Chapter 2 Test

Question 1

Muslims are required to walk around the ________ structure ______ times as part of their pilgrimage to Mecca

Answer 1

Ka’bah, 7 times

Question 2

Muhammad was born in______

Answer 2

Mecca

Question 3

What is the Ka’bah?

Answer 3

A structure in Mecca where the Gods are stored.

Question 4

What religions did Muhammed’s travels bring him into contact with?

Answer 4

Judaism, Christianity, and many others

Question 5

At the age of ____ during the month Ramadan Muhammed had a vision of the angel ________ who gave him revelations

Answer 5

40, Gabriel

Question 6

Muhammad’s revelations were written in what book?

Answer 6

Qur’an

Question 7

________ is the name of the Islamic God and it means_______

Answer 7

Allah, it means “the God”.

Question 8

What year was Muhammed forced to leave Mecca?

Answer 8

622

Question 9

Muhammed and some followers traveled to a small oasis called ______.

Answer 9

Medina

Question 10

Muhammed’s move to Medina became known as ___, which means flight

Answer 10

Hegira

Question 11

Muhammad’s religion was called________, which means _______

Answer 11

Islam, it means submission

Question 12

Mecca fought Muhammed and his small army at the Battle of _____ and won.

Answer 12

Badr

Question 13

By the year ______, Muhammed gained control of Mecca.

Answer 13

630

Question 14

Abu Bakr

Answer 14

Became leader of Islam after Muhammed died

Question 15

Muslim means____

Answer 15

Followers of Islam

Question 16

The Wars of Apostasy caused Islam to split into 2 groups.

Those 2 groups are called:

Answer 16

Shiite and Sunni

Question 17

Caliph means …..

Answer 17

To succeed

It is the title of Sunni leaders

Question 18

Shiites call their leaders____

Answer 18

Imam

Question 19

How are Shiites and Sunnis different?

Answer 19

Shiites believed that Muhammed wanted his cousin Ali to be leader

Sunnis believe that anyone can lead Islam

Question 20

True or False: Muhammed couldn’t read or write

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What are the two Islamic holy books?

Answer 21

The Qu’ran and Hadith

Question 22

Uthamnn became caliph in 644 and collected the different version of the _______-

Answer 22

Qu’ran

Question 23

Islamic holy books include the writings of…..

Answer 23

Moses, David, and gospels given to Jesus

Question 24

Muslims are supposed to follow the example of _______ life

Answer 24

Muhammed’s

Question 25

What are the 5 Pillars of Islam?

Answer 25

1. Repeating the creed: There is no God but Allah 2. Daily practice of prayer 3. Alms giving 4. Fasting during Ramadan 5. Pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 26

________ Law can be defined as a system of divine law, belief or practice that shapes all of life.

Answer 26

Sharia

Question 27

What does jihad mean?

Answer 27

To strive hard

Question 28

Islam teaches that Jesus was a ________

Answer 28

Prophet

Question 29

True or False: Islam denies Jesus's crucifixion and that he was a deity.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

How many times a day must Muslims pray?

Answer 30

5

Question 31

True or false: Muslims do not have to wash their hands, feet, and faces before praying.

Answer 31

False

Question 32

Who is permitted to enter Mecca?

Answer 32

Only Muslims

Question 33

Salvation in Islam is earned by doing ______ works

Answer 33

Good

Question 34

How many Gods did the Arabs worship before the rise of Islam?

Answer 34

Hundreds

Question 35

Qu'ran means_______

Answer 35

Recitations

Question 36

Islam means_________

Answer 36

Submission

Question 37

What are infidels?

Answer 37

Unbelievers People who don't believe in Islam

Question 38

What is Umayyad Caliphate?

Answer 38

The Muslim dynasty that moved the capital to Damascus

Question 39

Damascus is in which country?

Answer 39

Syria

Question 40

Who are 2 large empires that lost territory or were destroyed by Muslim invasion?

Answer 40

Sassanids and Byzantine

Question 41

What were the Crusades?

Answer 41

A holy ware where Christians fought to free the Holy land

Question 42

What dynasty moved the capital to Baghdad?

Answer 42

Abbasid

Question 43

What country is Baghdad in?

Answer 43

Iraq

Question 44

True or false: Alhazen developed an early scientific method based on experiments and was called the Father of Optics

Answer 44

True

Question 45

Avicenna is the Father of Modern _______

Answer 45

Medicine

Question 46

Geocentric believes the earth is in the ________ of our solar system

Answer 46

Center

Question 47

Heliocentric means the ______ is the center of the solar system

Answer 47

Sun

Question 48

Muslims developed the _______ to pump water

Answer 48

Windmill