Lost Islamic History: Chapter 4

Majority people in Iraq were in favor of the caliphate being inherited by ___________ rather than Mu'awiya RA. However, Mu'awiya RA had no desire to plunge the Muslim world into further warfare, so he negotiated a deal with __________ to give up any claims to leadership and live a life of worship and scholarship in Makkah. 

• Husayn RA

• Hasan RA

• Zubayr RA

Mu'awiya RA sent armies to continue war against the ____________ by land and sea. The Muslim armies were able to lay siege of the Byzantine capital of Constantinople. A notable companion __________ became a shaheed as a result of this siege. 

• Byzantine Empire; Sa'd bin Abi Waqas RA

• Umayyads; Abu Ayub Ansari ra

• Byzantine Empire; Abu Ayub Ansari RA

Which major factor led to the Berber support for the Arab Muslim armies? 

• Conversion to Islam

• Conversion to Christianity

• Increase in wealth and properties

Which Sahaabi was ordered to conquer Byzantine Africa? How many horsemen did his army consist of?

• Sa'd bin Abi Waqas RA; 1,000 horsemen

• Uqba bin Nafi; 500 horsemen

• Uqba bin Nafi; 10,000 horsemen

Which city did Uqba bin Nafi RA establish? 

• Kufa

• Qayrawan

• Mesopotamia

Tariq bin Ziyad led raiding armies throughout the south of _______ which proved to be successful.

• Mesopotamia

• Spain

• Turkey

In the Battle of Guadalete, Tariq's army consisted of _________ from Muslim North Africa.

• 5,000 soldiers

• 10,000 soldiers

• 1,000 soldiers

In the Battle of Guadalete, Tariq's army crushed the forces of ___________, who suffered from disloyalty in his army.

• Karbala

• Ziyad

• Roderic

Roderic escaped from the Battle of Guadalete due to his weakness and his army being crushed by the Muslim forces.

• True

• False

Match the following: Tariq was the ​​ (a)   of ​ (b)   and Musa was the ​ (c)   .

• conqueror
• Spain
• consolidator