Islam II

1) The Muslims who traveled to new regions for the sole purpose of converting people to Islam were known as

• nomads.

• missionaries.

• caliphs.

• templars

1) How was a successor to Muhammad chosen?

• The successor to Muhammad was named in the Qur’an.

• The archangel Gabriel was said to have revealed Muhammad’s successor.

• Muhammad’s successor was elected by the clans.

• Muhammad named his son before dying.

What impact did the caliphs have on the spread of Islam?

• The caliphs’ rule spread Islam beyond the Arabian Peninsula.

• The caliphs’ lost much of the gains Mohamad established on the Arabian Peninsula.

• The caliphs’ rule kept Islam limited to the Arabian Peninsula.

• Caliphs where unable to expand beyond the Arabian Peninsula

1) Why did most people within the Byzantine and Persian empires accept Islam so easily?

• Everyone else was doing it.

• They would be allowed to serve in the government positions under Islamic supervision.

• They saw an opportunity to continue living a corrupts life style

• Converting to Islam would make them rich.

1) How did Muslims demonstrate religious tolerance to Jews and Christians?

• Jews and Christians were allowed to spread their own beliefs in secret.

• Jews and Christians were allowed to serve in the government. as long as they paid their taxes.

• Jews and Christians were not required to pay any special taxes

• Jews and Christians were allowed to converting pagans.

The first Muslim dynasty was

• No different than caliph rulers

• Content to limit Muslim control to the Arabian Peninsula.

• Where early supporters of Muhammad during his lifetime

• came into power after the caliph

One major issue that created a division for the Muslims?

• how to share the wealth of the newly conquered lands.

• what to do with non-converts

• how leaders are chosen

• how to maintain religious tolerance

Which of these statements is an accurate reflection of a Shi’a belief?

• The Shi’a believed any Muslim was capable of leading daily prayer

• The Shi’a believed leaders should be chosen only by the Muslim community.

• The Shi’a believed the Umayyad had no right to rule the Muslim community.

Shi’a is a division of Islam who

• believe only close relatives and friends of Muhammad should succeed

• recognize the first four caliphs as Muhammad’s rightful successors

• believe in more than one god.

• recognize idols for religious worship

1) What type of bureaucracy did the caliphate create?

• a bureaucracy where only Muslims held all positions of power

• a bureaucracy where Muslims equally shared the spoils of war

• a bureaucracy where non-Muslims held all positions of power

• a bureaucracy where only non-Muslims were recruited for the army