Islamic Empires

Which two cities on the Arabian peninsula are holy to Muslims?

• Constantinople and Athens

• Cairo and Rome

• Mecca and Medina

• Baghdad and Jerusalem

Which text is considered the holy to the religion of Islam?

• Torah

• New Testment

• Qur'an

• Vedas

Which of the following is an example of Islamic architecture?

• Parthenon

• Dome of the Rock

• Pantheon

• Hagia Sophia

Muhammad expanded Islam by conquering all of ___ first:

• Syria

• Persia

• Arabia

• Northern Africa

After the death of Muhammad, Muslims appointed a “successor to Muhammad” called a __________, who acted as the main political and religious leader of the Islamic community.

• pope

• sunni

• caliph

• prophet

After the death of Ali, the last “rightly guided caliph,” Islam split into Sunni and Shia over a dispute about:

• who should be allowed to lead the Muslim community

• what the five pillars of Islam should be

• where the capital of the Muslim empire should be located

• whether the emperor should have more power than religious leader

What was the Pact Muslims made when they conquered non-Muslims (like Christians)?

• Christians had to convert to Islam or be killed

• Christians could believe what they want as long as the paid a tax and obeyed Islamic law.

• Christians could believe what they want if they agreed to be slaves.

• If they did not convert they were kicked out of the empire

Which battle ended the expansion of Islam?

• Battle of Sunni's
• Battle of Spain
• Battle of Baghdad
• Battle of Tours

What similarity is shared amongst the Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths

• All three faiths abstain from eating pork

• all three faiths are monotheistic

• All three faiths worship Jesus as a God

• All three faiths began in India

How did Muslims scholars contribute to the preservation of knowledge in Europe?

• They translated ( and commented on ) ancient Greek and Roman works and put them in Spanish Libraries.

• They introduced a set of rules for monks

• They wrote the the Old Testament

• They translated ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs