Expansion of the Muslim World

After Muhammad’s death, the title given to Islam’s highest leaders was

• Sucessor

• Caliph

• Sultan

• Emperor

The people in the picture are part of a group that stresses controlling one's desires, giving up worldly attachments, and seeking nearness to God. Who are they?

• Shiites
• Sufis
• Sunnis
• Sheherazades

  After the death of Muhammad, what led to the split between the Sunni and Shias?

• They could not agree on who should become leader.
• They could not agree if they were allowed to eat pork.
• They could not agree on how many times they should pray each day.
• They could not agree on how to make Greek fire.

What family first came to power over the Islamic Empire after the first four caliphs?

• Abbasids
• Fatimids
• Seljuk Turks
• Umayyads

Which group was responsible for the end of the Umayyad Empire?

• Abbasids
• Byzantines
• Fatimids
• Seljuk Turks

What is a dynasty?

• A type of government system
• A sequence of rulers from the same family
• A political party in power
• A group of people with the same last name

How did Muslims treat the people they conquered?

• They forced them to serve as soldiers.
• They enslaved them for building projects.
• They allowed them religious freedom.
• They forced them to convert to Islam.

Islam spread quickly to Asia, North Africa, and ports along the Mediterranean Sea through

• trade and military conquest
• the sharing of Muhammad's teachings by his apostles
• Christians being forced to convert
• missionaries sent by the Byzantine emperor

What is one factor that helped spread with Islam?

• people were forced to convert

• A common language--Arabic

• political unity
• slavery

What helped Islam spread outside of Arabia? Mark ALL that apply.

• Trade

• Conquest

• Missionaries

• The message of Islam