social studies

Question 1

The name given for the highest leader of Islam.

Answer 1

caliph

Question 2

Who was Omar Khayyam?

Answer 2

One of the most famous Sufi poets

Question 3

What is the Sunnah?

Answer 3

A guide for Muslim behavior

Question 4

Which Islamic book describes guidelines for moral behavior?

Answer 4

Qur’an

Question 5

Esma’il took this title that was used by ancient Persian kings.

Answer 5

Shah

Question 6

What is a group of people traveling together called?

Answer 6

caravan

Question 7

Who was the author of a medical encyclopedia that was translated into Latin and used by early doctors in Europe?

Answer 7

Avicenna

Question 8

If you were an Arabian nomad what would be your first concern as you traveled throughout the desert?

Answer 8

Food and water for the animals

Question 9

Describe the Islamic beliefs about Moses, Muhammad, Allah, and Abraham.

Answer 9

They are all prophets except Allah who is God

Question 10

Where do Muslims go for prayer?

Answer 10

mosque

Question 11

What is a patron?

Answer 11

sponsor

Question 12

Because the trade routes that link Africa, Asia, and Europe run through Arabia, geographers call it a ______________ location.

Answer 12

crossroad

Question 13

What is another word for acceptance in this chapter?

Answer 13

tolerance

Question 14

What is a pilgrimage?

Answer 14

Journey to a sacred place

Question 15

What was the biggest influence on art and literature in the Muslim world?

Answer 15

Both where influenced by Muslim religion

Question 16

What is calligraphy?

Answer 16

Decorative writing

Question 17

What is a common feature of Muslim architecture?

Answer 17

minaret and domes

Question 18

There was one important difference between Muhammad’s teachings and the beliefs of other Arabs, what was it?

Answer 18

There was only one God (monotheism), other Arabs still believed in many gods (polytheism)

Question 19

What are the five pillars of Islam?

Answer 19

Five acts of worship required of all Muslims.

Question 20

What might have happened if the Berbers had kept fighting the Muslims?

Answer 20

Muslim rule would have spread more slowly in North Africa