Islam Midterm Review 1

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Nomads believed in many gods and were called

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polytheistic

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Islam is

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a religion based on one God, Allah

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The first holy book of Islam about the words of Allah

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Qur'an

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The book where the 5 Pillars of Faith is found

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Sunnah

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The ka'bah in Mecca was important because

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nomads worshipped idols there, it was a holy area where no fighting could happen, eventually it turned into a sacred, holy place for Muslims.

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Which is NOT TRUE of Mecca? Options: it had the ka'bah where nomads went to worship their gods, it became the center of learning and scholarship for Muslims, it was a center of trade for the desert people, Muhammad was born there and created the religion of Islam

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it became the center of learning and scholarship for Muslims

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Why did the people of Mecca not like Muhammad's idea about Allah at first?

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He told people there was only one God, Allah and they were polytheistic.

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Nomads were

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people who moved often to find food and water, a group that carried everything with them, and desert traders.

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Which answer is FALSE, completely untrue? The people didn't like Muhammad's ideas at first. Muslims are people who believe in the religion of Islam. Muhammad built a mosque in Medina and gained followers. The mosque is where Muhammad trained his army to conquer Mecca.

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The mosque is where Muhammad trained his army to conquer Mecca.

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Which is NOT an accurate, or true, statement about Arabic in the Medieval Period?
Options:
Everyone spoke Arabic.
Muslims used Arabic to read the Qur'an.
Arabic became the language of scholarship and learning for the Muslim community.
People trading shared their religion of Islam through their language.

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Everyone spoke Arabic.