1. The name of the nomads in the Arabian Peninsula:
The Bedouins

2. The Holy Book of Islam is known as the:
Qur’an (Koran)

3. The last great prophet according to Islamic tradition:
Muhammad

4. The following three prophets were accepted as part of the Islamic belief from Jewish and Christian tradition:
Abraham
Moses
Jesus

5. T or F: The Islamic faith is polytheistic.
FALSE – There is but one true God.

6. T or F: Muslims tolerated Jews and Christians.
TRUE

7. THE FIVE PILLARS OF FAITH:
Profession of faith: “There is no god but God and Muhammad is his prophet”
Daily prayers
Alms to the poor
Fast during the month of Ramadan
Make a pilgrimage to Mecca

8. A call for CRUSADES to regain the Holy Lands (9)
Muslim conquest of lands in Syria and Palestine sparked this reaction from Christians:
A call for CRUSADES to regain the Holy Lands (9)

9. T or F – The Muslim Empire preserved and extended ancient Greek learning.
TRUE

10. T or F: The Muslim Empire slowed trade in the Mediterranean.
False! Trade was accelerated!

11. Among the major differences between the Muslim sects of the Sunni and the Shi’a (Shiites) are:
Differences over who should succeed Muhammad as caliph.
Differences over the use and interpretation of the Qur’an.

12. T or F: While Islamic teachings discouraged slavery, the practice still remained widespread.
TRUE

13. The Battle fought between the Muslims and the Franks in 732 in which the Muslims were conquered:
Battle of Tours

14. With the growing size of the Islamic empire, the provinces were eventually divided into 3:
CALIPHATES

15. The Muslims will retain control of this European country until the Re-conquest (Reconquista) by Ferdinand and Isabella in the late 1400s:
Spain