Rise of Islam

Who was Muhammad?

• Another name for Jesus
• God
• prophet that was told by angel to teach Islam
• happiest Arab around

a title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam

• caliph
• tolerance
• Shia
• Sunni

Why did Muhammad go to Medina?

• He liked Medina more than Mecca

• He wanted to travel for fun

• People in Mecca didn't like his teachings and threatened him

• For an unknown reason

Islam spread quickly for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...

• Trade Routes

• Military Conquest

• The five Pillars of Islam

• Appeal of the Message

Who were the first Rulers after the death of Mohammed?

• The Hims

• The Caliphs

• The Persians

• The Byzantines

The rich and powerful clans in Mecca _______________________ the Muslim followers of Muhammad. They would not buy anything or sell anything to them. They also physically punished the weak members of the Muslim community.

• benefitted

• prosecuted

• persecuted

What was the main cause of the split between Shi'a and Sunni Islam?

• Did not share the same religious beliefs
• Did not speak the same language
• Disagreed over who should be the Caliph of the Empire
• Disagreed over the inclusion of Jesus in the Quran

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

When Muhammad made the elite angry, he fled to the city of...

• Medina

• Mecca

• Baghdad

• Jerusalem

Which of the following are typically NOT found in Muslim art?

• Calligraphy/ fancy writing

• Flowers

• People/ animals

• Geometric patterns