Question

1. in 630 ce, muhammad and his followers led a large army to mecca. they planned to take the city by force, but most meccans surrendered without a fight. read the following passage about the building in mecca that muhammad wanted to control. then answer the question below.

the kaaba is a large, cube - shaped building in mecca. for many centuries before islam began, tribes from the surrounding areas worshipped there. images of hundreds of different gods were displayed inside the kaaba. according to many accounts, there was even an image of jesus, the most important figure in christianity, inside. people from faraway tribes would make a religious journey called a pilgrimage to visit the kaaba.

muhammad and his followers believed that the kaaba was the most holy place in the world. when muhammad and his followers gained control of the kaaba, they dedicated it to allah. muhammad removed all images of the gods that had been there, and he did not include any statues or images of allah. today, muslims from all over the world still make a pilgrimage to worship at the kaaba.

how did the kaaba change after muslims took control of it? select two.

people began worshipping at the kaaba.

it became an important place for pilgrimage.

it was dedicated to only one god.

all the images inside the kaaba were removed.

Explanation:

1. Analyze "People began worshipping at the Kaaba": The passage says tribes worshipped there before Islam, so this is incorrect as worship already occurred.
2. Analyze "It became an important place for pilgrimage": The passage states people from far - away tribes already made pilgrimages to the Kaaba before Muslims took control, so this is incorrect.
3. Analyze "It was dedicated to only one god": The text says "they dedicated it to Allah" and removed other gods' images, so it went from having many gods' images to being dedicated to one god (Allah), this is correct.
4. Analyze "All the images inside the Kaaba were removed": The passage says "Muhammad removed all images of the gods that had been there", so this is correct.

Answer:

C. It was dedicated to only one god
D. All the images inside the Kaaba were removed