Islam Final

Where did Islam originate?

• Arabian peninsula
• China
• North Africa
• India

What holy city are Muslims expected to make a pilgrimage to in their lifetime?

• Medina
• Mecca
• Jerusalem
• Damsacus

Islam spread quickly to Asia, North Africa, and ports along the Mediterranean Sea through

• trade and military conquest
• the sharing of Muhammad's teachings by his apostles
• Christians being forced to convert
• missionaries sent by the Byzantine emperor

How are Jews and Christians supposed to be treated in Islam?

• Pay a special tax, but they are free to worship their religion.

• They must be expelled from Muslim areas.

• They are to be used as soldiers to spread Islam.

• They can do whatever they want. Muslims should try to convert them.

What was the unifying force in the Muslim world?

• geographic isolation
• Arab language and culture
• political unity
• race-based slavery

What is the name of the holy book of Islam?

• Bible
• Torah
• Qu'ran (Koran)
• Four Noble Truths

The Arabian Peninsula is located between which CONTINENTS?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• South America

• North America

What is the Kaaba?

• A house of worship that Abraham built dedicated to the worship of one GOD and Islam

• A house of worship that Abraham built dedicated to the worship of MANY GODS and Islam

• A house of worship that Muhammad built dedicated to the worship of Christianity

• A house of worship that Muhammad built dedicated to the worship of Judaism

Muhammad taught that Jews and Christians are "People of the Book" because they ____.

• have holy writings given by the one God
• believe in education for everyone
• follow the same rules of daily life
• like to tell stories of their worship

What are the basic tenents of the Islam faith called?

• Four Noble Truths
• Five Pillars
• Eightfold path
• Three Wise Sayings