Islam Locations and Turning Points

Islam's most important city: where Muhammed was born and where is he first started preaching about Allah.

• Mecca

• Medina

• Damascus

• Jerusalem

Islam's second most important city: where Muhammad is buried.

• Medina

• Mecca

• Jerusalem

• Baghdad

Sandy region in southwest Asia, where Mecca and Medina are located.

• Arabian Peninsula

• Asia Minor

• Cyprus

• Mesopotamia

City that contains the Dome of the Rock.

• Jerusalem

• Ghaza

• Damascus

• Baghdad

After the death of Muhammed is cousin / son-in-law became the leader of Islam.

• Ali

• Saladin

• Sadam

• Laden

The Muslim world first proved it was strong by taking over the Byzantine city of _____.

• Damascus

• Baghdad

• Jerusalem

• Tours

After the split of the Muslim world the _____ Muslims believed anyone could be their leader, as long as they closely followed the Islamic religion.

• Sunni

• Shi'a

• Abbasid

• Shi'ite

After the split of the Muslim world the _____ Muslims believed only someone related to Muhammed could be the leader of Islam.

• Shi'a

• Shi'ite

• Abbasids

• Sunni

The Islamic world split into the Sunni and Shi'a groups after the death of _____.

• Ali

• Muhammed

• Abbasid

• Saladin

The spread of Islam in Europe was stopped at the Battle of _____.

• Tours

• Marathon

• Paris

• Madrid