30 questions
-Faith
-Prayer
-Charity
-Fasting
-Pilgrimage
What is being described?
Eightfold Path
Five Pillars of Islam
Four Nobel Truths
Ten Commandments
The followers of Islam are divided into two groups, Shia and Sunni. What makes them different?
They are located in different areas of Saudi Arabia
They disagreed on who should lead Islam after Muhammad died
The Shia follow the 5 Pillars of Islam, while the Sunni do not
The Sunni honor the holy month of Ramadan, while the Shia do not
In what area did Muslim scholars make advancements?
algebra
aqueducts
alphabets
anatomy
Why do geographers refer to the Arabian Peninsula as a "crossroads" location?
It is a vast desert that is occupied by few people
It is an intersection of trade routes between three continents
It is located between two major rivers
It straddles the Bosporus Strait
What are the denominations of Islam? Check all that apply.
Sunni
Hindu
Shiite
Orthodox
What is another word to describe the hajj?
The pilgrimage (journey) to Mecca
The pilgrimage to Mesopotamia
Buddhist beliefs
T
Jerusalem
Cordoba
Mecca
Medina
F
Tours
Cordoba
Mecca
Medina
Which best completes the title of this map?
The Plague
Islam
Judaism
The Crusades
Which religion encourages followers to take a pilgrimage to this site?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Which civilization created this architectural structure?
Egyptian
Roman
Islamic
Greek
Which best fits in the shaded area of the table?
Code of law
Slavery
Politics
Universities
What best completes the graphic organizer?
Tours
Jerusalem
Baghdad
Damascus
How did the area labeled on the map impact the spread of Islam?
It is the location of the Islamic capital during the Abbasid dynasty
It is the location of a major Islamic victory in Western Europe
The location marks the end of Islamic advancement into Western Europe
The location marks the location of a major Islamic city in Western Europe
Islam especially spread along these, but the spread of religion was facilitated by the weakened Persian and Byzantine Empires.
War routes
Trade routes
Migration routes
The language used by Arabs and in which the Quran is written:
Arabic
Hebrew
English
Germanic