1. Test Thursday. Read the passage below and fill in the blank.
“…The split arose from a dispute over who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad after his death in A.D Some followers believed his successor should be chosen by tribal consensus, and they named one of Muhammad’s inner circle as the first caliph, or spiritual leader. But others thought the successor should come directly from the Prophet’s family, namely his cousin and son-in-law Ali…” Source: National Geographic, June 2004
1. The situation described in this passage led to the ___________

2. Division of Sunnis and Shiites
Test Thursday
Division of Sunnis and Shiites

3. Believe and repeat the Creed Pray Five times a day, facing Mecca
What is this table?
Believe and repeat the Creed
Pray Five times a day, facing Mecca
Give alms to the poor
Fast during the holy month of Ramadan
Make a pilgrimage to Mecca

4. Answer
Five Pillars of Islam

5. Who was the last and greatest of the prophets? Muhammad
Question
Who was the last and greatest of the prophets? Muhammad

6. Fill in the Blank
Judaism is the same as Islam in that they both________ Practice monotheism

7. Question
What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be a caliph?
Shiite

8. True or False
Advancement in mathematics and science is a major contribution of the Golden Age of Islam. True

9. The Ottomans referred to Suleyman as _______
Fill in the Blank
The Ottomans referred to Suleyman as _______
Magnificent

10. Multiple Choice Answer: D
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires all originally came from
Descendants of the prophet Muhammed
Renegade Byzantine Generals
Offshoots of the older Mongol Empires
Nomadic, Turkish-speaking tribes
Answer: D

11. ` Islam Judaism Catholicism Founded
Islam
Judaism
Catholicism
Founded
In Saudi Arabia, A.D. 622 by Muhammad
In Palestine, about a000 B.C. by Abraham
In Palestine, about A. D. 30 by Jesus’ followers
Major Branches
Sunni, Shiite
Orthodox, Conservative, Reform
Holy books and laws
Qur’an, Sharl’a
Torah
Ten Commandants
Bible ( Old and New Testament)
Important teachings
One God (Allah); Judgment Day; life after death; dietary laws
One God (Yahweh); covenants; coming Messiah; Judgment Day; life after death; dietary laws
One God; Jesus’ resurrection from the dead; Judgment Day; life after death
Views on Jesus
One of many prophets
A teacher; not the Messiah
The Messiah; the Son of God
Local spiritual leader
Imam (Leader)
Allowed to marry
Rabbi (Teacher)
Priest (Elder, Father)
Not allowed to marry
Place of worship
Mosque (Place of Kneeling)
Synagogue (Assembly)
Church (House of God)
A moral life through
Submission to God’s will
Obedience to God’s law
Personal relationship with God
Conversion efforts
Yes No