Chapter 10, Section 2 Questions

Please read Chapter 10, Section 2 in your textbook and answer the following questions for class on Wednesday. The link to the online textbook is to the right of the page (Use a capital 'R' in Royals).

• Why is the “Dome of the Rock” an important location in the Muslim faith?
• Create a T-Chart which shows differences between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims (Checkpoint, P. 312)
• What were 3 reasons for the successes of Muslim conquests? (Checkpoint, P. 314)
• How did the Umayyads treat “conquered people”? Do you think this would be beneficial or hurtful to Umayyad power?
• What changes were made under the Abbasid Caliphate?

This will be reviewed and stamped on Wednesday in class.