Summarize how the development of Islam became Islamdom.(1 point)

Responses

Islam spread through religion, trade, and military effort that expanded across multiple continents.
Islam spread through religion, trade, and military effort that expanded across multiple continents.

Islam became the most popularly practiced religion, which influenced the rest of the world.
Islam became the most popularly practiced religion, which influenced the rest of the world.

Islam spread through trade that grew into the Islamic Empire of monetary power and control.
Islam spread through trade that grew into the Islamic Empire of monetary power and control.

Islam spread through scholarly writings, leading to mass religious changes across the globe.

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Islam developed into Islamdom through its spread via religion, trade, and military efforts, which extended across multiple continents, resulting in the establishment of a powerful Islamic Empire that influenced global culture and governance.

Use the primary source to answer the question.

“There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God” (the Quran, 3:18).

Which provides a summary of the fundamental beliefs of Islam religious practices?

(1 point)
Responses

The Quran is a sacred scripture and teachings that all Muslims follow. The primary-source scripture is the first pillar: profession of faith.
The Quran is a sacred scripture and teachings that all Muslims follow. The primary-source scripture is the first pillar: profession of faith.

The Quran is a modern book of sacred text to the Islam faith. The primary source scripture is the third pillar: belief of alms.
The Quran is a modern book of sacred text to the Islam faith. The primary source scripture is the third pillar: belief of alms.

The Quran is a peace agreement between Islam and other religions. The primary source scripture is the second pillar: belief of prayer.
The Quran is a peace agreement between Islam and other religions. The primary source scripture is the second pillar: belief of prayer.

The Quran lists every rule that all Muslims have to follow. The primary-source scripture is the fourth pillar: belief of fasting.

The correct response is:

The Quran is a sacred scripture and teachings that all Muslims follow. The primary-source scripture is the first pillar: profession of faith.

Describe the role the Quran and Hadith had in the early rise and spread of Islam using their primary source of information.(1 point)
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The Quran and the Hadith used as primary sources reveal the significance of the first four caliphs in their establishment of the Islamic Empire.
The Quran and the Hadith used as primary sources reveal the significance of the first four caliphs in their establishment of the Islamic Empire.

The Quran and the Hadith used as primary sources reveal the role Muhammad’s companions served in the development of the Islamic Empire.
The Quran and the Hadith used as primary sources reveal the role Muhammad’s companions served in the development of the Islamic Empire.

The Quran and the Hadith used as primary sources reveal the significance of Muhammad’s revelations, teachings, and traditions.
The Quran and the Hadith used as primary sources reveal the significance of Muhammad’s revelations, teachings, and traditions.

The Quran and the Hadith used as primary sources explicitly describe the political system that the Islamic Empire employed.

The correct response is:

The Quran and the Hadith used as primary sources reveal the significance of Muhammad’s revelations, teachings, and traditions.

The following charts identify the key people and events in the origins of Islam that led to the growth of the Islamic Empire. If you were creating your own timeline, which chart would you use to show the correct chronological order of these events?(1 point)
Responses

Time Period Event
570 CE Muhammad born in Mecca
610 CE Gabriel visits Muhammad in meditation; Quran is transcribed
613 CE Muhammad begins preaching his revelations from Allah
622 CE Muhammad and his followers’ journey from Mecca to Medina, called Hijra
632 CE Death of Muhammad and transition of power for first caliph; beginning of Sunni-Shiite split in Islam
634 CE Death of first caliph, Abu Bakr
661 CE Beginning of first Islamic Dynasty, Umayyad Dynasty, which marked the beginning of the Islamic Empire
1517 CE Beginning of the Ottoman Empire
Time Period Event 570 CE Muhammad born in Mecca 610 CE Gabriel visits Muhammad in meditation; Quran is transcribed 613 CE Muhammad begins preaching his revelations from Allah 622 CE Muhammad and his followers’ journey from Mecca to Medina, called Hijra 632 CE Death of Muhammad and transition of power for first caliph; beginning of Sunni-Shiite split in Islam 634 CE Death of first caliph, Abu Bakr 661 CE Beginning of first Islamic Dynasty, Umayyad Dynasty, which marked the beginning of the Islamic Empire 1517 CE Beginning of the Ottoman Empire

Time Period Event
570 CE Death of first caliph, Abu Bakr
610 CE Muhammad born in Mecca
613 CE Gabriel visits Muhammad in meditation; Quran is transcribed
622 CE Muhammad begins preaching his revelations from Allah
632 CE Muhammad and his followers' journey from Mecca to Medina, called Hijra
634 CE Death of Muhammad and transition of power for first caliph; beginning of Sunni-Shiite split in Islam
661 CE Beginning of first Islamic Dynasty, Umayyad Dynasty, which marked the beginning of the Islamic Empire
1517 CE Beginning of the Ottoman Empire
Time Period Event 570 CE Death of first caliph, Abu Bakr 610 CE Muhammad born in Mecca 613 CE Gabriel visits Muhammad in meditation; Quran is transcribed 622 CE Muhammad begins preaching his revelations from Allah 632 CE Muhammad and his followers' journey from Mecca to Medina, called Hijra 634 CE Death of Muhammad and transition of power for first caliph; beginning of Sunni-Shiite split in Islam 661 CE Beginning of first Islamic Dynasty, Umayyad Dynasty, which marked the beginning of the Islamic Empire 1517 CE Beginning of the Ottoman Empire

