Islam Test - Unit 5

_________are small groups of nomadic herders who move their herds from oases to oases in the desert.

• Arabs

• Bedouins

• O Muslims

• Hindus

What were Arabian economies dependent upon in the 5th and 6th centuries?

• farming

• agriculture

• trading

• none of the above

Muhammad's visions were written down in the________, which is the most sacred text in Islam.

• Bible

• Vedas

• Quran

• Torah

Muhammad founded_______, meaning "achieving peace through submission to God".

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Islam

Muslims follow the ______, which are the central beliefs of Islam.

• Eight Fold Path

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Four Noble Truths

• none of the above

Islam, like Christianity and Judaism is a ________ religion

• polytheistic

• monotheistic

• henothistic

After the death of Muhammad, what caused the divide in Islam?

• Muslims couldn't agree on who the caliph should be

• Christian Crusaders from Europe

• Mongolian Invasion

• none of the above

Muslims loyal to Ali felt as though Muhammad and his followers were specially blessed and should be the leaders of the Muslim Empire. These people were known as Shia Muslims.

• True

• False

What branch of Islam is the largest?

• Sunni

• Shia

• Sufi

Today, what countries are a majority Shia?

• Afghanistan and Yemen

• Iran and Iraq

• Iraq and Saudi Arabia

• Afghanistan and Iran