Islam Assessment Review

During the Middle Ages, Arabia was isolated from the benefits of the Silk Roads mainly because the Arabian Desert cut them off from the full impact of trade.

• True

• False

The Middle East is unique because it is where

• the Roman Empire began.

• is where the Word's major monotheistic faiths began.

• home to a desert.

• Asia and Europe meet

Christianity is different than Judaism in the belief that Christianity is monotheistic.

• True

• False

Based upon the Koran, Muhammad was

• the messenger of God

• the son of God

• replaced Jesus as God incarnate

• truly an angel

An important effect of Islamic expansion in the 700s CE on the civilization of Europe in the Middle Ages was that it helped to keep alive knowledge from classical civilizations.

• True

• False

European intellectuals in the Middle Ages often studied academic advances and translated ancient works that were made or preserved by

• Russian Tsars

• American Presidents

• the Mongols

• Islamic Scholars

The area in which Islam spread most quickly using trade routes in the 8th and 9th centuries was North Africa.

• True

• False

The cities of Mecca and Medina were vital to the foundation of what religion?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Confucianism

The Dome of the Rock is important to what two monotheistic religions?

• Islam and Judaism

• Christianity and Methodism

• Reformation and Enlightenment

• Judaism and Christianity

The continent of Europe was the birthplace of most of the World's major religions including: Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

• True

• False