7th grade Chapt 3

True or False: The geography of the Arabian Peninsula could best be described as high plateaus and grassy plains.

• True

• False

True or False: The Quran provides Muslims with guidelines on how to live and stresses the need to treat others fairly.

• True

• False

True or False: The Sufis were missionaries, or traveling preachers, who spread the teachings of Islam.

• True

• False

True or False: Eventually the term Arab came to mean only a resident of the Arabian Peninsula, not just a speaker of Arabic.

• True

• False

True or False: Even though farming was important, most Muslims lived in cities.

• True

• False

Match the following

• caliphs who governed the Arab Empire from Damascus

• Bedouin

• group that believed Umayyad caliphs should rule

• Sunnis

• desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis in search of water

• Muslims

• The name given to the followers of Islam

• Umayyads

• followers of Muhammad who believed his son-in-law should rule after Muhammad's death

• Shia

Where did Muhammad and his followers journey during the Hijrah?

• from Baghdad to Alexandria

• from Damascus to Jerusalem

• from Jerusalem to Baghdad

• from Makkah to Yathrib

How did the harsh desert climate affect the early Arabs who lived there?

• they moved closer to Asia Minor

• They became merchants and traders

• They formed tribes to help them survive

• They lived in caves

Muslim tradition says that Muhammad began preaching

• after hearing a voice

• when he saw the Kaaba

• when his father appointed him leader of the faith

• after he was chosen by the caliphs

Islam teaches that Christians and Jews

• believe in false Gods

• need to be conquered

• are people who follow sacred writings

• are also Muslims