Origins of Islam

What is the climate of the Arabian Peninsula like?

• Cold & Dry

• Hot & Wet

• Cold & Wet

• Hot & Dry

Where does fresh water come from on the Arabian Peninsula?

• River

• Oasis

• Ocean

• Rain

What is a nomad?

• A person without a permanent home

• A person who lost their home due to war

• A person with a permanent home

• A person both with and without a permanent home

What were the nomadic tribes of Arabia known as?

• Sedentary

• Huns

• Bedouins

• Byzantines

What were the Arabs that had permanent home known as?

• Bedouins

• Sedentary

• Huns

• Byuzantines

Which best describes the religious practices of early Arabs?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Both of these!

• Neither of these!

Who is Muhammad?

• The Muslim Prophet

• The Jewish Prophet

• The Christian Prophet

• None of these!

Where was Muhammad born?

• Constantinople

• Medina

• Mecca

• Rome

Who did Muhammad claim visited him while praying in a cave?

• Jesus

• The Angel Gabriel

• God

• No one visited him!

What did Muhammad and his followers do to escape persecution?

• They fled the Arabian Peninsula

• The relocated to Egypt

• They relocated to Eastern Europe

• They relocated to Medina