What do the Five Pillars of Islam require Muslims to do five times a day?
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Responses
feast
feast
fast
fast
pray
pray
give charity
pray
Which of the following were common characteristics of Muslim architecture?
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Responses
adobe construction
adobe construction
windowless buildings
windowless buildings
arches and domes
arches and domes
flat roofs
arches and domes
Who brought Islam to India?
(1 point)
Responses
Turks from central Asia
Turks from central Asia
Mongols from eastern Asia
Mongols from eastern Asia
Chola from southern India
Chola from southern India
Persians from southwestern Asia
Turks from central Asia
Over which main point did Sunnis and Shias disagree?
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Responses
the role of women in Muslim society
the role of women in Muslim society
what should be included in the Sharia
what should be included in the Sharia
who should be Muhammad's successor
who should be Muhammad's successor
the role of religion in government
who should be Muhammad's successor
Why did Muhammad retreat to a cave outside of Mecca?
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Responses
to meditate and seek spiritual guidance
Why did Muhammad retreat to a cave outside of Mecca?
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Responses
He wanted to escape corrupt Meccan society.
He wanted to escape corrupt Meccan society.
He was looking for wisdom from God.
He was looking for wisdom from God.
He had been told by an angel to go there.
He had been told by an angel to go there.
He was hiding from his persecutors.
He was looking for wisdom from God.
Which of the following was a significant event in the spread of Islam?
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Responses
the defeat of the Gupta in India
the defeat of the Gupta in India
the fall of the Sasanian Persian empire
the fall of the Sasanian Persian empire
the conversion of Romans to Islam
the conversion of Romans to Islam
the growth of Bedouin tribes in Arabia
the growth of Bedouin tribes in Arabia
the fall of the Sasanian Persian empire
Which of the following was one contribution Muslim mathematicians made to today's world?
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Responses
a widely used system of numerals
a widely used system of numerals
advanced trigonometry
advanced trigonometry
the Pythagorean theorem
the Pythagorean theorem
a system of negative numbers
a widely used system of numerals
Why did few early people settle in the Arabian Peninsula? Select the three correct answers.
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Responses
There were few rivers.
There were few rivers.
The climate was very cold.
The climate was very cold.
The land was mostly desert.
The land was mostly desert.
The peninsula was landlocked.
The peninsula was landlocked.
The region receives limited rainfall.
There were few rivers.
The land was mostly desert.
The region receives limited rainfall.
Which of the following was an effect of the fall of the Gupta empire?
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Responses
The Chola took over all of India.
The Chola took over all of India.
India became more isolated.
India became more isolated.
India united under a new empire.
India united under a new empire.
India divided into smaller kingdoms.