Chapter 9 Lesson 1: The First Muslims

The Arabs were a Semitic-speaking people. They lived in the Arabian Peninsula, a desert land with rivers and lakes.

• True

• False

She was the first to convert to  

• Khadija

•   Mariam

• Noor

•    Zainab

    Towns developed along the routes as the Arabs became major carriers of goods between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean, where the Silk Road ended

• True

• False

The journey of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his followers to Madinah is known as the_______________.

• Madinah

• Yathrib

•   Hijrah

• The Islamic calendar

Nomadic Arab who lives in the Arabian or North African deserts.

• Khadija

• Bedouin

• Muslims

• Patriarch

   A law code drawn up by Muslims scholars after Prophet Mohammed death.  

• Shariáh

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Bedouin

•   Hijrah

Acts of worship every Muslim must perform; this includes belief, prayer, charity, fasting and pilgrimage.

• Shariáh

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Bedouin

• Hijrah

This year Prophet Mohammad died (PBUH).

• 630 CE

• 632 CE

•    631 CE

• 570 CE

Muslims saw separation between political and religious authority.  

• True

• False

The shariáh  does not applies the teachings of the Quran to daily life. It regulates all aspects of Muslim life including family life, business practice, government, and moral conduct.  

• True

• False