Expansion of the Muslim World

Which group formed the Muslim army after converting to Islam?

• Sedentary Arabs

• The Bedouins

• All Muslims

• None of these

Which powerful empire did the Arab Muslims conquer?

• The Roman Empire

• The Byzantine Empire

• The Sasanian Empire

• They didn't conquer any of these empires

Which of the following places did the Arab Muslim empire NOT conquer?

• Italy

• Egypt

• Syria

• Persia

Which two groups played the largest part in the spread of Islam throughout the Muslim empire?

• Warriors & Soldiers

• Merchants & Soldiers

• Merchants & Missionaries

• All of these

The Arab Muslims forced Christians and Jews to convert to Islam.

• True

• False

How did the Arab Muslims treat people who followed non-Abrahamic faiths?

• They burned their places of worship

• They destroyed their sacred texts

• They treated them harshly

• All of these

Who was at the top of Arab Muslim society?

• Slaves

• Christians

• Non-Arab Muslims

• Arab Muslims

What was the primary role of men in Arab Muslim society?

• Conduct business in public

• Provide for the family

• Work hard

• Be a good person

What did Islam do for women's rights?

• It lessened their rights

• It took away their rights

• It gave them more rights

• None of these

Who did the Muslims see as "People of the Book"?

• Buddhists & Hindi

• Christians & Jews

• Those who worshipped the old gold

• All of these