7.4 Islamic World and South Asia

A person believed to be chosen by God as a messenger to bring truth to people is known as a ________.

• Nomad

• Prophet

• Interpreter

• Traveler

What is Islam's holy book called?

• Bible

• New Testament

• Quran

• Talmud

Which is NOT part of the Five Pillars?

• war

• prayer

• charity

• fasting

What does the word caliph mean?

• Believer

• Predecessor

• successor/leader

• president

Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the City of Medina?

• He had establish a Muslim community in Mecca.

• He and his followers faced persecution in Mecca.

• He was a merchant and wanted to trade with the people of Medina

Muslims are NOT permitted to to gamble or drink alcohol by a legal code known as the ________.

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Quran

• Sharia

• Sunnah

Which of the following statement BEST describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?

• Islam spread only within the lands conquered by Arabs

• Everyone in conquered lands were forced to convert Islam

• Few non-Arabs ever converted to Islam.

• Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Muslim Empire

A _______ is a family that passes down political power from relative to another.

• sufism

• dynasty

• monarchy

• metallurgy

What Empire is famous for it's art, culture, and science and was founded in the 1500s in Persia?

• Ottoman Empire

• Safavid Empire

• Mughal Empire

• Sassanian Empire

Which of the following is a central teaching of Islam?

• There is one God and Muhammad was his only prophet.

• Muslims, Jews, and Christians all worship different Gods.

• Abraham, Jesus, and Muhammad were all prophets of the same God.

• There is one God, but he can be worshiped in many forms.