WH1: Islamic Empire & African Kingdoms

The Battle of Tours was significant because it marked the —

• end of Muslim expansion into Western Europe
• end of the Crusades in the Middle East
• beginning of British dominance in Northern Europe
• beginning of Turkish rule in the Balkans

The Dome of the Rock is an example of which civilization’s achievements in art and architecture?

• Chinese
• Greek
• Islamic
• Roman

Which religion encourages its followers to make a pilgrimage to this site?

• Islam
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Christianity

What was one impact of this event?

• Muslim pilgrims no longer traveled to Medina.
• A permanent split occurred within the religion.
• Muslim teachers no longer made the Hajj.
• The desert tribes declared a lasting truce.

What best completes the title of this map?

• the Plague
• Islam
• Judaism
• the Crusades

Which group was most responsible for spreading this cultural characteristic?

• Roman soldiers
• Islamic traders
• Egyptian pharaohs
• Sumerian bureaucrats

The cause of the split in Islam after Muhammad’s death was a difference of opinion concerning –

• expansion
• leaders
• prayer
• pilgrimages

Which characteristic describes the earliest followers of Islam?

• Nomads in West Africa
• Migrated from Central Asia
• Lived on the Arabian Peninsula
• Sea traders from South Asia

Which event helped to spread Islam in Africa?

• Establishment of trade with Timbuktu
• Conquest of Jerusalem
• Relocation of capital to Baghdad
• Conquest of Damascus

Which of the following best completes the sentence below?

• Mahayana and Theravada
• Orthodox and Reform
• Sunni and Shi'a
• Catholic and Protestant