QUESTION 1
What does the word "Islam" mean?
followers of Muhammad
peace and submission to God
Mecca is the homeland
God is loving and just
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QUESTION 2
Professing that there is no God but Allah, and that Muhammad is his messenger, is required for which Pillar of Islam?
Shahada
Salat
Zakat
Sawm
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QUESTION 3
Under the leadership of Abu Bakr, the Islamic-ruled region stretched from
Spain to Mongolia.
Persia to west of Egypt
Rome to east of Egypt.
Spain to Rome.
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QUESTION 4
What does the term "caliph" mean?
leader
Muslim
successor
patron
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QUESTION 5
The Arabian Peninsula is located between Africa, Europe, and Asia, making it a converging point for merchants trading their goods.
True
False
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QUESTION 6
Who was Ali in relation to Muhammad?
the cousin of Muhammad's wife Khadijah
Muhammad's third son
Muhammad's cousin and the husband of Muhammad's daughter Fatima
the father of Muhammad's favorite wife, Aisha
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QUESTION 7
During the Umayyad dynasty, many Muslims took issue with the Umayyads' focus on secular concerns, wanting a more religious-based leadership.
True
False
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QUESTION 8
Slaves were traded, like other goods, throughout the region under Muslim society.
True
False
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QUESTION 9
The Abbasid government was similar to ________ rule.
Babylonian
Byzantine
Persian
Roman
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QUESTION 10
Who was the young Muslim scholar who figured out that isolating sick patients, in other words, quarantining them, could help prevent the spread of disease?
Ptolemy
Avicenna
Ibn Khaldun
Al'Khwarizmi
