Impact Chapter 3 Islamic Civilization

said there was only one true God, Allah, and that people should worship him.

was a leader of an Arab tribe in the desert.

The Islamic code of law based on the Quran and the Hadith

A group of Muslims who accepted the rule of the Umayyad caliphs

a group of Muslims who believed the descendants of Ali should rule.

The geography of the Arabian Peninsula could best be described as high plateaus and grassy plains.

• True

• False

The Quran provides Muslims with guidelines on how to live and stresses the need tor treat others fairly.

• True

• False

The Sufis were missionaries, or traveling preachers, who spread the teachings of Islam.

• True

• False

Eventually the term Arab came to mean only a resident of the Arabian Peninsula, not just a speaker of Arabic

• True

• False

Even though farming was important, most Muslims lived in cities.

• True

• False