Islam and Middle East Quiz

Question 1

Islam

Answer 1

A monotheistic religion that developed in the Middle East in the seventh century CE and views Mohammad as its main prophet.

Question 2

Abrahamic Religion

Answer 2

Three monotheistic religions that all worship the same God but have have differing beliefs and practices: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Question 3

Five Pillars of Islam

Answer 3

Five acts of worship required of all Muslims

Question 4

Quran

Answer 4

Holy book of the Islamic faith

Question 5

Mecca

Answer 5

Holy city of Islam, considered to be the birthplace of Mohammad. Muslims must complete a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life.

Question 6

Sunni Muslims

Answer 6

Muslims who believe that anyone could become the leader of the Islamic faith as long as they were chosen by the Muslim community (makes up the majority of Muslims today).

Question 7

Shi’ite Muslim

Answer 7

Muslims who believe that the leader of the Islamic faith must be a direct descendant of Muhammad.

Question 8

Mapping the Middle East

Answer 8

Make sure you’re able to map the following countries and bodies of water! Use the Middle East geography handout from class to study!

Turkey, Jordan, Palestine, Iran, Yemen, Israel, Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Red Sea

Question 9

Cultural Diffusion

Answer 9

The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people or culture to another

Question 10

Baghdad

Answer 10

Former capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and modern day capital of Iraq. Baghdad was the heart of the Arab world during the Islamic Golden Age. It was a place of knowledge, learning, trade, and exchange for different cultures and ideas.

Question 11

Arabesque

Answer 11

An Arabic style of design and art which utilized images from the natural world. Artists crafted stems, leaves, flowers, and tendrils (threadlike parts of plants) into elegant patterns.