The Spread of Islam

The word sultan means "holder of power".

• True

• False

The Sunnis believed that Ali's descendants should rule Islam.

• True

• False

The Mughals created a Muslim empire in Northern Africa.

• True

• False

The first caliphs were opposed to the teachings of Muhammad.

• True

• False

The Shia did not agree that the Umayyad dynasty should rule Islam.

• True

• False

The first caliph to take over after Muhammad's death was

• Abu Bakr.

• Ali.

• Umar.

• Uthman.

Islam was spread by armies, traders, and preachers called

• caliphs.

• Shia.

• Sufis.

• Sunnis.

Soon after Muhammad's death, the Muslim world split into which two groups?

• Caliphs and Sufis

• Shia and caliphs

• Sufis and Sunnis

• Sunnis and Shia

Which famous Ottoman sultan was responsible for the empire's greatest achievements in law, art, architecture, and literature?

• Abu al-Abbas

• Akbar

• Suleiman I

• Uthman

This great Mughal ruler brought peace and order to India in the 1500s.

• Abu al-Abbas

• Akbar

• Suleiman I

• Uthman