Ch.3 Islamic World Review

Why did Arabia become important in the 600s?

• Two major rivers came together here.

• It had fertile farmland.

• It connected Asia, Africa, and Europe.

• It was in the central Nile Valley.

What major achievement in mathematics did the Muslims make?

• They were the first people to use astronomy.

• They built on the knowledge of earlier French and Spanish scholars.

• They encouraged the adoption of the decimal number system.

• They created the field of arithmetic.

Muslims believe the ____________ is the word of God as told to Muhammad.

• Hegira

• Quran

• Sunna

• Shariah

Why do mosques not contain images of humans?

• Muslims see geometric designs as more attractive than images of humans.

• Drawing humans is seen as trying to imitate God's act of creation.

• Humans are considered too difficult to draw.

• Mosques must only contain writings from the Qur'an.

What did Omar Khayyam make popular?

• A special type of diagnostic test

• elaborate writing called calligraphy

• geometric patterns known as arabesque

• four-line rhyming poem called the quatrain

This photo shows an example of Islamic

• calligraphy

• algebra

• arabesque

• quatrain

Why do Muslims strive (try) to follow the Sunna?

• They believe that it is Allah's word as sent through the angel Gabriel.

• They believe that it is a legal system from God.

• They believe it provides instructions on how to live a godly life.

• They believe it tells them how caliphs should be chosen.

While the Umayyads were ruling, Islam split into what two branches?

• Sunni and Abbasid

• Mongol and Shi'ite

• Mongol and Abbasid

• Sunni and Shi'ite

What was the purpose of a minaret? (choose two)

• to allow the muezzin to call people to prayer

• to call attention to the importance of the mosque

• to indicate the direction of Mecca

• to display quotations from the Qur'an

Which statement describes the Arabian Peninsula?

• The Arabian Peninsula receives an abundance of rain each year.

• Most early inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula made a living through farming.

• No cities were developed in the Arabian Peninsula.

• Almost all of the Arabian Peninsula is a desert.