Rise of Islam Quizzizz Review

When Muslims pray, they face towards:

• The east (always)

• The Kaaba in Mecca

• Jerusalem

• The nearest mosque

Which is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

• Giving alms or charity

• Fasting during Ramadan

• Being baptized

• Making a hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca

The Hijrah (hegira) marks Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to

• Damascus

• Baghdad

• Jerusalem

• Medina

The place of worship for a Muslim is a

• Synagogue

• Mosque

• Church

• Temple

The Muslim holy text is called the

• Torah

• Gospels

• Bible

• Qur’an

Why did Islam divide into different sects (groups)?

• Muslims disagreed over who would be the successor to Muhammad

• Muslims disagreed over the use of icons

• Muslims disagreed over the fasting during Ramadan

• Muslims disagreed over whether Muhammad was the messenger from Allah

The two Muslim sects are called

• Sufi and Sunni

• Buddhist and Sunni

• Sunni and Shi’a

• Hebrew and Sufi

What does it mean that Muslims, Jews and Christians are called “people of the book”?

• Each religion’s holy texts is exactly the same

• A portion of each religion’s holy text is the same

• They all read books

• All of their holy texts include the teachings of Jesus

This design  is an example of:

• Geometric patterns

• Byzantine mosaics

• A mosque

• Astrolabe

This instrument was invented by Muslims for all of the reasons EXCEPT:

• To know when the month of Ramadan would occur

• To know the direction of Mecca in order to pray

• To tell the time of day to pray every day

• To help guide Muslim traders to the many trading cities in the ancient world.