Islam Review (Caliphates)

Which city was the capital of the Umayyad Empire?

• Karachi, Pakistan

• Damascus

• Mecca

• Kufa

The "People of the Book" (protected people) were...

• Mawalis and Umayyads

• Christians and Jews

• Jews and Shia-at-Ali

• Christians and Mawalis

Muslims under Umayyad rulers were upset because of their (pick 2)

• Unfair taxation & distribution of wealth policies

• Paying too much attention to the poor

• Departing from the teachings of Prophet

• Loosing too many battles to the Byzantines

Which group believe that the successor should be a direct descendant of Ali, the blood relative of the Prophet Muhammad

• Sunni

• Shia

Which group believed that the rightful successor to Muhammad was Abu Bakr, and all Caliphs afterwards could be any devout Muslim that was elected

• Sunni

• Shia

Where did the Islamic Empire expand during the Umayyad Caliphate?

• all around the world

• the entire continent of Africa

• across Asia and Africa and into Spain

• into Australia

Which group was responsible for the end of the Umayyad Empire?

• Abbasids
• Byzantines
• Fatimids
• Seljuk Turks

Non-Muslims had to pay a tax or __________________ to be protected by the government.

• fight in wars

• convert to Islam

• become a slave

Which of the following are Muslim contributions to history? Select FOUR.

• Algebra

• Medical schools

• Improving the astrolabe

• Paper making

• Impressive maps

How did Muslims treat the Christian and Jewish people they conquered?

• They forced them to serve as soldiers.

• They enslaved them for building projects.

• They allowed them religious freedom.

• They forced them to convert to Islam.