Introduction to Islam and the Middle East

The Climate (weather) of the Arabian Peninsula is...

• Wet and Cold

• Hot and Arid

• Wet and Humid

• Cold and Arid

What geographic features are present in the Arabian Peninsula?

• Swamps

• Oasis

• Grasslands

• Deserts

The Bedouin people....

• lived in fishing villages and lived off of fishing

• farmed the countryside and raised cattle

• were nomadic and herded goats, sheep, and camel

• lived along the banks of the Tigress and Euphrates rivers

What is the name of the prophet of Islam?

• Abraham

• Jesus

• Issac

• Muhammad

What type of religion is Islam?

• Monothesitic

• Polythesitic

• Naturalistic

• Animistic

True or False; Christianity and Judaism are respected religions by true believers of Islam?

• True

• False

The tenets of faith of Islam are expressed as...

• The Holy Trinity

• The Five Pillars

• The Divine Grace

• The Pillar of Truth

What is Zakat?

• praying daily

• devotion to Allah

• journeying to Mecca

• giving to the poor

What are the holy scriptures of Islam called?

• The To'rah

• The Bible

• The Vedas

• The Quran

Which is the Holy City of Islam

• Medina

• Mecca

• Baghdad

• Jerusalem