Module 2- Lessons 1 & 2 Review

How did trade routes influence religion in Mecca?

• Travelers brought different spiritual traditions.

• Missionaries converted most Arabs to Judaism

• Christians introduced polytheism to the inhabitants

• Pilgrims began to abandon the worship of many gods.

Which statement best characterizes Muhammad's efforts to spread his message in Mecca and Medina?

• In Medina, few Arabs were attracted to his preaching

• In Medina, many of his followers were expelled from the city.

• In Mecca, most people embraced his teachings with little opposition.

• In Mecca, many Arabs were reluctant to abandon their earlier beliefs.

How are Christianity and Islam similar?

• the expectation of a day of judgment

• the use of the same books of worship

• the belief that Jesus is the son of God

• the claim that Mecca is the holiest city

Jews, Christians, and Muslims worship the same God, and each religion claims ________ to be its common ancestor.

• Abraham

• Gabriel

• Jesus

• Muhammad

The concept of belief in one God, called __________ in Arabic, was known on the Arabian Peninsula.

• Allah

• Muhammad

• Islam

• Muslim

_______ was born into the clan of a powerful Mecca family.

• Allah

• Muhammad

• Islam

• Muslim

_________ means "submission to the will of Allah."

• Allah

• Muhammad

• Islam

• Muslim

_________ means "the one who has submitted."

• Allah

• Muhammad

• Islam

• Muslim

The journey from Yathrib to Mecca.

• Hijrah

• mosque

• hajj

• Qur'an

An islamic house of worship

• Hijrah

• mosque

• hajj

• Qur'an