WHI.8 Islam

Who is considered to be the main Prophet of Islam?

• Jesus

• Moses

• Muhammad

• Siddhartha Gautama

According to the map Islam spread, across Asia and Africa into--

• Scandinavia

• Spain

• England

• Germany

Which is the sacred writing of Islam ?

• Qu'ran

• Torah

• Vedas

• Bible

Muslims perform individual duties which are called

• Four Nobel Truths

• Ten Commandments

• Five Pillars

• Eightfold Path

Which best facilitated trade across the Islamic lands?

• Climate

• Priests

• Slavery

• Language

Which was the result of the death of Ali?

• A split between Sunni & Shiite Muslims

• Political unity in the Muslim community

• Muslims refused to accept Judeo-Christian prophets

• Muslims became polytheistic rejecting Islam

In 637, Muslims gained control of which sacred city in which they constructed the Dome of the Rock?

• Jersualem

• Baghdad

• Mecca

• Tours

By 750, the Islamic capital city was moved from Damascus to which city that eventually exceeded Constantinople in wealth & size?

• Jerusalem

• Cairo

• Medina

• Baghdad

As the Muslims moved into northern territories, they were defeated by Frankish armies at -

• Jerusalem

• Battle of Tours

• Constantinople

• Fall of Baghdad

Arabic numerals including zero spread to Europe, but were adopted from -

• Rome

• China

• India

• Persia