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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What led to so many executions for both Muslims and Christians?

2. By what century was Europe actively fighting Islam?

3. Many refer to Muhammad as ________ or unlettered prophet.

4. Why was Muhammad called the unlettered prophet?

5. The Ka'aba was central to whose success and development of the wealth of Mecca?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does the challenge of Islam to the West first begin? How was Islam viewed at that time?

2. What might happen if more people studied and understood Islam?

3. How did the Renaissance help relations between Islam and Christianity?

4. Describe Muhammad's role in the creation of the Quran.

5. What did Muhammad do during the last twenty-three years of his life? Why did he do this?

6. Describe the Muslim world despite the influence of imperialist beliefs in the Western world.

7. Why were Muslims seen as the enemy of Christians, which led to the Crusades?

8. What happened in 610?

9. Why did Arabia not trust monotheism?

10. Describe Arab life at this time.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Prior to Muhammad's experience with the angel Gabriel, there were no religious scriptures for the Arabs who worshiped al-Llah.

Part 1) How did Muhammad give religious scripture to Islam? Why was this important? How does this scripture compare to the scripture of the Jews and Christians?

Part 2) Why do these similarities exist? What is unique about the Quran? How is this significant?

Part 3) What do non-Muslims think about these similarities and differences? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The law between tribes was called muruwah.

Part 1) Describe this law. How did it affect unity? How did Muhammad change this?

Part 2) How did these tribes react to Muhammad's attempts and eventual success at change? Why? How do we act like these tribes today?

Part 3) What would Muhammad want to change about our society? Why? Could he be successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The Arabs united under Muhammad's teachings.

Part 1) Describe Muhammad's teachings. How did they unify the Arabs?

Part 2) How did the Arabs benefit from this unification? Why and how did some also fight it? Why was Muhammad ultimately successful? How is this success seen today?

Part 3) How have groups of people unified under other leaders and other religions? What do these people and religions all have in common that lead to unification?

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