Islamic Empires Review

Who is considered to be the founder of Islam and the most important?

• Jesus

• Allah

• Muhammad

• Hajj

The Quran is considered to be:

• The book that provides guidelines for how to live your life based on Muhammad's teachings.

• A way of praying

• The mountain that Muhammad went up to meditate.

• The article on how to honor your family.

What are the guidelines for the Pillar of Prayer?

• Pray 3 times a day in any direction

• Pray in the morning toward the sun

• Pray 5 times a day toward Mecca

• You pray when you want or need to.

During the great celebration of Ramadan, people fast from sunrise to sunset. Which Pillar of the religion would this be categorized in?

• Prayer

• Suffering

• Pilgrimage

• Fasting

A Hajj to Mecca is a very important part of the religion. This is known as _____.

• Pilgrimage

• Part of Fasting

• Part of serving the less fortunate

• Part of the Bible

• A religious journey

Why did Muhammad feel the need to travel to the mountain and meditate?

• He was troubled about being an orphan

• He was happy about being an orphan and he wanted to pray about it

• He was troubled by the gap between the greedy rich and the humble poor

• He felt a strong desire to hike

Muhammad declared the _____​ as a sacred shrine.

• Ka'ba

• Mountain he climbed

• Hajj

• Quran

• Mecca

Islam means to ________.

• Submit to the will of Allah

• Live in a specific area in the middle east

• Live by the Bible and Muhammad

• Listen to the less fortunate

Jihad is defined as a struggle in the way of God. If you were struggling with good versus evil within your own life, it would be known as ______.

• Jihad with oneself

• Jihad with wealth

• Jihad through righteousness

• Jihad with knowledge

When the Islamic Navy was defeated by the Byzantines it caused a split. The empire split into these two groups:

• Mesopotamia and Egypt

• China and India

• Zhou and Qin

• Shiite and Sunni