Islamic Empires

The city of Jerusalem was important to what religions? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Judaism

Who was Muhammad?

• the founder of Islam

• the mathematician who created algebra

• the scientist who created a flying machine

• the astronomer who named stars

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

• Constantinople and Athens

• Cairo and Rome

• Mecca and Medina

• Baghdad and Jerusalem

Which of the following is an example of Islamic architecture? SHOWN IN PICTURE

• Parthenon

• Dome of the Rock

• Pantheon

• Hagia Sophia

Muhammad expanded Islam by conquering and uniting the ___________.

• Syrian Peninsula

• Persian Peninsula

• Arabian Peninsula

• Northern African Peninsula

What is a caliphate?

• the building caliphs worked in

• a community ruled by an Islamic leader

• a group of Arab ports

• a sacred Muslim text

How did Muslims treat non-Muslims (like Christians) when they were conquered?

• had to convert to Islam or be killed

• could believe what they want as long as the paid taxes and obeyed Islamic law

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

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

What did most people within the Islamic Empires have in common?

• Most practiced the religion of Islam

• Most lived next to the river

• Most people converted to Orthodox Christianity

• Many remained true to their polytheistic beliefs

Where did Islam begin? 

• Balkan Peninsula 
• Arabian Peninsula
• Iberian Peninsula
• Florida

Which of the following is true about Islam based on the map and your knowledge of Islam?

• The Islamic religion dominated China

• Islamic Traders reached as far as South Africa

• Islam spread along trade routes used by Muslim traders

• Trade was not encouraged in the Islamic Faith