Rise of Islam Study Guide
Please answer the following questions either on the study guide, or you may make flashcards instead. Please make sure you answer all questions- Due Wednesday, November 9th!!
1. Explain how Islam affects the every day lives of Muslims.
2. Explain why the Muslims divided into two groups. Be sure to name each group.
3. Compare the Sunni with the Shiite sects of Islam.
4. Explain how Mecca became so important for trade and religion.
5. List the important items and events associated with the city of Mecca.
6. Explain each of the 5 pillars of Islam.
7. Explain who Muhammad is and his importance to the Islam religion.
8. Identify the similarities between Muslims, Christians, and Jews. Include the term “people of the book”.
9. Explain the difficulties Islam experienced after Muhammad’s death.
10. Explain how the Ka’bah was used before Muhammad came along and then after Muhammad made changes.
11. Tell the sequence of the first four caliphs.
12. Tell the contributions of Mu’awiya.
13. Explain the events that caused the downfall of the Umayyads.
14. Where do the largest percent of Muslims live? Where do the smallest percent of Muslims live? Why do Muslims live in so many parts of the world? Why are there few Muslims in the Americas?
15. Define the following words: Qu’ran,, Shiites, Monotheism, caliph, Sunna, Sunni
16. Define the following terms: nomad, oasis, tribe, Muslim, pilgrimage, mosque, Islam
17. Name and explain some of the achievements of the Golden Age of Islam.
18. Name 5 facts about oases.
19. Tell what Muhammad preached to the people of Islam.
20. Name 5 facts about Mu’awiya.
21. Explain how Abd al Malik unified the Umayyad Empire.
22. Explain where and why the early Abbasid caliph moved the Empire.