Expansion of Islam

After the death of Muhammad, what led to the split between the Sunni and Shia?

• They could not agree on who should become leader.

• They could not agree if they were allowed to eat pork.

• They could not agree on how many times they should pray each day.

• They could not agree on how to make Greek fire.

What spread with Islam?

• Muhammad

• Arabic language

• slavery

• political unity

What is a "caliph"?

• A military leader in the Byzantine Empire.

•  A type of Islamic scholar. 

• A spiritual and political leader in Islam. 

• A title for a Christian missionary.  

In 7th-century Arabia, the prophet of Islam, Muhammad, claimed to have received the will of Allah through the angel Gabriel. Muhammad’s revelations (wahyu), eventually collected into an Arabic-language book called the Qur'an (Koran), provided the framework of Islamic governments. To spread the word of Allah, Muhammad instructed his followers to engage in military conquest. Muhammad and his Umayyad and Abbasid successors who occupied the caliphate, the office of supreme leader of the Muslims, spread Islam from India to Spain. The caliphate presided over the Islamic states, whose culture combined Byzantine, Persian, Babylonian, and Indian elements. A key link between them was the Arabic language, which all shared through the Qur’an. Muslim traders exposed Indians to Islam during the 8th century, a period of anarchy on the Indian subcontinent. During the 11th and 12th centuries Muslim Turks and Afghans repeatedly raided India, destroying Hindu and Buddhist centers, until the founding of the Delhi sultanate in the early 13th century. By the time the Mongols captured Baghdād from the Abbasids in 1258, Islam had already taken root in India. Although slowed by Mongol invasions, the sultanate continued Muslim expansion in India.

• The spread of Islam in Asia.

• The struggle of Muhammad.

• How Muslim traders brought Islam to Asia.

• The spread of Islam in Spain and India.

• The history of Muhammad.

Which of the following best describes the term 'caliphate'?

• A) A religious leader in Islam

• B) A political and religious state under a Muslim leader

• C) A type of Islamic prayer

• D) A chapter in the Qur'an

What is the primary language of the Qur'an?

• A) Persian

• B) Arabic

• C) Turkish

• D) Urdu

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'the will of Allah'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

Identify the correct sentence structure: 'Muhammad instructed his followers to engage in military conquest.'

• A) Subject-Verb-Object

• B) Subject-Object-Verb

• C) Verb-Subject-Object

• D) Object-Subject-Verb

What does the term 'Umayyad' refer to in the context of Islamic history?

• A) A type of Islamic art

• B) A dynasty that ruled the Islamic world

• C) A religious text

• D) A city in Arabia

Which of the following is a synonym for 'revelation' as used in the context of Muhammad's revelations?

• A) Concealment

• B) Disclosure

• C) Obfuscation

• D) Suppression