Unit 2 Test Prep

What are the 3 main ways religions spread?

• Trade
• Food
• Music
• Conversion
• Conquest

What makes Jersualem important to Jews, Christians, and Muslims?

• where each religion strated
• has holy sites of all 3 religions
• where their God was born
• It only is important to Jews

What is the most common characteristic shared by Sunni and Shia Muslims?

• Follow the 5 Pillars
• Believe the same things about who should lead after Muhammad
• they read the Bible
• They celebrate Yom Kippur

Why did Sunnia and Shias split?

• Disagreed on The 5 Pillars
• Disagreed on the Quran
• Argued who should succeed Muhammad as the leader of Islam
• Fought over Mecca

The Arabian Peninsula is mostly what?

• Mountains
• Valleys
• Rivers
• Desert

Who found Islam?

• Muhammad
• Jesus
• Moses
• Buddha

Islam started in this modern country?

• Israel
• Iraq
• Saudi Arabia
• Iran

Why did Sumerians build Zigguarts?

• To show their engineering skills
• To honor their gods and goddesses
• To honor Jesus
• To honor Allah

What was the first alphabet writing system developed by Sumerians?

• heiroglyphics
• old english
• arabic
• cuneiform

What made ancient civilizations like Mesopotamia and Egypt so successful?

• food production
• religious beliefs
• conquest
• democracy government