SW Asia & N Africa Review Quizziz

Why was this building constructed?

• It was to serve as a vacation home for sheiks.

• It was intended to be a public place of worship.

• It was constructed to be the grandest government building in the world.

• It was dedicated to the life and memory of a Mogul ruler's dead wife.

Who conquered Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul?

• Suleiman the Magnificent

• sheiks

• Muhammad

• Mehmet II

Why was Suleiman I called "the Magnificent" and his reign "the Golden Age of the Ottoman Empire?

• He produced more gold coins than any previous sultan

• He was actually known as the Conqueror and his reign was called the Istanbul Years

• Suleiman I achieved military success, organized Ottoman law, and built many schools and mosques

• He never ruled the Ottomans

Many Muslims considered Suleiman I a ___________________ as well as a political leader.

• Merchant

• Religious leader

• Janissary

• Mogul

What main source provides guidance to Islam's followers?

• teachings in the Holy Bible

• stories handed down by word-of-mouth

• lessons in the Torah

• written text in the Quran

Arabic numbers that were passed along to Europeans by Persian and Arab scholars were actually borrowed from which culture?

• Chinese

• Greek

• Hindu

• Roman

The contribution to Math that Muslims are best known for is

• Founder of Geometry

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Inventors of Algebra

• Pascal;s Triangle

What contribution did Muslims make to astronomy?

• Muslim astronomers discovered the planet Mars

• Muslim astronomers discovered multiple galaxies

• Muslim astronomers discovered the expanded universe

• Muslim astronomers proved that the moon affects ocean tides

Which trade route ran through Europe and Asia?

• Indian Ocean Marine Time System

• Silk Road

• Trans-Siberian Trade Route

• West African Trade Route

Merchants were well respected in Muslim culture because they...

• held high government positions

• were born into the upper class

• also served as religious leaders

• created wealth and were skilled in business