Islam in the Middle East

Who is Muhammed?

• Founder of Theology

• Founder of the new world

• Founder of Europe

• Founder of Islam

Which religions all began in the Middle East and consider Israel a holy place?

• Judaism, Christianity, Islam
• Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism
• Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism
• Judaism, Islam, and Sikhism

In what year was the new state of Israel created?

• 1984

• 1939

• 1991

• 1948

Why is the city of Mecca so important?

• It was the first city-state in Mesopotamia

• It is the holiest city in Islam & a destination for the Hajj

• It is the largest city in the world

• It's where the Six-Days War took place

Today, a major cause of conflict in Southwest Asia is fighting between which two groups over land?

• Bedouins and Armenians

• Persians and Iranians

• Jews and Palestinians

• Arabs and Egyptians

What are the 2 main sects of Islam?

• Sunni and Shia
• Sunni and Shabbat
• Imam and Sufi
• Shia and Shabbat

Why do women have fewer political and social rights than men in the Middle East?

• religious and cultural beliefs are part of the law in some nations
• It is the women's preference 
• Women need to be protected and taken care of by men
• the teachings of the Koran dictate all Middle Eastern nation's laws

What is the Arabic word for God?

• Yahweh
• Allah
• Jesus
• Quran

What is a place of worship called in Islam?

• church

• mosque

• temple

• ziggurat

The Muslim holy book is called the -

• Qur'an
• Torah
• Bible
• Shia