Islamic Empires Webquest

What are people who believe and follow the religion of Islam called?   

• Islams 
• Muslims 
• Arabs 
• Middle Easterners

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What is the Quran?

• The most holy city of Islam
•  The leader of the Muslim world
• The pilgrimage Muslims make to Mecca
• The holy book of Islam

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.

After the death of Muhammad, Muslims appointed a “successor to Muhammad” called a __________, who acted as the main political and religious leader of the Islamic community.

• pope

• sunni

• caliph

• prophet

After the death of Ali, the last “rightly guided caliph,” Islam split into Sunni and Shia over a dispute about:

• who should be allowed to lead the Muslim community

• what the five pillars of Islam should be

• where the capital of the Muslim empire should be located

• whether the emperor should have more power than religious leader

Most Muslims today believe any pious (religiously dedicated) Muslim can lead the Islamic world. This sect of Islam is called...

• Sunni

• Shi'a

• Sufi

• Caliph

How many people in the world are Muslims?

• 1.8 Billion

• 2.6 Million

• 3.4 Billion

• 1.8 Trillion

Both Sunni and Shia Muslims follow the 5 Pillars of Islam

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who were the leading merchants in the Middle East and Africa in the 1400s?

• Muslims

• Romans

• Greeks

• Persians

Latin became the official language of trade in the Middle East.

• FALSE

• TRUE