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|1) What is the holy city of Islam and what region is it | |

|located in? | |

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|2) What is the significance of Muhammad to Islam? | |

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|3) What is the holy book of Islam? | |

|4) Christianity and Judaism also have holy books (Torah, | |

|Bible). Why do you think they all have holy books? What | |

|purpose do they serve? | |

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|5) What are the 5 Pillars of Faith? How are they similar to | |

|the 10 Commandments? | |

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|6) Choose one of the 5 Pillars of Faith and explain why it’s| |

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|7) What is the major dispute between Sunni and Shi’ite | |

|Muslims? | |

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|8) The map shows how large Islamic civilizations spread. | |

|Using your knowledge of the Gupta Empire and the Tang/Song | |

|Dynasties, how do you think Islam was able to grow so large?| |

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Practice Questions

1. The Quran, Mecca, and hijra are most closely associated with the practice of

A. Islam.

B. Judaism.

C. Christianity.

D. Buddhism.

2. The Middle East has been a crossroads for trade from Asia, Africa, and Europe. Which is a major result of this fact?

a. Most of the Middle East's natural resources have been exhausted.

b. The Middle East has become a wealthy area with a high standard of living.

c. Many different cultures can be found in the Middle East.

d. The Middle East has experienced a strong sense of national unity

3. Which factor helps explain the scientific and literary achievements of the Muslims during their Golden Age?

a. expansion of transatlantic trade

b. innovations introduced by the Europeans during the Renaissance

c. cultural diversity accepted by many Islamic governments

d. legal equality of all people in the Islamic empire

4. One similarity between the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments is that both

A. support a belief in reincarnation.

B. promote learning as a means to salvation.

C. encourage the use of statues to symbolize God.

D. provide a guide to proper ethical and moral behavior.

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