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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 |