The Spread of Islam

What area of mathematics did Muslim scholars develop?

• Fractions

• Calculus

• Algebra

• Geometry

Where did Islam originate?

• India

• Roman Empire

• Arabian Peninsula

• Mesopotamia

How did Islam spread initially?

• along trade routes

• missionaries

• military conquests

• Arabic kings paid people to convert

What are the basic tenants (beliefs) of Islam?

• The Eightfold Path

• Four Noble Truths

• Ten Commandments

• Five Pillars of Faith

What is the holy text of Islam?

• Bible

• Koran

• Torah

• Kaaba

What is the Kaaba?

• Most sacred Muslim shrine in Mecca

• A type of Islamic art

• The holy book of Islam

• The month of fasting

According to the Five Pillars, Muslims must fast from sunrise to sunset during the month of _.

• Shahadah

• Al-Jabar

• Ramadan

• Salat

Hajj is a pilgrimage to the city of

• Mecca

• Medina

• Massapequa

• Mesopotamia

Which would you NOT expect to see in Islamic art?

• geometric patterns

• vivid colors

• human or animal figures

• floral patterns

Why were the Islamic lands ideally suited for spreading cultural elements to other places?

• Muslim people were always on the move and never established permanent settlements.

• All the people there spoke English, so they could share ideas with people from Asia, Europe, and Africa.

• Many important trade routes linking Asia, Europe, and Africa met in the Middle East.

• The isolated location of the Islamic lands protected them from outside influences.