Mecca

How did Muhammad react to rich merchants ignoring the poor & keep their wealth for themselves?

• He became concerned but did nothing about them

• He went on a pilgrimage to the shrine in Mecca

• He prayed and meditated in the hills outside Mecca

• He left Mecca and traveled to Jerusalem

Which of the following happened first?

• Muhammad began to tell people about the messages from God

• Muhammad taught that there was only one God

• Muhammad received messages from God through an angel

• Muhammad meditated in a cave outside Mecca

Which of the following best summarizes how Muhammad's teachings affected the people of Arabia?

• The teachings made people want to become merchants

• The teachings had very little effect on people

• The teachings made people turn to Christianity

• The teachings challenged and upset many people

Many merchants in Mecca rejected the teachings of Muhammad because they

• believed that it was important to help the poor

• did not believe an angel had visited Muhammad

• knew he had managed a caravan business

• wanted to keep their money for themselves

The destruction of the statues in Mecca was important because it showed that the people had

• completed their pilgrimages

• become Muslims

• rejected Muhammad's teachings

• accepted Christianity

Muhammad's daughter was named

• Fatimah

• Medina

• Ali

• Khadijah

What was the most important difference between Muhammad's teachings & beliefs of other Arabs?

• Muhammad taught that people should be kind to the poor

• Muhammad taught that there was only one God

• Muhammad taught that there were many gods and goddesses

• Muhammad taught that people should make pilgrimages to Kaaba

Is revered in Islam as the birthplace of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad

• Mecca

• Medina

• Muslim

• Mosque

Which city is considered the holiest city in Islam and is the destination of the Hajj pilgrimage?

• Mecca

• Medina

• Jerusalem

• Baghdad

What is the name of the sacred mosque located in Mecca that surrounds the Kaaba?

• Al-Masjid an-Nabawi

• Al-Aqsa Mosque

• Al-Masjid al-Haram

• Sultan Ahmed Mosque