Islamic Empires

The translation of God into Arabic is

• Muhammad

• Allah

• Empire

• Caesar

What was the primary city of Islam?

• Medina

• Mecca

• Riyad

• Damascus

The Hajj represents Muhammad's

• return to Mecca.

• creation of Islam.

• the destruction of the Byzantine Empire.

• the conquest of Persia.

The key to being good in the eyes of Islam was to follow

• Hammurabi's Code.

• Justinian's Code.

• The Ten Commandments.

• The Five Pillars.

The Umayyad Dynasty differed from the Rashidun by having the rulers become

• non-muslims.

• Romans.

• hereditary.

• Persians.

Under the Umayyad Empire, they extended into Europe but were stopped by

• Charles "the Hammer" Martel in France.

• Justinian the Great in modern Turkey.

• Julius Caesar in Italy.

• Mansa Musa in Mali.

During the Umayyad's, a division occurred leading to the creation of two types of Islam known as

• Catholics and Sunni.

• Sunni and Zoroastrians.

• Sunni and Shia.

• Shia and Protestants.

The Abbasid Dynasty was considered the golden age of Islam because of major advancements such as

• the toleration of other beliefs.

• scientific advancement, specifically in mathematics and astronomy.

• the creation of the combustion engine.

• preservation of classical works by translating them into Arabic, specifically from Greece and Rome.

The eventual downfall of the Abbasid Empire came from a

• nuclear war.

• civil war.

• great famine.

• invasion of Arabia.

Mali became rich from gold and salt deposits in the empire.

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• false