Islam

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

Where did the Islamic Empire expand?

• all around the world
• the entire continent of Africa
• across Asia and Africa and into Spain
• into Australia

Islam is a _______________ religion.

• pagan
• cult
• monotheistic
• polytheistic

Who was the founder of Islam?

• Muhammad
• Moses
• Martin Luther
• Jesus Christ

What is the Arabic word for God?

• Yahweh
• Allah
• Jesus
• Quran

What are the two holiest cities in Islam?

• Mecca and Medina
• Mecca and Damascus
• Damascus and Jerusalem
• Petra and Medina

What forms the basis of Islamic faith?

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

What facilitated trade and stimulated intellectual activity in the Muslim world?

• Arabic language
• Muhammad's death
• mild climates
• the Quran

Which sect of Islam believes that Caliphs must be related to Muhammad?

• Sunni
• Shi'ia
• Sufi
• Ulama