Unit 5- The Islamic World

What is the holy book of Islam?

• Bible
• Tanakh
• Qur'an
• Hajj

What is the Arabic word for God?

• Allah
• Hijra
• Yahweh
• Umayyad

Who was the founder of Islam?

• Abu-Bakr
• Ali
• Muhammad
• Uthman

The holiest site in Islam is called what?

• House of Wisdom
• Dome of the Rock
• Kaaba
• Western Wall

Muhammad first found a huge following for his new faith in what city?

• Mecca
• Jerusalem
• Baghdad
• Medina

The great library and academy in Baghdad in which ancient works were preserved is called what?

• The Ka'aba
• Library of Nineveh
• Colossus at Rhondes
• House of Wisdom

Yathrib was renamed Medina in Muhammad's honor. Medina translates to which of the following?

• City of Light
• City of Muhammad
• City of the Prophet
• City of God

The Umayyad dynasty were unpopular for which of the following reasons?

• They moved the capitol from Mecca to Damascus
• They moved the capitol from Mecca to Baghdad
• They moved the capitol from Damascus to Baghdad
• They moved the capitol from Damascus to Mecca

Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all recognize which prophet?

• Abraham
• Jesus
• Muhammad
• Paul

The leader of the Muslim Empire held what title?

• Caliph
• Grand Vizier
• Sultan
• Imam