Section 1 DIRECTIONS Answer each question by writing a sentence that contains at least one word from the word bank. Muslims Muhammad Five Pillars of Islam jihad 1. Identify the person who declared himself a prophet of Allah. Describe him. 2. What are followers of Islam called, and what is the sacred text of Islam? 3. What are the basic acts of worship that are central to Islam? DIRECTIONS In the space provided, write the word from the word bank below that best matches each description. bedouins Five Pillars of Islam hegira Islam mosque 4. achieving peace through submission to God, Muslim faith, followers grew rabidly 5. building, place where Muslims worship, pilgrims pray there at Mecca
Section 1 6. acts of worship, profession of faith, daily prayers 7. Muhammad s journey from Mecca, hijra, first year of the Islamic calendar 8. nomadic Arab peoples, small bands, moved herd between scattered oases
Section Quiz Section 1 TRUE/FALSE Read each FALSE statement below. On the line provided, replace the underlined words with a term from the word bank to make the sentence TRUE. Five Pillars of Islam Allah Sunna some Mecca 1. Muhammad was raised by his uncle and grew up to become a merchant in the city of Rome. 2. Muhammad reported that the angel told him that hegira was the one and only true and all-powerful God. 3. From the beginning, all people in Mecca shared Muhammad s beliefs. 4. The Qur an include a profession of faith, five daily prayers, charity for the poor, fasting, and making a journey to Mecca. 5. The record of Muhammad s behavior and teachings is known as the Sharia.
Section 2 DIRECTIONS Look up the vocabulary terms in the word bank in a dictionary. For each term, write the dictionary definition that is closest to the definition used in your textbook. Abbasid caliph Shia caliphate DIRECTIONS On the line provided before each statement, write T if a statement is true and F if a statement is false. If the statement is false, write the correct term from the word bank on the line after each sentence that makes the sentence true. Shia Sufis Sunnis 1. Muslims who supported Ali were called the Sunnis. 2. Muslims who accepted the Umayyad caliph were called Shia. DIRECTIONS For each term below, write a word that has the same meaning. 3. Sufis 4. Umayyad
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Section Quiz Section 2 MULTIPLE CHOICE For each of the following, write the letter of the best choice in the space provided. 1. In the first years after the death of Muhammad, the Muslim community was ruled by a. Muhammad s sons. b. Muhammad s wife. c. the Persians. d. caliphs. 2. Only 10 years after Muhammad s death a. Islam spread to Europe. b. the Seljuk Turks were in power. c. Medina and Mecca revolted. d. his followers had created an empire. 3. Under Muslim rule, Christians and Jews were allowed to a. practice their own religions. b. live without restrictions. c. become Islamic leaders. d. become caliphs. 4. The word caliph means a. enemy. b. Muhammad. c. successor. d. Islam. 5. The Shia were members of a. the Sunni. b. Ali s descendants. c. Yazid s family. d. the Umayyad. 6. The Abbasid dynasty moved the capital of the caliphate to a. Spain. b. Tours. c. Medina. d. Baghdad. 7. The Umayyads established Arabic as the official language and a. lost Constantinople in 707. b. extended the caliphate s borders. c. were victors at the Battle of Tours. d. strengthened Shia rule. 8. Under the Abbasids a. Islam remained confined to the Arabian Peninsula. b. education was not considered important. c. Islam attracted people of many cultures. d. trade was not allowed.
Section Quiz Section 2 9. The spread of Islam to West Africa and Southeast Asia was due to a. trade. b. literature. c. art. d. conquests. 10. Muslim mystics who seek a mystical and personal connection to Allah are known a. as Shia. b. as Sunnis. c. as Sharias. d. as Sufis.
Section 3 DIRECTIONS Read each sentence and choose the correct term from the word bank to replace the underlined definition. astrolabe calligraphy Idn Khaldun 1. Beautifully styled writing is a distinctive feature of Islamic art. 2. With their knowledge of the night sky, Muslims perfected the instrument for finding the positions and movements of stars and planets. 3. This Muslim scholar wrote a history of the world that still interests historians. DIRECTIONS Read each set of four vocabulary terms following each number. On the line provided, write the letter of the term that is not part of each set. 4. a. Avicenna b. Persian doctor c. Ibn Sina d. arabesque 5. a. medical science b. Ibn Rushd c. Averroes d. relationship between reason and faith 7. a. Rumi b. 1001 Nights c. Persian-language poems d. Whirling Dervishes 8. a. Omar Khayyam b. algebra c. The Rubaiyat d. four-line poems 6. a. astrolabe b. tall towers c. minarets d. faithful called to prayer
Section Quiz Section 3 MATCHING In the space provided, write the letter of the term, person, or place that matches each description. 1. Famous medical scholar 2. Beautifully styled writing 3. Wrote a history of the world 4. Number system that went from India to Europe 5. Tall towers from which the faithful are called to prayer 6. Baghdad academy 7. An instrument for determining the position of stars and planets 8. Wrote commentaries on Aristotle and explored the relationship between reason and faith a. the House of Wisdom b. Arabic numerals c. Ibn Sina d. arabesque e. Ibn Rushd f. calligraphy g. astrolabe h. Ibn Khaldun i. minarets j. Qur an 9. Arrangement of floral images in an intricate, interwoven geometric design 10. Most significant written work in Islam