Southwest Asia & N. Africa 7.17-7.20

How are Shiite Muslims different from Sunni Muslims?

• Successors to Muhammad had to be elected by the Muslim community

• Jesus Christ was not a divine figure

• Successors to Muhammad had to be blood relatives

• Jesus Christ was the human expression of God

Mehmed the Conqueror is best known for

• Taking control of Constantinople & ending the Byzantine Empire

• He fought and defeated the army of Julius Ceasar

• He traveled across Asia taking territory & killed millions of civilians.

• He traveled to Egypt, married Cleopatra, & became Pharaoh

What college football team has the best color scheme in all the land?

• Tennessee Vols

• V-O-L-S

• Tennessee

• Volunteers

How did early Islamic civilizations contribute to the development of the arts in the Middle East?

• They Created porcelain dolls

• The created marble sculptures

• They created decorative rugs

• They created wooden figurines

Which achievement best completes this chart?

• Invented Buddhism

• Created colonies in North Africa

• Spread Islam into Japan

• Took control of Constantinople

Which society created these literary works?

• Muslim

• Greek

• Japanese

• Russia

"Islam spread East through peace, and west through war."

Based on the above quote, how did Islam spread to areas of Central Asia?

• Through pilgrimage

• Through music & art

• Through war and conquest

• Merchants trading

How was international trade impacted by Islam in the 700s CE?

• Islamic laws prevented taxes on all goods traded.

• Islamic nations controlled trade routes that connected Europe, Asia, & Africa

• Islamic laws prevented certain goods from being traded.

• Islamic nations blocked all trade into Christian nations.

Muslim scholars contributed to the field of mathematics in this area:

• geometry

• multiplication

• subtraction

• algebra

Which issue divides present-day Shiites and Sunnis?

• a conflict between Arab and non-Arab culture

• a dispute over the succession of Islamic rulers

• a difference over the importance of the Sunnah

• a disagreement about the correct version of the Quran