Question 1

what does the word "islam" mean?

followers of muhammad

peace and submission to god

mecca is the homeland

god is loving and just
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question 2

professing that there is no god but allah, and that muhammad is his messenger, is required for which pillar of islam?

shahada

salat

zakat

sawm
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question 3

under the leadership of abu bakr, the islamic-ruled region stretched from

spain to mongolia.

persia to west of egypt

rome to east of egypt.

spain to rome.
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question 4

what does the term "caliph" mean?

leader

muslim

successor

patron
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question 5

the arabian peninsula is located between africa, europe, and asia, making it a converging point for merchants trading their goods.

true

false
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question 6

who was ali in relation to muhammad?

the cousin of muhammad's wife khadijah

muhammad's third son

muhammad's cousin and the husband of muhammad's daughter fatima

the father of muhammad's favorite wife, aisha
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question 7

during the umayyad dynasty, many muslims took issue with the umayyads' focus on secular concerns, wanting a more religious-based leadership.

true

false
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question 8

slaves were traded, like other goods, throughout the region under muslim society.

true

false
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question 9

the abbasid government was similar to rule.

babylonian

byzantine

persian

roman
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question 10

who was the young muslim scholar who figured out that isolating sick patients, in other words, quarantining them, could prevent the spread of disease?

ptolemy

avicenna

ibn khaldun

al'khwarizmi