Chapter 9 Section 1-3
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____1.Some Meccans did not accept Muhammad’s teachings because he told them that their idol worship was sinful.
____2.Each individual report of Muhammad’s actions is known as a hadith.
____3.Under Muslim rule, Christians and Jews were forced to convert to Islam.
____4.Some were unhappy with Umayyad rule because the Umayyads favored the Shia.
____5.Under the Abbasids, Islam attracted people of many cultures.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____6.Where was Mecca located?
a. / on the Arabian Peninsula near the Red Seab. / in the largest oasis of the Sinai Desert
c. / at the mouth of the Nile River
d. / on the Arabian Peninsula near the Mediterranean Sea
____7.Muhammad left Mecca because
a. / he believed Allah commanded him to do so.b. / he wanted to spread his message.
c. / his teachings made it unsafe for him to stay there.
d. / the Kaaba had been destroyed.
____8.A Muslim who states, “There is no god but God [Allah], and Muhammad is the messenger of God,” has fulfilled the
a. / first pillar of Islam. / c. / pilgrimage to Mecca.b. / Ten Commandments. / d. / giving of alms.
____9.During Ramadan, Muslims are required to
a. / read the Qur’an.b. / follow the lessons in the Sunna.
c. / make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
d. / go without food or drink from dawn to dusk.
____10.The martyrdom of Husayn was significant because it
a. / led to the emergence of the Sufis.b. / marked the first time the Shia and Sunnis cooperated.
c. / ended the expansion of the Umayyad dynasty.
d. / resulted in the bitter split between the Sunni and Shia.
____11.Which of the following groups ended the Abbasid caliphate?
a. / the Fatimids / c. / the Mamluksb. / the Seljuk Turks / d. / the Mongols
____12.According to the map titled “Expansion of Islam, 632–760,” Islam had spread to western Europe by
a. / AD 632. / c. / AD 661.b. / 705 BC. / d. / AD 750.
____13.According to the map titled “Expansion of Islam, 632–760,” which of the following was part of Islamic territory by 661?
a. / Constantinople / c. / Cairob. / Córdoba / d. / Kabul
____14.According to the map titled “Expansion of Islam, 632–760,” by 661 Islamic lands encompassed
a. / only the area around Media and Mecca.b. / most of Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, and Persia.
c. / approximately half the Arabian Peninsula.
d. / all of northern Africa, Spain, Persia, and the Arabian Peninsula.
____15.Muslim society remained distinct even after the fall of the Abbasid caliphate because
a. / Islam remained the state religion in all areas.b. / Islam affected nearly all aspects of daily life.
c. / only Arabs were Muslims.
d. / by that time, all Muslims were Sunnis.
____16.When did Muslim women lose status?
a. / at the time of Muhammad / c. / during the Abbasid dynastyb. / during the Umayyad dynasty / d. / when Islam split into three groups
____17.The economy of the Muslim community depended largely on
a. / commerce. / c. / the banking industry.b. / subsistence agriculture. / d. / manufacturing.
____18.Which of the following Muslim scholars wrote a history of the world and warned historians against having bias?
a. / Ibn Sina / c. / Ibn Khaldunb. / Ibn Rushd / d. / Ibn Sufi
____19.Beautifully styled writing that is a distinctive feature of Islamic art is called
a. / arabesque. / c. / script.b. / calligraphy. / d. / minaret.
____20.At the time of Muhammad’s birth, what brought religious pilgrims to Mecca?
a. / the House of Wisdom / c. / the Dome of the Rockb. / the Kaaba / d. / the variety of mosques
____21.Some Meccans did not accept Muhammad’s teachings because he
a. / had a career as a merchant.b. / criticized their belief in many gods.
c. / refused to share the angel’s message.
d. / chose to live in Yathrib.
____22.People who accepted the Umayyad rulers were known as
a. / Meccans. / c. / Shia.b. / Sunnis. / d. / Sufis.
____23.Some were unhappy with Umayyad rule because the Umayyads
a. / extended privileges to non-Muslims.b. / favored the Shia.
c. / did not extend the empire.
d. / ruled contrary to the Muslim ideal of equality.
____24.There are few figures in Islamic art because Muslims believe that
a. / portraying people might tempt some to worship the images.b. / people are inherently sinful and not worthy of representation.
c. / calligraphy is the only acceptable artistic style.
d. / art should focus solely on religious topics.
“Do not argue with the followers of earlier revelation otherwise than in a most kindly manner–unless it be such of them as are bent on evil-doing–and say: ‘We believe in that which has been bestowed from on high upon us, as well as that which has been bestowed upon you; for our God and your God is one and the same.’”
--Qur’an 29:46
____25.Read the passage from the Qur’an. The “followers of earlier revelation” are Jews and Christians, illustrating that Muslims believe that
a. / there is more than one true God.b. / Jews and Christians worship idols.
c. / Jews, Christians, and Muslims worship the same God.
d. / Jews and Christians worship a different God than Allah.
Completion
Complete each statement.
26.Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina came to be known as the ______.
27.Muslims must face ______during their five daily prayers, no matter where they are.
28.______was chosen as the first successor to Muhammad.
29.A Muslim scholar named ______wrote commentaries on Aristotle, concentrating on the relationship between reason and faith.
30.Muslims worship in a building called a ______.
Matching
Select the letter of the term, person, or place that matches each description. Some answers will not be used.
a. / vizier / j. / monotheisticb. / Sunnis / k. / Rubaiyat
c. / Islam / l. / jihad
d. / astrolabe / m. / Yathrib
e. / Baghdad / n. / harem
f. / Harun al-Rashid / o. / Qur’an
g. / Kaaba / p. / Arabian Nights
h. / Whirling Dervishes / q. / hegira
i. / Jalal ad-Din Rumi / r. / Ibn Rushd
____31.Came to be known as Medina, “the Prophet’s city”
____32.Abbasid caliph whose support of scholarship led to lasting Islamic achievements
____33.Secluded part of the palace where Abbasid women were confined
____34.Sacred building in the center of Mecca
____35.Sufi mystic and poet
____36.Capital of the Abbasid dynasty
____37.Finds the position of stars and planets
____38.Wrote influential commentaries on Aristotle
____39.“Struggle for the faith”
____40.Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina