The Rise of Islam

What allowed Islam to spread?

• It was popular among the poor and spread on large trade networks

• it was popular among the rich and Muhammad lived a very long time

• it was popular among the poor and Muslims forced conquered people to convert

• it was popular among the rich and people could keep worshipping their own gods.

This brought new ideas, goods, and wealth to Arabia.

• trade

• medical knowledge

• camels

• Islam

Under the ruler Abu Bakr, the Muslim state...

• grew as he conquered lands outside of Arabia

• was quickly conquered by neighboring kingdoms

• became a large kingdom where Islam was the only religion

• forced Muhammad to leave Arabia

What word means acceptance? Muslims practiced this when it came to accepting others religions.

• tolerance

• hajj

• prejudice

• discrimination

A series of short poems by Omar Khayyam

• The Rubaiyat

• Aladdin

• 1001 Nights

• The Qur'an

Which letter identifies where Arabia is?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Fasting during Ramadan - Muslim people must not eat food and drink during the month of Ramadan during daylight hours.

• Sawm

• Qur'an

• Zakat

• Hajj

a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which Muslims are called to prayer.

• minaret

• hajj

• sawn

• obelisk

What TWO key things happened in 622 CE?

• Muhammad flees to Medina

• Islam begins marking the start of the Islamic calendar.

• Muhammad dies

• Muhammad's daughter Fatima is born

Found in Egyptian art but not Muslim art

• animals and humans

• color

• geometric shapes

• the color green