Ch.2: The Rise of Islam

What are the five basic acts that form the framework of the religion of Islam?

• Five Holy Books

• The Five Caliphs

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Five Commandments

What are people who believe and follow the religion of Islam called?

• Islams

• Muslims

• Arabs

• Middle Easterners

Which of the following was an area where Islamic scholars made advancements?

• Mathematics

• Astronomy

• Medicine

• All of the above

Qur'an

• The holy book meaning "law"

• The holy book meaning "recitations"

• One of the holy books that Muhammad wrote

• The only holy book

Match the following

• Ramadan

• the five "musts" for Muslims

• Muslims

• the holy city where Muhammad was born

• the Five Pillars

• the god of Islam

• Mecca

• the believers of Islam

• Allah

• the holy month for Muslims

Match these terms to their definitions

• Sunnis believed that Muhammad did not leave a successor

• Hadith

• The collection of writings about Muhammad’s life and teachings; a holy book

• imam

• Islamic holy war against non-Muslims (radical)

• Sharia

• This law is divine and extends through all life

• caliph

• Shiites belief that Ali should be successor

• jihad

Charles Martel's nickname

• The Iron Rod

• The Staff

• The Hammer

• The Nail

Constantinople

• The capital of the Sassanid Empire

• The capital of Mecca

• The capital of Umayyad

• The capital of the Byzantine Empire

The secret weapon of the Byzantine Empire

• Greek defense

• Greek fire

• Greek fortress

• Greek food

Greek Orthodox Christianity spread to which two countries/regions

• The Balkans and Russia

• Russia and Europe

• The Balkans and Africa

• Africa and Russua