Origins of Islam

1. Read the slides.

2. Take notes on the slides on page 19 in your notebook. Key information is in green.

3. Complete the activities based on what you learned.

Directions

Hotspot

Where is the Arabian Peninsula located? The select the rectangle that best applies.

Multiple Choice

How did trade affect the contact between Arabs and other civilizations?

• it decreased contact

• it increased contact

• it had no effect

• it isolated them

Open Ended

What message did Muhammad preach to the people of Arabia?

Multiple Choice

Where was Muhammad born?

• Madinah

• Makkah

• Yathrib

• Jerusalem

Multiple Choice

In what year did Muhammad have a vision of the angel Gabriel?

• 570 C.E.

• 600 C.E.

• 610 C.E.

• 650 C.E.

Multiple Choice

What does Islam mean?

• Peace

• Unity

• Surrendering to the will of Allah

• Faith

Multiple Choice

Who were the first people to become Muslims, or followers of Islam?

• Wealthy merchants

• Religious leaders

• Muhammad's family members

• Emperors and Kings

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason the poor supported Muhammad?

• His wealth

• His message of sharing

• His political power

• His military strength

Draw

Muhammad's Hijrah was his journey fleeing Makkah (Mecca on the map) and moving him and his followers to Yathrib (Medina on the map) for safety.

Draw this journey on the map.

Multiple Choice

What city did Muhammad's soldiers regain and make a holy city of Islam?

• Makka

• Madinah

• Jerusalem

• Cairo

Multiple Select

What do Muslims, Jews, and Christians have in common regarding their beliefs? (Multiple right answers- select all that apply)

• They believe in multiple gods

• They believe in one god

• They believe Muhammad was the last and greatest prophet

• The believe Abraham was the first prophet

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

• Belief

• Prayer

• Pilgrimage

• Honesty

• Fasting

Multiple Choice

What is the shari'ah?

• A type of prayer

• A code of law

• A religious festival

• A historical event

Multiple Choice

What did Muhammad leave no instructions about?

• How to pray

• How to build mosques

• Who should be the next leader of Islam

• How to write the Quran

Multiple Choice

What were the first four caliphs known as?

• The Four Noble Truths

• The Four Horsemen

• The Four Seasons

• The Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs

Multiple Choice

What was the main goal of the first four caliphs?

• To build large palaces

• To conquer Europe

• To establish trade routes

• To spread and protect Islam

Multiple Choice

Who were the Umayyads?

• A group of Christian leaders

• A dynasty of Roman emperors

• New caliphs who expanded the Arab Empire

• A tribe of African warriors

Multiple Choice

What did Arab soldiers believe was their duty?

• To spread Islam

• To trade with Asia

• To conquer Europe

• To build large cities

Multiple Choice

What did non-Muslims sometimes have to do under Muslim rule?

• Convert to Islam

• Leave the region

• Change their language

• Pay a special tax

Multiple Choice

What did the term "Arab" eventually come to mean?

• A resident of Arabia

• A speaker of Arabic

• A follower of Islam

• A trader in the Middle East

Multiple Choice

What country has more Muslims than any other nation in the world today?

• Saudi Arabia

• Indonesia

• India

• Egypt

Match

Match the correct terms together.

• A person who practices Islam

• Allah

• Muhammad

• Quran

• Hijrah

Muslim

"God" in Arabic

The last and final Islamic Prophet

The word of God

Muhammad's journey to Yathrib (Madinah)

• Muslim

• "God" in Arabic

• The last and final Islamic Prophet

• The word of God

• Muhammad's journey to Yathrib (Madinah)

Reorder

Reorder the following in chronological order.

• Muhammad was orphaned

• Muhammad heard the voice of an angel in a cave

• Muhammad and his followers went on the Hijrah

• Muhammad died

• The Umayyad Dynasty took power

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