World History: Rise of Islam Guided Notes

Arabs tribes ruled by __________, chosen from a leading ________.

• sheikhs, family

• caliphs, tribe

• emirs, clan

• sultans, council

Arab __________ set up an extensive ____________________ between Europe, Asia, and ____ ________.

• merchants, trade network, Africa

• soldiers, road system, Australia

• farmers, irrigation system, South America

• scientists, communication network, Antarctica

Arabs recognized a supreme god named _________________ .

• Allah

• Zeus

• Vishnu

• Odin

It is believed ________________ received revelations from God.

• Muhammad

• Buddha

• Socrates

• Confucius

The revelations were ____________________ and became the holy book of Islam called the __ ________________.

• written down, Qur'an

• spoken aloud, Torah

• memorized, Bible

• sung, Vedas

_______ ________, Islam begins to emerge and become _______.

• After revelations, a religion

• Before prophets, a culture

• During wars, a philosophy

• After migration, a tradition

Islam emerged from the ______ teaching of Judaism and Christianity and together the ________________ are referred to as ________________.

• monotheistic, three religions, 'People of the Book'

• polytheistic, two religions, 'Followers of the Cross'

• animistic, four beliefs, 'Children of Abraham'

• pantheistic, five faiths, 'Nations of the Book'

Believing that the prophet __________ was the first to accept that there is only __________ ________________.

• Muhammad, one God (Allah)

• Moses, two Gods (Yahweh and Allah)

• Jesus, three Gods (Trinity)

• Abraham, many gods

The was no separation of ____________ and _________________________.

• religion, government

• church, state

• law, order

• king, parliament

Muhammed would gain the support of ______________________ and return to ________ in 630 AD.

• Mecca, Mecca

• Medina, Jerusalem

• Byzantines, Damascus

• Bedouins, Cairo