Guided reading activity 6-2
6. Arab expansions in Europe came to a halt because of Geographical barriers that stood in the way of advancing Arab armies.
False. Arab expansion halted when the Arab forces were defeated at the battle of tours in Gaul in 732.
4. The general mu'awiyah was known for one outstanding trait: he used more force than necessary whether it was needed or not.
False. He was known for using force only when absolutely necessary.
3.The courage of the Arab soldiers was enhance by the fact that they had superior weapons to most of their enemies.
False. Their courage was enhanced by the belief that Muslim worriers were assured a place in paradise if they died in battle.
1. Muhammed left clear instructions as to who would succeed him at death.
False.muhammad had never named a succesor abd he had no sons.
2. Raiding one's enemies was known in the Quean and the shovel in the way of God"oh boy Jihad
True
5. Mu'awiyah moved the capital of the arab empire from madinah to Damascus,Syria.
True
7. The Shiite Muslims accept only the descendants of Ali as the true rulers of Islam, while the Sunni Muslims claim the descendants of the Umayyads were the true caliphs.
True
8.In 1187, saladin's army invaded the kingdom of Jerusalem and destroy the Christian forces there.
True
9.As a result of the Mongol destruction of baghdad, the new center of Islamic civilization became Sierra, in Egypt.
True