Islamic Empires

Which text is considered the holy to the religion of Islam?

• Torah

• New Testment

• Qur'an

• Vedas

Which of the following is an example of Islamic architecture?

• Parthenon

• Dome of the Rock

• Pantheon

• Hagia Sophia

Who is the founder of Islam?

• Muhammad

• Jesus

• Gautama

The Islamic region split into which of the following two sets.

• Sunni and Shia

• Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic

• Mahayana and Theravada

11. As the Muslim Empire grew, Islam spread into all of the following EXCEPT

• Mesopotamia and Persia

• Egypt North Africa, and Spain

• Australia and the Americas

• -

Who conquered what remained of the Byzantine Empire in 1453?

• The Mongols

• The Ottoman Turks

• The Seljuk Turks

Istanbul became the new Ottoman capital. It was known before as:

• Rome

• Athens

• Constantinople

• Jerusalem

If you lived in the Safavid Empire you probably would be categorized as a ___ Muslim

• Sunni
• practicing 
• Shia 
• good 

All of the following are reasons the Ottomans are significant EXCEPT:

• They are a long lasting empire and lasted until WWI.

• They were tolerant of those they conquered

• They renamed Constantinople Istanbul.

• They are located in Modern Day Iran.

All of the following are reasons the Safavids are significant EXCEPT:

• They are a long lasting empire and lasted until WWI.

• Established Muslim Dominance in Iran

• Created art that is on display in Esfahan.

• They blended Ottoman, Persian, and Arab cultures.