Ch. 13 Islam Study Guide

PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE  Choose the best answer for each question from the choices available.

____	1	Why did Arabia become important in the 600s?
A	Two major rivers came together there.	
B	It had fertile farmland.	
C	It connected Asia, Africa, and Europe.	
D	It was in the central Nile Valley.	

____	2	Who is Islam’s prophet?
A	Gabriel	
B	Allah	
C	Abu Bakr	
D	Muhammad	

____	3	Why did Muhammad flee from Mecca to Yathrib?
A	He believed he could get more followers in Yathrib.	
B	Mecca’s political leaders made life difficult for him.	
C	Yathrib was a pilgrimage center.	
D	His ancestors came from Yathrib.	

____	4	Why do Muslims strive to follow the Sunna?
A	They believe that it is Allah’s word as sent through the angel Gabriel.	
B	They believe that it is a legal system from God.	
C	They believe it provides instructions on how to live a godly life.	
D	They believe it tells them how caliphs should be chosen.	

____	5	How are Islam, Judaism, and Christianity alike?
A	All three believe in many gods.	
B	All three follow the same legal system.	
C	All three consider Abraham an important prophet.	
D	All three have the same holy book.	

____	6	What is the name of the holy book of Islam?
A	Qur’an	
B	Sunna	
C	Hadith	
D	Abbasid	

____	7	How do Muslims describe Muhammad?
A	as the founder of the city of Mecca	
B	as an important Sunni Muslim	
C	as the son of God	
D	as their greatest prophet	

____	8	What happened during the Hijrah?
A	Muhammad moved to Yathrib.	
B	The angel Gabriel first appeared to Muhammad.	
C	The government of Mecca was overthrown.	
D	The first caliph was named.	

____	9	How did Muslims treat the people they conquered?
A	They made them serve as soldiers.	
B	They enslaved them to work on buildings.	
C	They allowed them to follow their own faiths.	
D	They forced them to convert to Islam.	

____	10	Into what two branches did Islam split?
A	Sunni and Abbasid	
B	Sunni and Shi’ite	
C	Mongol and Abbasid	
D	Mongol and Shi’ite	

____	11	Why were al-Zahrawi’s writings important?
A	They encouraged people to blend different cultures.	
B	They provided medical treatments for many illnesses.	
C	They explored new ideas in algebra.	
D	They joined together the beliefs of Muslims and Hindus.	

INTERPRET TIME LINES  Use the time line and your knowledge of the Islamic world to answer the two questions below.

____	12	When did Muhammad begin preaching against polytheism?
A	570	
B	613	
C	622	
D	632	

____	13	Which Islamic empire put an end to the Byzantine Empire?
A	Umayyad Empire	
B	Abbasid Empire	
C	Ottoman Empire	
D	Safavid Empire	

____	14	What was Arabia’s most important city in the 600s?
A	Yathrib	
B	Petra	
C	Medina	
D	Mecca	

____	15	Why was 630 an important year for Islam?
A	It was when Muhammad conquered Mecca.	
B	It was when Muhammad first spoke of Allah.	
C	It was when Muhammad fled to Medina.	
D	It was when the first caliph was named.	

____	16	Why do Muslims read the Sunna?
A	to learn about the history of the great Islamic cities	
B	to understand better how Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims are different	
C	to learn about Muhammad’s life and follow his example	
D	to learn about the laws that Gabriel revealed to Muhammad	

____	17	Why does the year 622 mark the beginning of the Muslim calendar?
A	It was the year Muhammad moved to Yathrib.	
B	It was the year Abraham built the Ka’aba.	
C	It was the year that Gabriel first gave the word of God to Muhammad.	
D	It marked the beginning of the Umayyad dynasty.	

____	18	From whom did Muslim scholars get the basis for their mathematics?
A	Turks	
B	Ottomans	
C	Romans	
D	Greeks	

____	19	What kind of climate did the Bedouins live in?
A	wildly varying	
B	scorching desert	
C	hot and humid	
D	warm and humid	

____	20	Why were Mecca’s political leaders upset with Muhammad?
A	He said the people should not trade with outsiders.	
B	He fought to have Mecca’s government overthrown.	
C	He taught that there is only one true God.	
D	He encouraged the Bedouins to live as nomads.	

