WHI 8a-d

Who is considered to be the main Prophet of Islam?

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Ali

• Jesus

• Muhammad

The shaded areas shows Islam spread, after Muhammad’s death, across Asia and Africa into –

• Germany

• Spain

• England

• Scandinavia

Which is the sacred writings of Islam?

• Torah

• Vedas and the Upanishads

• Bible with the New Testament

• Qu’ran

Muslims perform individual duties which are called the –

• Noble Truths

• Ten Commandments

• Five Pillars

• Eightfold Path

Which best facilitated trade across the Islamic lands?

• climate

• language

• religion

• slavery

Which was the result of the death of Ali?

• A split between the Sunni and Shiite Muslims took place

• Political unity in the Muslim community was preserved

• Muslims refused to accept Judeo-Christian prophets

• Muslims became polytheistic rejecting Islam

* In 637, Muslims gained control of which sacred city in which they constructed the Dome of the Rock shown?

• Jerusalem

• Baghdad

• Mecca

• Tours

By 750, the Islamic capital city was moved from Damascus to which city that eventually exceeded Constantinople in wealth and size?

• Medina

• Cairo

• Baghdad

• Jerusalem

As the Muslims moved into northern territories, they were defeated by Frankish armies at –

• Jerusalem

• Mecca

• the Battle of Tours

• the fall of Baghdad

Arabic numerals including zero were spread to Europe, but were adopted from –

• India

• Rome

• China

• Persia