Origin and Spread of Islam

Where did Islam originate?

• Abrabian peninsula
• China
• North Africa
• India

What holy city are Muslisms expected to make a pilgrimage to in their lifetime?

• Medina

• Mecca

• Jerusalem

• Damsacus

Where did the Islamic Empire expand in the years following Muhammad's death?

• all around the world

• the entire continent of Africa

• across Asia and Africa and into Spain

• into Australia

The religious and political leader of the Islamic empire was called a(n) ...?

• caliph
• emir
• imam
• prophet

What was the most important factor in the spread of Islam from the 600s to the 1600s?

• trading across Asia, Africa, and parts of Europe

• producing Islamic art

• translating Arabic texts into Latin

• missionaries sharing the word of the Qur'an

The first caliph of Islam was

• Mansa Musa

• The Prophet Muhammad

• Abraham

• Abu-Bakr

“Muslim merchants traveled by ship and camel caravans to convert Africans and Southeast Asians to Islam” Select the THREE common trade routes during the Middle Ages

• The Middle Passage

• Indian Ocean Trade

• Trans Saharan Trade Routes

• Silk Road

• The Amber Road

What were the three primary ways Islam spread so quickly in a relatively short amount of time?

• Military Conquest

• Trade

• Exploration

• Missionaries

What is the big idea of the 'Golden Age' the Muslim Empire experienced?

• Sufism has similarities to Christianity.

• The dark ages were a time of hardship and violence.

• Muslim scholars and artists made important contributions to science, art, and literature.

• Terrorism has its roots in Islam.

The Islamic world made contributions in which of the following areas . Click all that apply.

• Astronomy

• Geography

• Math

• Medicine

• Archeology