Spread of Islam Review

What was the successor to Muhammad called?

• Umayyad

• caliph

• Arab

• Muslim

What do Muslims call Jews & Christians?

• People of the Earth

• People of the Bible

• People of the Holy Land

• People of the Book

Most Muslims today are . . .

• Arab

• Sunni

• Shia

• Caliphs

What city was the center of Islam in Spain?

• Mecca

• Cordoba

• Madrid

• Baghdad

Where did Islam begin?

• Spain

• the Arabian Peninsula

• Western Europe

• Northern Africa

What two groups were created as a result of the disagreement about who should succeed (come after) Muhammad?

• Sunni and Caliphs

• Shia and Caliphs

• Muslims and Sunni

• Shia and Sunni

What group taught Islam in order to win followers?

• Sufis

• Shia

• Sunni

• merchants

How did Muslims treat Jews and Christians?

• They enslaved them.

• They did not allow them to own land.

• They usually allowed them to practice their religions.

• They made the government officials.

What group believed that the caliphs must be Ali's descendants?

• Shia

• Arabs

• Sunni

• Sufis

Who was the city of Cordoba home to?

• great Islamic preachers

• great Islamic thinkers

• great Islamic writers

• great Islamic caliphs