Islam Unit

Arabic numbers that were passed on to Europeans by Persian and Arab scholars were actually borrowed from which culture?

• Chinese

• Greek

• Hindu

• Roman

The chief Muslim civil and religious leader, and considered the successor to Muhammad is called a ?

• Sufis

• Caliph

• Mughal

• Sultan

Soon after Muhammad’s death, the Muslim world split into which two groups?

• Caliphs and Sufis

• Shia and Caliphs

• Sufis and Sunnis

• Sunnis and Shia

What covers most of the Arabian Peninsula?

• grassy plains

• mountains

• swamp

• desert

Muslim tradition says that Muhammad began preaching?

• when his father appointed him leader of the faith.

• after he was chosen by the caliphs

• after hearing a voice say "recite" 3 times.

• when he saw the Ka’aba.

What Muslim scholar invented the math of Algebra?

• Al- Khawarizmi

• Al- Khayyam

• Al- Bundy

• Al- li-baba

The People that believed that a new leader of Islam should be elected from among those capable of the job are the ?

• Shia

• Sunni

• Bedouins

• Muslims

A person who believes in Islam, or is followers of Islam, is called a ?

• Buddhist

• Muslim

• Arab

• Christian

Who are desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis in search of water.

• Camels

• Umayyads

• Shia

• Bedouin

Followers of Muhammad who believed his son-in-law should rule after Muhammad’s death are the ?

• Shia

• Sunni

• Bedouin

• Muslims