Rise of the Islamic Empire Unit Test

Islam emerged in Arabia, a land best known for the

• harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape.

• relatively small size of its peninsula.

• heavy rains that blow in from the surrounding seas.

• cold weather on its many high mountain ranges.

Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina?

• He had already established a Muslim community in Mecca.

• He and his followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca.

• He did not want to interfere with existing worship at the Kaaba in Mecca.

• He was a merchant and wanted to trade with the people of Medina.

Which of the following statement BEST describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?

• Islam spread only within the lands conquered by Arabs.

• Everyone in conquered lands was forced to convert to Islam.

• Few non-Arabs ever converted to Islam.

• Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Muslim empire.

Which of the following is a central teaching of Islam?

• Abraham, Jesus, and Muhammad were all prophets of the same God.

• Muslims, Jews, and Christians all worship different gods.

• There is one God and Muhammad was his only prophet.

• There is one God, but he can be worshiped in many forms.

The city of Baghdad was economically important in part because it

• controlled trade routes between Muslim Spain and Mughal India.

• was linked to China and other lands by camel caravan routes.

• produced all the goods it needed for itself.

• traded with Africa along the famous Silk Road.

Choose all of the features of an oases that drew people living in the deserts to them.

• Water for people and animals

• High rock walls that offered protection

• Grass for feeding livestock

• Large fish populations that offered a good food supply

• Cooler temperatures

What two lifestyles emerged in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula?

Choose TWO correct answers.

• Seafaring

• Mountaineers

• Sedentary

• Nomadic

What change in values did Muhammad witness as he traveled throughout the Arabian Peninsula?

• Traditionally, Arabs worshiped many gods but they began to worship just two gods after exposure to Egyptian traditions

• Traditionally, the wealthy would help the poor but they began to keep their wealth for themselves

• Traditionally, Bedouins sold sheep, goats, and camels for meat but stopped when their gods instructed them to

• Traditionally, merchants only traded with Arabs but they began to trade with Jews when the Jewish god instructed them to

Islam means

• To give to charity

• To make an annual pilgrimage

• To worship only one God

• To submit to God

What is the Quran?

• The Islamic act of pilgrimage

• The Islamic word for fasting

• The Arab practice of herding sheep, goats, and camels

• The Islamic holy book