Starter quiz
- A piece of land that is almost completely surrounded by water except for one part which is connected to the mainland is called ...
- an island
- a peninsula ✓
- a continent
- a country
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- The peninsula to the north east of Africa is known as ...
- the Arabian Peninsula ✓
- the European Peninsula
- the North-east Africa Peninsula
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- Which facts about the geography of the Arabian Peninsula are true?
- The climate is very wet and humid.
- The climate is very dry and hot. ✓
- About three quarters of the Arabian Peninsula is covered by desert. ✓
- About three quarters of the Arabian Peninsula is covered by rainforest.
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- The religion followed by Muslims is ______.
- 'Islam' ✓
- Baghdad is the capital city of which country?
- Iran
- Syria
- Jordan
- Iraq ✓
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- Match the phrase to its meaning.
- Byzantine Empire⇔Eastern Roman Empire ✓
- Persian Empire⇔Modern-day Iran, Egypt, Turkey, and parts of Afghanistan ✓
Exit quiz
- Baghdad was built on the banks of which river?
- The Thames
- The Tigris ✓
- The Nile
- The Euphrates
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- The Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) spread the message of...
- 'Islam' ✓
- Starting with the earliest, order the events of the Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) life chronologically.
- 1⇔Born in Mecca in 570 CE
- 2⇔First revelation in 610 CE
- 3⇔Started preaching in Mecca in 613 CE
- 4⇔Fled to Medina in 622 CE
- Match the words to their meanings
- the Qur'an⇔the Islamic holy book ✓
- the Hijra⇔migration to Medina ✓
- Islam⇔the religion followed by Muslims ✓
- Muslim⇔a person who follows the teachings of Islam ✓
- What happened to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) after he started teaching his revelations in Mecca?
- He was persecuted by the city leaders ✓
- He gave up teaching about Islam
- He continued working as a trader
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- What year marks the start of Islamic history?
- 622 CE ✓
- 610 CE
- 570 CE
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Key learning points
- Baghdad, the ‘City of Peace’, was a hugely important Islamic city for c. 500 years that grew with the spread of Islam.
- Muslims believe Muhammad, a merchant from Mecca, became a prophet c. 610 CE by receiving revelations from Allah.
- These revelations were first spread orally and then written down in a single text known as the Qur’an.
- The elites of Mecca rejected Muhammad’s revelations, forcing him to flee to escape persecution.
- The Hijra was the migration of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE.
Common misconception
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was the founder of Islam.
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was messenger sent to deliver the message of Islam.
Keywords
Islam - Islam is the religion followed by Muslims, who believe that there is one God: Allah
Revelation - a revelation is a special message to someone from a divine being or God
Qur’an - the Qur'an is the Islamic holy book
Migration - a long journey to a new home is called migration
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