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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. Since Muhammad had to fight to achieve his goals, Islam acquired what name?

2. Did Muhammad's early preachings of the Quran teach anything new? `

3. The angel Gabriel appeared. Who did he take Muhammad to meet in Jerusalem?

4. The six pilgrims returned in 622. They met with Muhammad and others in what is known as __________ to discuss the conversion of the tribe.

5. Why were these people the first to follow Muhammad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had happened to Muhammad's power by this point?

2. Eventually, what happened to families regarding Islam?

3. What did Salman Rushdie publish? What was the reaction to this?

4. Who were Muhammad's first followers? Why?

5. What happened after Muhammad moved to Medina?

6. What eventually happened to the alliance with the Jews? Why might this have happened?

7. Why were the Muslims and Jews supposed to live in peace? What happened to the tribal society? How did this affect others?

8. Why were many converting to Islam?

9. What is jihad?

10. In terms of marriage, what did Muhammad do when his wife died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The age of the Renaissance resulted in more objectivity.

Part 1) Describe the age of the Renaissance. How were Judaism, Islam, and Christianity affect by the Renaissance? Why?

Part 2) Does this objectivity continue beyond the Renaissance? If so, how? If not, why not?

Part 3) Does some of this objectivity exist today? If so, how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

The Meccans were unable to get rid of Muhammad and the umma.

Part 1) Why were they unable to get rid of Muhammad and the umma? How does this affect Meccan society? What does this mean for Muhammad and the umma?

Part 2) What does this mean for Islam and the whole of Arabia?

Part 3) How different might the world today be if Muhammad had not successfully overtaken Mecca? How important was this taken over for Islam?

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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