Download Chapter 9 Section 1-3 True/False Indicate whether the statement is

Chapter 9 Section 1-3
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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1. Some Meccans did not accept Muhammad’s teachings because he told them that their idol worship was sinful.
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2. Each individual report of Muhammad’s actions is known as a hadith.
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3. Under Muslim rule, Christians and Jews were forced to convert to Islam.
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4. Some were unhappy with Umayyad rule because the Umayyads favored the Shia.
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5. Under the Abbasids, Islam attracted people of many cultures.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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6. Where was Mecca located?
a. on the Arabian Peninsula near the Red Sea
b. 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 Mamluks
b. 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. Cairo
b. 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 dynasty
b. 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 Khaldun
b. 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 Rock
b. 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. monotheistic
b. 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
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Came to be known as Medina, “the Prophet’s city”
Abbasid caliph whose support of scholarship led to lasting Islamic achievements
Secluded part of the palace where Abbasid women were confined
Sacred building in the center of Mecca
Sufi mystic and poet
Capital of the Abbasid dynasty
Finds the position of stars and planets
Wrote influential commentaries on Aristotle
“Struggle for the faith”
Muhammad’s journey from Mecca to Medina