Mecca or Arabian Desert
“Life was harsh and dangerous in the arid Arabian climate, and without a regular supply of water, families could not survive and settle in one place.”
Arabian Desert or Mecca
Arabian Desert
Give me a saddle for my camel.
declarative
interrogative
imperative
exclamatory
imperative
Which of the following words is a synonym for unusual?
a. special
b. ordinary
c. broken
d. similar
a. special
What city served as the capital of the Islamic empire during the Classical Age?
a. Damascus
b. Baghdad
c. Jerusalem
d. Constantinople
b. Baghdad
Which of the following was a characteristic of Islamic architecture?
a. flat roofs
b. detailed portraits of Muhammad
c. pointed arches
d. large tapestries
c. pointed arches
“Finding enough water...to survive was a constant struggle, and there were barely enough crops and cattle to feed everyone.”
Arabian Desert or Mecca
Arabian Desert
What time does the caravan arrive?
declarative
interrogative
imperative
exclamatory
interrogative
Which of the following words in an antonym for unusual?
a. special
b. ordinary
c. broken
d. similar
b. ordinary
Of what city did Muhammad become arbiter in 622?
a. Damascus
b. Yathrib
c. Córdoba
d. Baghdad
b. Yathrib
What were the caliphs' specially trained soldiers called?
a. the cavalry
b. the Mamluks
c. the crusaders
d. the champions
b. the Mamluks
“People bustl[ed] through the streets, [and] merchants shout[ed] about their wares.”
Arabian Desert or Mecca
Mecca
I ate a banana yesterday.
declarative
interrogative
imperative
exclamatory
declarative
Which word will complete the sentence? I took all the (violent / nonviolent / essential / nonessential) things out of my pocketbook so that it would be lighter.
nonessential
Which of the following did not occur during the first eight years of Muhammad’s life?
a. Muhammad was sent to live among the Bedouins. b. Muhammad become his uncle’s closest advisor.
c. Muhammad’s grandfather died.
d. Muhammad was separated from his foster family
b. Muhammad become his uncle’s closest advisor.
Which of the following was one of the causes of the Crusades?
a. Muslim Turks did not allow Christian pilgrims to visit Jerusalem.
b. The Islamic world was wealthier than Europe.
c. The Muslim armies were exhausted.
d. Jews, Christians, and Muslims co-existed in great cities.
a. Muslim Turks did not allow Christian pilgrims to visit Jerusalem.
“Rich and poor liv[ed] side by side.”
Arabian Desert or Mecca
It’s freezing in here!
declarative
interrogative
imperative
exclamatory
exclamatory
What does the root word graph mean?
a. something spoken
b. something written or drawn
c. something eaten
d. something that repeats
b. something written or drawn
What title did Muhammad’s successors take?
a. prophet
b. sultan
c. general
d. caliph
d. caliph
The Dome of the Rock is located in _______________.
a. Spain
b. Mecca
c. Medina
d. Jerusalem
d. Jerusalem
"At night…the sky is very clear, and the temperature plummets."
Arabian Desert or Mecca
Arabian Desert
Chelyse and Jaidi are awesome.
declarative
interrogative
imperative
exclamatory
declarative
What does the word matriarch mean?
a. the male leader of a church
b. the female leader of a church
c. the male leader of a family
d. the female leader of a family
d. the female leader of a family
Whom did the Muslims fight at the Battle of Yarmouk?
a. the crusaders
b. the Byzantines
c. the Sunnis
d. the Persians
b. the Byzantines
After the civil war, _______________ ruled the Islamic empire for almost one hundred years.
a. the Umayyads
b. Uthman
c. the Byzantines
d. the crusaders
a. the Umayyads