Political/Religious Rule of the midlevel Islamic State

What is the holy book that Muslims consider to be the word of God?

• Jihad

• Qur'an

• Shariah

• Sunnah

A teacher who leads services at a mosque is called a(n) ...?

• caliph

• emir

• imam

• prophet

The religious and political leader of the Islamic empire was called a(n) ...?

• caliph
• emir
• imam
• prophet

A caliph is _____________

• the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad

• a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God

• the person who leads prayers in a mosque

• an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church having the authority to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments

What is the holy month were Muslims fast and focus on their religion?

• Eid

• Hadith

• Shahadah

• Ramadan

While the Umayyads were ruling, Islam's religion split into what two branches?

• Abbasid and Fatimid

• Fatimid and Shi'a

• Abbasid and Sunni

• Sunni and Shi'a

What issue split Islam into two branches?

• who should rule after Muhammad

• how many gods should be worshipped

• which Pillar of Islam is most important

• where Islam should spread

The _________ Caliphate ruled during the Golden Age of Islam.

• Umayyad

• Abbasid

• Byzantine

• Khulafa-e-Rashideen

A Mosque is a _______

• Islamic house of worship

• a building used for public Christian worship

• he building where a Jewish assembly meets for religious worship and instruction

• a building occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows

Sharia

• traditions of Muhammad

• Islamic Law

• a rule defining correct procedure or behavior

• a code of practice and discipline for a religious order