Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina?
A. He had already established a Muslim community in Mecca.
B. He and his followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca.
C. He did not want to interfere with existing worship at the Kaaba in Mecca.
D. He was a merchant and wanted to trade with the people of Medina.
B. He and his followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca.
Question 3 of 18
Read each description of sources of Islamic thought, and then drag each description into the correct box.
Islamic code of law
words and actions of Muhammad
main source of Islamic teaching
Quran
Sunnah
Sharia
Quran - Main source of Islamic teaching
Sunnah - Words and actions of Muhammad
Sharia - Islamic code of law
“[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.’”
—The Life of Mahomet [Muhammad] and History of Islam
Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is related to this quotation?
A.
daily prayer
B.
fasting during Ramadan
C.
charity
D.
the hajj
C. Charity
Drag and drop the descriptions to the appropriate location. Descriptions may be used more than once.
This group believes only descendants of Muhammad should be caliph.
The majority of Muslims are this group.
This group views the Quran as the holy book of Islam.
Sunnis
Shias
This group believes only descendants of Muhammad should be caliph - Shias
The majority of Muslims are this group - Sunnis
This group views the Quran as the holy book of Islam - Sunnis
Which of the following statements best describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?
A.
Islam spread only within the lands conquered by Arabs.
B.
Everyone in conquered lands was forced to convert to Islam.
C.
Few non-Arabs ever converted to Islam.
D.
Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Muslim empire.
D. Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Muslim empire.
Question 7 of 18
Look at the table of dynasties.
Dynasty Achievement
Sasanian maintained Mesopotamian culture
Umayyad ?
Abbasid made Baghdad a cultural capital
Safavid helped Persian culture thrive
Which description can replace the question mark?
A.
expanded the Muslim empire to its greatest extent
B.
translated the Quran into the most foreign languages
C.
completed the conquest of the Byzantine empire
D.
introduced Islam into the Indian subcontinent