1. What Is the Arabian Climate Like? (Textbook (Ch. 3 Lesson 1, Or Geography Handout)

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Islam Study Guide

1. What is the Arabian climate like? (Textbook (Ch. 3 Lesson 1, or Geography handout)

2. Where was Muhammad born? (Textbook Ch. 1 Lesson 2 or Life of Muhammad handout)

3. What problems did Muhammad have with the town of Mecca? (Life of Muhammad handout)

4. What did Muhammad say in his speech on Mount Arafat? (Life of Muhammad handout)

5. What do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common? (3 Religions handout)

6. What was one popular holiday from each religion? Explain. (3 Religions handout)

7. What is the Quran? (The Quran handout)

8. What does Islam mean? (The Quran handout)

9. What are some of the rules in the Quran? (The Quran handout)

10. What are the 5 reasons to explain the spread of Islam? (Spread of Islam handout)

1. How did Conquest help spread Islam?

2. How did Religion help to spread Islam?

3. How did Art help to spread Islam?

4. How did Trade help to spread Islam?

5. How did Education help to spread Islam?

11. Name the 10 Islamic achievements. (Islamic Achievements handout)

12. What are the 5 Pillars of Islam (what is the purpose of them)? (notes from PowerPoint or

Textbook Ch. 3 Lesson 2))

1. What is Shahada?

2. What is Salah?

3. What is Zakah?

4. What is Sawm?

5. What is Hajj? 13. What is the difference between being Nomad and Sedentary? (Notes/Textbook Ch. 3 Les-

son 1)

14. What are the two main groups of Muslims? (3 Religions handout or Textbook Ch. 3 Lesson

15. How did Umayyads bring new land to the Muslim Empire? (Ch. 4 Lesson 1)

16. What were some ways that Baghdad prospered? (Ch. 4 Lesson 2)

17. What is a Golden Age? (Ch. 4 Lesson 2)

18. Write about some Abbasid Advances in the following categories (Ch. 4 Lesson 2)

1. Art and Design

2. Bookmakng

3. Literature

4. Math and Astronomy

5. Medicine

19. What lead to the decline of the Abbasids?

20. GOOD LUCK, STUDY HARD!