Islam and Africa Trading Kingdom Quiz

What covers most of the Arabian Peninsula?

• desert

• grassy plains

• mountains

• swamp

Whom do Muslims recognize as the final prophet of Islam?

• Abu Talib

• Madinah

• Muhammad

• Yathrib

Muslims, Jews, and Christians have a common belief in

• fasting.

• gods and goddesses.

• one God.

• pilgrimage.

The Quran provides Muslims with guidelines for

• commerce.

• farming.

• daily life.

• schools.

Soon after Muhammad’s death, the Muslim world split into which two groups?

• Caliphs and Sufis

• Shiites and Caliphs

• Sufis and Sunnis

• Sunnis and Shiites

Muslim rulers advanced Muslim civilization by spreading the Arabic language and providing merchants with

• banks.

• business records.

• coins.

• education.

What was the name of the navigation tool that Muslim astronomers improved?

• Astrolabe

• Maps

• Compass

• GPS

Which of the following is not an example of a Muslim contribution?

• Coffee

• Flying machine

• Algebra

• Paper

The Arab city whose name means “the city of the prophet” was _____________.

• Baghdad

• Madinah

• Makkah

• Yathrib

What does Islam mean?

• Mindfulness

• Chosen people of God

• Seek answers within yourself

• Surrendering to the will of God