The name of the nomads in the Arabian Peninsula:

1
The name of the nomads in the Arabian Peninsula

• The Bedouins

2
The Holy Book of Islam is known as the

• Quran (Koran)

3
The last great prophet according to Islamic
tradition

• Muhammad

4
The following three prophets were accepted as
part of the Islamic belief from Jewish and
Christian tradition

• Abraham
• Moses
• Jesus

5
T or F The Islamic faith is polytheistic.

• FALSE There is but one true God.

6
T or F Muslims tolerated Jews and Christians.

• TRUE

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THE FIVE PILLARS OF FAITH

• Profession of faith There is no god but God and
  Muhammad is his prophet
• Daily prayers
• Alms to the poor
• Fast during the month of Ramadan
• Make a pilgrimage to Mecca

8
Muslim conquest of lands in Syria and Palestine
sparked this reaction from Christians

• A call for CRUSADES to regain the Holy Lands (9)

9
T or F The Muslim Empire preserved and extended
ancient Greek learning.

• TRUE

10
T or F The Muslim Empire slowed trade in the
Mediterranean.

• False! Trade was accelerated!

11
Among the major differences between the Muslim
sects of the Sunni and the Shia (Shiites) are

• Differences over who should succeed Muhammad as
  caliph.
• Differences over the use and interpretation of
  the Quran.

12
T or F While Islamic teachings discouraged
slavery, the practice still remained widespread.

• TRUE

13
The Battle fought between the Muslims and the
Franks in 732 in which the Muslims were conquered

• Battle of Tours

14
With the growing size of the Islamic empire, the
provinces were eventually divided into 3

• CALIPHATES

15
The Muslims will retain control of this European
country until the Re-conquest (Reconquista) by
Ferdinand and Isabella in the late 1400s

• Spain