What term refers to a struggle on behalf of Islam?
jihad
What was Abu Bakr's relationship to the prophet Muhammad?
father-in-law and friend
What term refers to a struggle on behalf of Islam?
jihad
What body of water lies west of Medina and Mecca?
Red Sea
What scientific advancement is linked to the Muslim scholar Al-Kwarizmi?
He invented algebra as a new branch of mathematics.
What is the sacred text of Islam?
Qur'an
Which group supported Abu Bakr and believed that Muslim leadership should go to whoever was most capable?
Sunnis
What is a person called who submits to the will of Allah?
Muslim
What body of water lies between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran?
Persian Gulf
Which empire arose in Persia in the third century CE?
The Sasanian
Which event marked the beginning of the Islamic era?
Hijrah
Who succeeded Muhammad upon his death as the spiritual and political leader of the Islamic world?
Abu Bakr
What is the literal meaning of the word Islam in Arabic?
submission
What body of water lies on Iran's northern border?
Caspian Sea
Which statements about the empire that ruled Persia in the year 300 CE are correct?
Select the two correct answers.
Which description of the term caliph is correct?
a Muslim ruler in the Islamic Empire
What group believed the Islamic leadership should stay in Muhammad’s family?
Shi'ites
What were Muslim scholars famous for?
medical knowledge and mathematical systems that are still in use
What is the Rub' al Khali?
a desert in the southern Arabian Peninsula
Which statements about the Islamic religion are accurate?
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Islam was founded on the teachings of Abu Bakr.
Islam is a monotheistic religion.
Muhammad taught that Islam has roots in Judaism and Christianity.
What is the name for the special religious duties a Muslim must observe?
Five Pillars
Which examples demonstrate the cultural interaction type known as "coexistence"?
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What research library, staffed by Muslim scholars, became a great center of learning in medieval times?
the House of Wisdom
Which direction is the Mediterranean Sea in relation to the Arabian Peninsula?
northwest
Which statements accurately describe southwest Asia?
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