Time Period Event
570 CE Muhammad born in Mecca
610 CE Gabriel visits Muhammad in meditation; Quran is transcribed
613 CE Muhammad begins preaching his revelations from Allah
622 CE Muhammad and his followers’ journey from Mecca to Medina, called Hijra
632 CE Beginning of first Islamic Dynasty, Umayyad Dynasty, which marked the beginning of the Islamic Empire
634 CE Death of first caliph, Abu Bakr
661 CE Death of Muhammad and transition of power for first caliph; beginning of Sunni-Shiite split in Islam
1517 CE Beginning of the Ottoman Empire
Time Period Event 570 CE Muhammad born in Mecca 610 CE Gabriel visits Muhammad in meditation; Quran is transcribed 613 CE Muhammad begins preaching his revelations from Allah 622 CE Muhammad and his followers’ journey from Mecca to Medina, called Hijra 632 CE Beginning of first Islamic Dynasty, Umayyad Dynasty, which marked the beginning of the Islamic Empire 634 CE Death of first caliph, Abu Bakr 661 CE Death of Muhammad and transition of power for first caliph; beginning of Sunni-Shiite split in Islam 1517 CE Beginning of the Ottoman Empire

Time Period Event
570 CE Muhammad born in Mecca
610 CE Gabriel visits Muhammad in meditation; Quran is transcribed
613 CE Muhammad begins preaching his revelations from Allah
622 CE Beginning of first Islamic Dynasty, Umayyad Dynasty, which marked the beginning of the Islamic Empire
632 CE Muhammad and his followers’ journey from Mecca to Medina, called Hijra
634 CE Death of Muhammad and transition of power for first caliph; beginning of Sunni-Shiite split in Islam
661 CE Death of first caliph, Abu Bakr
1517 CE Beginning of the Ottoman Empire

To show the correct chronological order of events in the origins of Islam that led to the growth of the Islamic Empire, the best chart to use is the first one:

Time Period Event

  • 570 CE Muhammad born in Mecca
  • 610 CE Gabriel visits Muhammad in meditation; Quran is transcribed
  • 613 CE Muhammad begins preaching his revelations from Allah
  • 622 CE Muhammad and his followers’ journey from Mecca to Medina, called Hijra
  • 632 CE Death of Muhammad and transition of power for first caliph; beginning of Sunni-Shiite split in Islam
  • 634 CE Death of first caliph, Abu Bakr
  • 661 CE Beginning of first Islamic Dynasty, Umayyad Dynasty, which marked the beginning of the Islamic Empire
  • 1517 CE Beginning of the Ottoman Empire

This chart presents the events in the correct chronological order.

Choose the statement that best summarizes the causes and effects of the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate.(1 point)
Responses

Because of leadership changes and military conquest, the Umayyad Caliphate expanded to Iraq and centralized Islamic power.
Because of leadership changes and military conquest, the Umayyad Caliphate expanded to Iraq and centralized Islamic power.

Because of the flourishing culture of the caliphate before the Umayyad Caliphate, it expanded into Syria and developed the Islamic Golden Era.
Because of the flourishing culture of the caliphate before the Umayyad Caliphate, it expanded into Syria and developed the Islamic Golden Era.

Because of leadership changes and military conquest, the Umayyad Caliphate expanded to Syria and centralized Islamic power.
Because of leadership changes and military conquest, the Umayyad Caliphate expanded to Syria and centralized Islamic power.

Because of political revolts over who the true Islamic leader should be, the Umayyad Caliphate expanded to the Arabian Peninsula and centralized Islamic power.
Because of political revolts over who the true Islamic leader should be, the Umayyad Caliphate expanded to the Arabian Peninsula and centralized Islamic power.

The statement that best summarizes the causes and effects of the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate is:

Because of leadership changes and military conquest, the Umayyad Caliphate expanded to Syria and centralized Islamic power.

Describe the impact of al-Masur on Islam.(1 point)
Responses

He translated the Koran.
He translated the Koran.

He recruited scholars to translate texts.
He recruited scholars to translate texts.

He moved the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty to Baghdad and unified the kingdom.
He moved the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty to Baghdad and unified the kingdom.

He built new canals.
He built new canals.

The correct response describing the impact of al-Mansur on Islam is:

He moved the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty to Baghdad and unified the kingdom.