The Rise of Islam

Where was the Abbasid capital

• Damascus

• Baghdad

• Persia

• Istanbul

Muhammad's death created a crisis and split in the Islamic faith due to disagreement over ________ .

• The true meaning of the ummah

• location of the capital

• language of the Quran

• line of succession

Which of the following was the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel and written down in Arabic?

• Muslim art

• Sunni Muslims

• Shia Muslims

• Quran

The Muslim wave of conquest and expansion included all of these areas except

• Turkey

• Egypt

• China

• Spain

The leader of the Muslim people was called the (a)   .

The (a)   came to power after the Umayyads were overthrown.

The founder, or person who began Islam was:

• Ali

• Abu Bakr

• Muhammad

• Umar

Islamic leaders after Muhammad’s death were called:

• People of the Book

• Caliph

• Sunni

• Shi’a

Which of the following is true of the caliphs?

• They were generals who led Muslim armies into battle

• They were close companions of Muhammad

• They were leaders of Islam after Muhammad

• All of the above

How did the people of Dar Al Islam treat the people in the places they conquered?

• They killed those who did not follow the way of Islam.

• They allowed those people they conquered to practice their own religions.

• They enslaved those that would not follow their ways.

• They converted all to Muslim, fairly and peacefully.