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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about where Islam came from and how it spread across the world in only a few decades.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which empire did the Romans fights for centuries before Muhammad was born?
The Byzantine Empire
The Islamic Empire
The Mongol Empire
Correct answer: The Persian Empire
Q2.
Where was Muhammad from?
Jerusalem
Correct answer: Mecca
Medina
Rome
Q3.
What did Muhammad do to the Arab tribes?
He destroyed them.
He divided them.
Correct answer: He united them.
Q4.
What was the name of the leader of the Islamic empire?
Correct answer: Caliph
Emperor
King
Lord
Q5.
What did the Muslims do to people when they conquered an area of land?
They forced them to become Muslim.
They killed the people.
Correct answer: They left them alone as long as the people paid tax.
They made them move elsewhere.

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