and puzzled. How could he, an illiterate merchant, become the messenger of God? [His wife] Khadija encouraged him to accept the call."
 This passage predicts that...

• Muhammad established the first caliphate.
• Muhammad began to urge Arabs to give up pagan gods and worship the one true God.
• Muhammad won the loyalty of his first converts.
• Muhammad first formulated the Five Pillars.

These two countries form the Iberian Peninsula. 

• Spain and France
• France and Germany
• Iraq and Isreal
• Portugal and Spain