Dar al-Islam

All of the following were achievements of the GOLDEN AGE of ISLAM EXCEPT.....

• Algebra

• Libraries and Universities

• Creation of Hospitals and Universities

• The Renaissance

Where was the Abbasid capital

• Damascus

• Baghdad

• Persia

• Istanbul

Muhammad's death created a crisis and split in the Islamic faith due to disagreement over ________ .

• The true meaning of the ummah

• location of the capital

• language of the Quran

• line of succession

Which of the following was the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic?

• Muslim art

• Sunni Muslims

• Shia Muslims

• Quran

Shia Muslims believed that Muhammad's successor should be

• Family, Ali

• Inner Circle, Abu Bakr

• The Abbasid ruler

• Muhammad's daughter

The Abbasid empire collapsed after the invasion of the Mongols in ____.

• 1158

• 1285

• 1258

• 2016

The Abbasid empire's culture over time adopted ______ language and customs

• Hindu

• Persian

• French

• Turkish

The Muslim wave of conquest and expansion included all of these areas except

• Turkey

• Egypt

• China

• Spain

A significant cultural change due to Islam was the creation of the concept of the _____.

• social classes

• patriarchy

• ummah

• Arabic language

Hajj, or _____________, requires a journey to Mecca (Makkah).

• charity

• prayer

• fasting

• pilgrimage