The Spread of Islam

After Muhammad’s death, Ab ̄u

Bakr was named “successor to

the Prophet,” or

• king

• prophet

• caliph

• second prophet

Islam expanded into Persia

under the leadership of

• Umar

• Abu Bakr

• Iraq

• Muhammad

The Muslim community split

over

• the worship of icons

• how to appoint a caliph

• the teachings of the Qur’an

• treatment of Christians

The Sunni believed that the

Muslim people should

• settle their own religious

  matters

• support the leaders’

  decisions

• search for a new caliph

• rewrite the Qur’an

The Moors were Muslims

who lived in

• Spain

• Constantinople

• Gibraltar

• France

T ̄ariq brought Islam to

• France

• Syria

• Spain

• Rome

Most of the world’s Muslims are Shi’ah Muslims.

• True

• False

Muslim conquerors demanded that all people convert to their faith

• True

• False

What language was spoken throughout most of the Muslim world?

• Latin

• Arabic

• Ottoman

• Janissary

The Umayyad dynasty was replaced by

• Abbasid rulers.

• Bedouin rulers.

• Seljuk Turks.

• Sunni rulers.