Islam Quiz Here

Before Trade Routes were established, Arabs were Primarily

• Enslaved People

• Hunter-Gatherers

• Nomadic

• Warriors

What led directly to Arabs populating more of the desert in the first millennium B.C.?

• attacks by invading armies of Persians

• the domestication of the camel

• the flooding of the Nile river

• war with Greece

The Islamic religion was created as a direct result of what?

• the revelations received by Muhammad

• the teachings of Jesus.

• the Ten Commandments received by Moses.

• the trade practices of Arab merchants.

For early Arabs, Allah was symbolized by

• a figure of a fish.

• a figure of the moon.

• a sacred stone.

• a star.

According to Islamic teaching, Muhammad received messages from

• Gabriel.

• Jesus.

• Khadija.

• Moses.

Abū Bakr unified the Muslim world by

• distributing the wealth of rich merchants to poor people throughout the Muslim world.

• encouraging tribes to solve their disputes through discussion and compromise.

• granting freedom of religion throughout the Arab Empire.

• suppressing political and religious uprisings.

When Abū Bakr died

• a committee of tribal leaders was formed to rule the Arab Empire.

• conflicts over who should rule resulted in several assassinations

• his son took over the leadership of the Arab Empire

• Muslim leadership of the Arab Empire was challenged by Christian opponents.

In 636, the Arab army took advantage of a dust storm army to defeat

• the army of the Russian Empire.

• the Byzantine army

• a group of dissenting tribes within the Arab Empire.

• the Spanish army.

In 680, what event led Islam to split into two conflicting groups?

• the entry of new ethnic groups into the Arab Empire

• the defeat of Arab forces in Gaul

• a revolt in Iraq led by the son of Muhammad’s son-in-law

• the unsuccessful attack by Muslim forces on Constantinople