Islam Check for Understanding

Three major trade routes intersected in the ___ peninsula.

• Arabian

• Italian

• Iberian

• African

Mecca was a city of ___ and ___.

• trade; pilgrimage

• Islam; Christianity

• polytheism; democracy

• education; war

Muhammad was...

• a Meccan merchant who believed in one god

• a Meccan merchant who discovered the new trade routes

• a religious leader who promoted polytheism

• a religious leader who conquered Jerusalem

____ is(are) the basic acts all Muslims must follow/perform.

• Five Pillars

• Quran

• Sharia

• Umma

The division of Islam was a result of...

• disagreement on who is the rightful successor to Muhammad

• disagreement on how much to tax the non-Muslims

• disagreement on what is the capital of the empire

• disagreement on the true word of God

The Battle of Karbala resulted in...

• the establishment of the Umayyad as the first great dynasty

• the establishment of the Abbasid as the first great dynasty

• the unification of Islam across three continents

• the division of Islam into 4 provinces

The Umayyad caliphate would eventually be forced out and establish a new kingdom in ____.

• Africa

• Spain

• Jerusalem

• France

The Abbasids reigned during...

• the Islamic golden age

• the Crusades

• the Plague

• the Renaissance

Which of the following IS NOT an achievement during the Islamic Golden Age?

• Mathematics: Algebra

• Medicine: knowledge from previous civilizations

• Navigation: improved compass

• Literature: new books all written in Arabic

What role did the Mongols have in the fall of the Abbasids?

• Destruction of Baghdad

• Destruction of Jerusalem

• Destruction of Constantinople

• Destruction of Damascus