Geography
True or False
The geography of the Arabian Peninsula could best be described as high plateaus and grassy plains.
False
True or False
The Quran provides Muslims with guidelines on how to live and stresses the need to treat others fairly.
True
What was the name given to a follower of Islam?
Muslims
True or False
Eventually, the term Arab came to mean only a resident of the Arabian Peninsula, not just a speaker of Arabic.
False
True or False
The Sufis were missionaries, or traveling preachers, who spread the teachings of Islam.
True
What was the name of the desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis in search of water?
Bedouin
Muslim tradition says that Muhammad began preaching
after hearing a voice.
What were the caliphs who governed from Damascus called?
Umayyads
True or False
Even though farming was important, most Muslims lived in cities.
False
Islam teaches that Christians and Jews...
are people who follow sacred writings, People of the Book
How did the harsh desert climate affect the early Arabs who lived there?
They formed tribes to help them survive
Who believed Muhammads' son-in-law should rule after his death?
Shia
Why was there a split in the Muslim world after Muhammad’s death?
Sunnis believed that the Umayyad caliphs should rule the Muslim world, while the Shias believed that the descendants of Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law should rule.
Merchants were well respected in Muslim culture because they
created wealth and were skilled in business.
In Muslim Spain, the Jewish community in Cordoba..
lived in peace and prospered.
Arabic numbers that were passed on to Europeans by Persian and Arab scholars were actually borrowed from which culture?
Hindu
What group believed that the Umayyad caliphs should rule?
Sunni
Who was the first Caliph after Muhammed's death and what did he accomplish?
Abu Bakr (632-634 C.E.)
established peace after Muhammad’s death & spread Islam across Arabia
Who was the last of the first four Caliphs after Muhammed's death and what did he accomplish?
Ali (656-661 C.E.)
instituted better reform taxing & gov. systems
Why was the Kaaba important to early Muslims?
Stone brought down from heaven to Abraham and Ishmael
Who was the 3rd Caliph after Muhammed's death and what did he accomplish?
Uthman (644-656 C.E.)
organized an Islamic navy & created an improved transportation system
Who was the 2nd Caliph after Muhammed's death and what did he accomplish?
Umar (634-644 C.E.)
improved a fairer tax system & spread Islam to Syria, Egypt, & Persia
Discuss how the Muslims’ attitude toward and treatment of conquered people helped them spread Islam.
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