Islam Review

Islam began in Arabia, a land known for...

• dry desert landscape
• small size
• heavy rains
• cold weather

Why did Muhammad migrate from Mecca to Medina?

• He wanted to trade with cities
• Mecca opposed him and his followers
• He was popular in Medina

What is the central teaching of Islam?

• There is one God and Muhammad was the prophet
• Muslims, Jews, and Christians worship many gods
• Christians and Jews worshiped Abraham
• Abraham, Jesus, and Muhammad were different prophets of the same God

What is the name of God in Arabic?

• Atlas
• Allah
• Muhammad
• Abraham

What TWO religions were in Southwest Asia before Islam?

• Buddhism/Christianity
• Hinduism/Buddhism
• Judaism/Hinduism
• None of the above

Muslims mathematicians spread the concept of ______ around the world.

• Zero
• Arches
• Domes
• Observatories

The Muslim scholar Ibn Sina wrote a book on what subject?

• Folk tales
• Astronomy
• Medicine
• Trade

Read the quote about the life of Muhammad. “[Muhammad] called Ayesha to him, and said, ‘Where is that gold which I gave [you] to keep?’ . . . [S]he placed it in his hand, and counted six dinars. He directed that it should be divided among certain indigent [needy] families; and then . . . he said, ‘Now I am at peace. Verily [truly] it would not have become me to meet my Lord, and this gold in my possession.’” Which pillar of Islam is this related to?

• fasting during Ramadan
• daily prayer
• the Hajj
• charity

What helped the expansion Islam, trade or conquering other lands? Why?

Shahada deals with

• charity

• declaring faith

• visiting Mecca

• fasting during Ramadan