Unit 2/3 Study Guide

This area would see all of these geographic features EXCEPT

• desert

• mountains

• rivers

• tundra

Give charity to the needy.

• Make a pilgrimage.

• Fasting during the holy month.

• Pray five times each day.

These are four of the most important requirements of what religion?

• Islam

• Shinto

• Hinduism

• Christianity

“O ye believers! Devour not each other’s property among yourselves unlawfully save that be trading by mutual consent.
Woe to the cheaters! who, when they take measure of their dues from men take it fully: and when they measure out to others or weigh out for them, they give less than is due.
And give full measure when you measure out and weigh with true balance. This is fair and better in the end.”
- from The Holy Qur'an

This passage from the Qur'an is important to help describe the spread of Islam because

• • profit was important to Muhammad.

• • Islam was spread by many merchants.

• • people were paid to convert to Islam.

• warfare was vital to the appeal of Islam

By the 8th century, Islam had spread to all of the following areas, EXCEPT—

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• North Africa

• Persia (Iran)

• Spain

• Constantinople

• the first Algebra book

• development of the Scientific Method

• first to describe coronary circulation

• first dissection of cadavers

All of these are describing advances made by

• Chinese scholars

• the ancient greeks

• Cambridge university

• Islamic Civilizations

The cities of Mecca and Medina were vital to the foundation of what religion

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

The numerals shown here were invented around 500 A.D. in India and were then adapted by Abbasid Caliphate. They are

• Indian Numerals

• Arabic Numerals

• Egyptian Numbers

• Babylonia Numbers

Which number on the map is closest to the region known as "Southwest Asia"?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Al-Khwarizmi, a ninth century mathematician from Baghdad, wrote a book using Hindu numerals to perform complex mathematical equations that included the use of multiplication, negative numbers and quadratic equations.

Using the prompt, what cultural contribution came from Southwest Asia and spread to other regions?

• algebra

• astronomy

• chemistry

• geometry

Five Pillars of I​slam

1)  Profession of Faith

2)  Prayer
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5)

A student was taking notes during his teacher's lecture on Islam.  He was called out of class and missed three of the pillars of the faith, or the core practices.  Which of the following would accurately complete the notes? (Choose 3)

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• Baptism

• Alsmgiving

• Pilgramage

• Fasting

• Karma