____	21	What do Muslims believe the Qur’an contains?
A	record of Muhammad’s words and actions	
B	basis for Islamic law	
C	writings of Abu Bakr	
D	flawless words of Allah	

____	22	Why is shari’a important to Muslims?
A	It describes Muhammad’s trip from Mecca.	
B	It tells how to live a holy life.	
C	It is the Islamic system of law.	
D	It contains the important prayers.	

____	23	A teacher who leads services at a mosque is called what?
A	caliph	
B	imam	
C	prophet	
D	hadith	

____	24	Which of the following was considered a great achievement of Abd al-Rahman III?
A	He forced all non-Muslims to leave al-Andalus.	
B	He conquered the Byzantine and Persian empires.	
C	He made Córdoba a great center of learning.	
D	He founded the Ottoman Empire.	

____	25	Why was Suleyman I known as Suleyman the Magnificent?
A	He captured Constantinople.	
B	He led many military conquests and inspired a great cultural era.	
C	He established the Safavid Empire.	
D	He worked to force the people under him to convert to Islam.	

____	26	How were the Safavids able to create a strong economy?
A	They hired mercenaries.	
B	They controlled the Mediterranean.	
C	They were at the center of international trade routes.	
D	They conquered the Umayyads.	

____	27	Who built the Taj Mahal?
A	Shah Jahan	
B	Akbar the Great	
C	Shah Ismail	
D	Abd al-Rahman	

____	28	What major achievement in mathematics did the Muslims make?
A	They were the first people to use astronomy.	
B	They built on the knowledge of earlier French and Spanish scholars.	
C	They encouraged the adoption of the decimal number system.	
D	They created the field of arithmetic.	

____	29	Why do mosques not contain images of humans?
A	Muslims see geometric designs as more attractive than images of humans.	
B	Drawing humans is seen as trying to imitate God’s act of creation.	
C	Humans are considered too difficult to draw.	
D	Mosques must only contain writings from the Qur’an.	

____	30	What did Omar Khayyám make popular?
A	special type of diagnostic test	
B	elaborate writing called calligraphy	
C	geometric patterns known as arabesque	
D	four-line rhyming poem called the quatrain	

Ch. 13 Islam Study Guide
Answer Section

	1	ANS:	C	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Explain why Arabia became important in the 600s.

	2	ANS:	D	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Identify Muhammad.	

	3	ANS:	B	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Explain why Muhammad fled Mecca.

	4	ANS:	C	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Explain why Muslims follow the Sunna.

	5	ANS:	C	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Compare Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.

	6	ANS:	A	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Identify the Qur’an.	

	7	ANS:	D	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Explain how Muslims describe Muhammad.

	8	ANS:	A	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Explain the Hijrah.	

	9	ANS:	C	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Describe how Muslims treated the conquered.

	10	ANS:	B	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Identify the two branches of Islam.

	11	ANS:	B	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Describe al-Zahrawi’s writings.

	12	ANS:	B	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Interpret a time line of events in Islamic World.

	13	ANS:	C	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Interpret a time line of events in Islamic World.

	14	ANS:	D	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Identify Mecca.	

	15	ANS:	A	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Identify the event in 630 for Muslims.

	16	ANS:	C	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Describe the Sunna.	

	17	ANS:	A	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Explain what happened in 622.

	18	ANS:	D	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Explain the basis for Muslim mathematics.

	19	ANS:	B	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Describe the Bedouins' climate.

	20	ANS:	C	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Explain why politicians were angry with Muhammad.

	21	ANS:	D	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Describe the Qur’an.	

	22	ANS:	C	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Define shari’a.		

	23	ANS:	B	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Identify an imam.	

	24	ANS:	C	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Identify Abd al-Rahman III's achievement.

	25	ANS:	B	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Explain why Suleyman I was magnificent.

	26	ANS:	C	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Explain the Safavids' strong economy.

	27	ANS:	A	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Identify who built the Taj Mahal.

	28	ANS:	C	PTS:	1	
OBJ:	Explain what mathematical achievement the Muslims made.	

	29	ANS:	B	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Explain why Muslims do not draw humans.

	30	ANS:	D	PTS:	1	OBJ:	Identify Omar Khayyám.