Arabian Peninsula and Islam Quiz

Indicate whether the statement is true or false: The geography of the Arabian Peninsula could best be described as high plateaus and grassy plains.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false: The Quran provides Muslims with guidelines on how to live and stresses the need to treat others fairly.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false: The Sufis were missionaries, or traveling preachers, who spread the teachings of Islam.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false: Eventually the term Arab came to mean only a resident of the Arabian Peninsula, not just a speaker of Arabic.

• True

• False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false: Even though farming was important, most Muslims lived in cities.

• True

• False

Match each item with the correct statement below: group that believed Umayyad caliphs should rule.

• Bedouin

• Muslims

• Umayyads

• Shia

• Sunnis

Match each item with the correct statement below: desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis in search of water.

• Bedouin

• Muslims

• Umayyads

• Shia

• Sunnis

Match each item with the correct statement below: followers of Muhammad who believed his son-in-law should rule after Muhammad's death.

• Bedouin

• Muslims

• Umayyads

• Shia

• Sunnis

Match each item with the correct statement below: caliphs who governed the Arab Empire from Damascus.

• Bedouin

• Muslims

• Umayyads

• Shia

• Sunnis

Match each item with the correct statement below: the name given to the followers of Islam.

• Bedouin

• Muslims

• Umayyads

• Shia

• Sunnis