Islam

Islam emerged in Arabia, a land best known for the

• harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape.

• relatively small size of its peninsula.

• heavy rains that blow in from the surrounding seas.

• cold weather on its many high mountain ranges.

Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina?

• He had already established a Muslim community in Mecca.

• He and his followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca.

• He did not want to interfere with existing worship at the Kaaba in Mecca.

• He was a merchant and wanted to trade with the people of Medina.

Muslims are not permitted to gamble or drink alcohol by the legal code known as the

• Five Pillars of Islam.

• Quran.

• Sharia.

• Sunnah.

Based on this map, how did the location of the Ottoman empire help it expand?

• It was separated from Europe by the Black Sea.

• It controlled the water route across the Mediterranean Sea.

• Its location protected it from invaders from southwest Asia.

• It was located at a meeting point between Asia and Europe.

Which results complete the diagram? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• the decline of knowledge

• the growth of cities

• the expansion of trade

• the split between Shiite and Sunni Muslims

• the return of Muhammad to Mecca

Which of the following statements BEST describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?

• Islam spread only within the lands conquered by Arabs.

• Everyone in conquered lands was forced to convert to Islam.

• Few non-Arabs ever converted to Islam.

• Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Muslim empire.

Which of the following is a central teaching of Islam?

• There is one God and Muhammad was his only prophet.

• Muslims, Jews, and Christians all worship different gods.

• Abraham, Jesus, and Muhammad were all prophets of the same God.

• There is one God, but he can be worshiped in many forms.

Which statement is an achievement of the Umayyad Dynasty?

• Expanded the Muslim empire to its greatest extent

• Translated the Quran into the most foreign languages

• Completed the conquest of the Byzantine empire

• Introduced Islam into the Indian subcontinent

The city of Baghdad was economically important in part because it

• controlled trade routes between Muslim Spain and Mughal India.

• traded with Africa along the famous Silk Road.

• was linked to China and other lands by camel caravan routes.

• produced all the goods it needed for itself.

The Quran was the main source the words and actions of Muhammad.

• True

• False