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The ____________________________refers to the traditions believed by many Muslims to have come from their prophet Muhammad
Sunnah
Islam emerged in Arabia, a land best known for the
A harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape.
B relatively small size of its peninsula.
C heavy rains that blow in from the surrounding seas.
A harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape.
Muslims are not permitted to gamble or drink alcohol by the legal code known as the
A Five Pillars of Islam
B Quran
C Sharia
C Sharia
How did the location of the Ottoman empire help it expand?
A It was separated from Europe by the Black Sea.
B It controlled the water route across the Mediterranean Sea.
C Its location protected it from invaders from southwest Asia.
D It was located at a meeting point between Asia and Europe
D It was located at a meeting point between Asia and Europe
What was the MAIN way that Indian cultural ideas and practices spread from the Chola empire to new regions?
A through the expansion of the empire to Southwest Asia
B through trade networks
C through the translation of Sanskrit texts
D through the construction of Hindu temples
B through trade networks
The ____________________________is the holy book of Islam.
Quran
Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina?
A He and his followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca.
B He did not want to interfere with existing worship at the Kaaba in Mecca.
C He was a merchant and wanted to trade with the people of Medina.
A He and his followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca.
Which of the following is a central teaching of Islam?
A There is one God and Muhammad was his only prophet.
B Muslims, Jews, and Christians all worship different gods.
C There is one God, but he can be worshiped in many forms.
A There is one God and Muhammad was his only prophet.
“[Muhammad] called Ayesha to him, and said, ‘Where is that gold which I gave [you] to keep?’ . . . [S]he placed it in his hand, and counted six dinars. He directed that it should be divided among certain indigent [needy] families; and then . . . he said, ‘Now I am at peace. Verily [truly] it would not have become me to meet my Lord, and this gold in my possession.’”
A daily prayer
B fasting during Ramadan
C charity
D the hajj
C charity
What empire—famed for its art, culture, and science—was founded in the 1500s in Persia?
A Ottoman empire
B Safavid empire
C Mughal empire
D Sasanian empire
B Safavid empire
Our system of writing numbers that we use today can trace its origin back to _____________________________________.
Arabic Numbers
A ___________________________is a person believed to be chosen by God to bring truth to people.
Prophet
Which of the following is a feature shared by Islam and Sikhism?
A. nirvana
B. caste system
C. reincarnation
D. monotheism
D. monotheism
The city of Baghdad was economically important in part because it
A controlled trade routes between Muslim Spain and Mughal India.
B traded with Africa along the famous Silk Road.
D produced all the goods it needed for itself.
C was linked to China and other lands by camel caravan routes.
The Muslim scholar known as Avicenna wrote a famous and influential book on which subject?
A algebra
B astronomy
C history
D medicine
D medicine
___________________________describes the Islamic group that supported Ali as the first Caliph and now forms the minority of the world’s Muslims.
Shia
An __________________________________is a place in the desert where water can be found.
Oasis
The term Hijra refers specifically to
A the duty of all Muslims to make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
B the return of Muhammad to Mecca as ruler.
C the revelations to Muhammad in a cave.
A the duty of all Muslims to make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Which religions first developed in South Asia? Choose the TWO correct answers.
A Islam
B Buddhism
C Christianity
D Judaism
E Hinduism
B Buddhism
E Hinduism
The Persian poet Rumi is famous for
A practicing and writing about Sufism.
B writing a history of the world and its dynasties.
C writing a travel account of his journeys to many Muslim lands.
D writing the tales in The Thousand and One Nights
A practicing and writing about Sufism.
______________________________is the devotion to a deity or god, constitution a way to salvation in Hinduism.
Bhakti
_______________________describes the Islamic group that supported Abu Bakr as the first Caliph and now forms the majority of the world’s Muslims.
Sunni
Which of the following statement BEST describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?
A Everyone in conquered lands was forced to convert to Islam.
B Few non-Arabs ever converted to Islam.
C Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Muslim empire.
C Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Muslim empire.