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The Spread of Islam

Question	Answer
When Muhammad died, his followers chose his _______.	Successor
This term means successor to the Messenger of God.	Caliph
Muhammad's father-in-law, or the first caliph, was named ______.	Abu Bakr
The Rightly Guided Caliphs ruled from what city?	Madinah
The Rightly Guided Caliphs lived _______, fairly, and worked hard to spread the message of Allah.	Simply
The ________ caliphs made their capital the city of Damascus.	Umayyad
The Arab Empire spread from North Africa all the way to _____.	India
Muslims were inspired to fight by their religion, as it was believed that anyone who died in battle for Islam would go to _____.	Paradise
True or False: Islamic conquerors forcibly converted every person in the empire to Islam.	False.
The "People of the Book" included Christians and ____.	Jews
Non-Muslims had to pay a special _____.	Tax
Abu Bakr shared the same career as Muhammad, as they were both ______.	Merchants
When a people are conquered, they tend to ______ the religion and customs of their new rulers.	Adopt
True or False: In order to be considered Arabic, a person must be from Arabia and they must speak the Arabic language.	False
Which Caliph organized a navy?	Uthman
This is the only Rightly Guided Caliph who was not a merchant.	Ali
The Messenger of God can also be called the _____.	Prophet
Looking at the map, which region was part of the Islamic expansion from A.D. 632-661?	Persia
Looking at the map, Constantinople and Asia Minor were part of the _____ Empire in A.D. 750.	Byzantine
Arabs spread Islam through preaching, ______ and trade.	Conquest
Damascus is in what country?	Syria
Looking at the map, this country is the farthest west within the Islamic Empire.	Spain
Looking at the map, the _____ Sea is north of Asia Minor.	Black
Muslims also spread Islam by _____.	Preaching
This group spent their time praying and teaching people about Islam. .	Sufis
_____ also helped to spread Islam throughout the Arab empire.	Trading
Indonesia includes more Muslims than any other _____ in the world.	Nation
Arab merchants had to cross the _____ to trade with kingdoms in West Africa.	Sahara
This is a place of worship for Muslims.	Mosque
The Rightly _____ Caliphs followed closely in Muhammad's footsteps.	Guided
This Rightly Guided Caliph distributed the text of the Quran.	Uthman

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