True or False.
1. Raiding one’s enemies was known in the Quran as the “struggle in the way of
God” or jihad.
2.The courage of the Arab soldiers was enhanced by the fact that they had superior
weapons to most of their enemies.
3. Mu’awiyah moved the capital of the Arab Empire from Madinah to Damascus,
Syria.
4. Arab expansion in Europe came to a halt because of geographical barriers that stood in the way of advancing Arab armies.
5. The Shiite Muslims accept only the descendants of Ali as the true rulers of Islam, while the Sunni Muslims claim the descendants of the Umayyads were the true caliphs.
6. In 1187, Saladin’s army invaded the kingdom of Jerusalem and destroyed the
Christian forces there.
7. As a result of the Mongol destruction of Baghdad, the center of Islamic civilization became Cairo, in Egypt.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False; Arab expansion in Europe came to a halt because of military reasons that stood in the way of advancing Arab armies.
5. False; The Shia Muslims accept only the descendants of Ali as the true rulers of Islam, while the Sunni Muslims claim the descendants of the Umayyads were the true caliphs.
6. True
7. True
5. Aren't the Shia and Shiite Muslims the same?
I agree with your other answers.
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1. Raiding one’s enemies was known in the Quran as the “struggle in the way of God” or jihad. - This statement is true. Jihad, as mentioned in the Quran, can refer to a struggle or effort in various forms, including self-improvement, defending the faith, or fighting against oppression.
2. The courage of the Arab soldiers was enhanced by the fact that they had superior weapons to most of their enemies. - This statement is true. During the early Arab conquests, Arab soldiers had access to advanced weaponry, including a wide variety of swords, spears, bows, and arrows, which gave them an advantage over their enemies.
3. Mu’awiyah moved the capital of the Arab Empire from Madinah to Damascus, Syria. - This statement is true. Mu'awiyah, the fifth caliph of the Umayyad dynasty, established Damascus as the capital of the Arab Empire in the late 7th century CE.
4. Arab expansion in Europe came to a halt because of geographical barriers that stood in the way of advancing Arab armies. - This statement is false. While geography played a role in limiting Arab expansion, the primary reasons for the halt of Arab conquest in Europe were military factors, such as strong resistance from Byzantine and Frankish forces and internal conflicts within the Arab empire.
5. The Shiite Muslims accept only the descendants of Ali as the true rulers of Islam, while the Sunni Muslims claim the descendants of the Umayyads were the true caliphs. - This statement is false. Shiite Muslims do indeed believe that the true rulers of Islam are the descendants of Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. Sunni Muslims, on the other hand, believe that the four Rightly Guided Caliphs and the Umayyads were the legitimate caliphs.
6. In 1187, Saladin’s army invaded the kingdom of Jerusalem and destroyed the Christian forces there. - This statement is true. In 1187, Saladin, the Muslim leader and Sultan of Egypt and Syria, successfully captured Jerusalem from the Christian Crusader forces, leading to the dissolution of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
7. As a result of the Mongol destruction of Baghdad, the center of Islamic civilization became Cairo, in Egypt. - This statement is true. The sack of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258 resulted in the destruction of the city and the Abbasid Caliphate. After this event, Cairo, Egypt, became one of the new centers of Islamic civilization and power.