Ch. 9 Lesson 1

1. Before the trade routes were established, Arabs were primarily  

• enslaved people.
• hunter-gatherers.
• nomads. 
• warriors.

What led directly to Arabs populating more of the desert in the first millennium B.C.?  

• attacks by invading armies of Persians
• the domestication of the camel 
• the flooding of the Nile river 
• war with Greece

The Islamic religion was created as a direct result of    

• the revelations received by Muhammad.
• the teachings of Jesus.
• the ten Commandments received by Moses.
• the trade practices of Arab merchants.

For early Arabs, Allah was symbolized by  

• a figure of a fish. 
• a figure of the moon.
• a sacred stone.
• a star.

According to Islamic teaching, Muhammad received messages from  

• Gabriel.
• Jesus.
• Khadija.
• Moses.

the acts of worship practiced by Muslims

• Allah
• Five Pillars of Islam
•  Hijrah
• revelation

a divine truth revealed to Muhammad

• Allah
• Five Pillars of Islam
•  Hijrah
• revelation

the code of law that regulates all aspects of Muslim life

• Allah
• shari’ah
•  Hijrah
• revelation

the journey of Muhammad and his followers to Medina

• Allah
• shari’ah
•  Hijrah
• revelation

the god of Islam

• Allah
• shari’ah
•  Hijrah
• revelation