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WorksheetsChapter 6: The First Global Civilization: The Rise and Spread of Islam
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes the makeup of society in the Arabian Peninsula pre Islam?
a)
International Transplants
b)
Urban Dwellers
c)
Nomadic Bedouin Bands
d)
Agriculturalists
2.
Where did loyalties lay among Bedouin peoples?
a)
With a King
b)
In a Democratic Government
c)
Among Kinship or Clans
d)
To an Emperor
3.
Based on the map, at which point did Islam Expand into Western Europe?
a)
622-632 CE
b)
632-661 CE
c)
661-750 CE
d)
Islam was never able to make a foothold in W. Europe
4.
Which of the following is not a Holy City to Muslims?
a)
Damascus
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Mecca
d)
Medina
5.
When comparing women in the pre Islamic era to that of Byzantium and Persia, which is true?
a)
Women had less rights in pre Islam Arabia.
b)
Most women held positions of political power in the Arabian Peninsula.
c)
Women had far more rights in pre Islamic Arabia compared to surrounding areas.
d)
The roles of women in pre Islamic Arabia was about equal to that of other areas.
6.
Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions?
a)
Hinduism and Judaism
b)
Buddhism and Judaism
c)
Christianity and Judaism
d)
Zoronastrianism and Judaism
7.
Which of the following was a way in which early Islam tried to promote social equality.
a)
They required rich nobles to create houses for the poor.
b)
They created a network of public schools for men and women.
c)
They required the payment of a Zakat, or tax which was used for the poors.
d)
Early Islam used the caste system and did not believe in social equality,
8.
What holy city are Muslism expected to make a pilgrimage to in their lifetime?
a)
Medina
b)
Mecca
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Damsacus
9.
What are the basic tenents of the Islam faith called?
a)
Four Noble Truths
b)
Five Pillars
c)
Eightfold path
d)
Three Wise Sayings
10.
What was the unifying force in the Muslim world?
a)
geographic isolation
b)
Arab language and culture
c)
political unity
d)
race-based slavery
11.
Who became the prophet of a new religion developed in Arabia called Islam?
a)
Muhammad
b)
Moses
c)
Ibn-Sind
d)
Ibn-Rashd
12.
What do Sunni and Shia differ on?
a)
Muhammads life
b)
Muhammads successor and interpretation of Sharia
c)
Israel's right to exist
d)
Whether to embrace extremism
13.
How are the Five Pillars in Islam and ten commandments in Christianity similar?
a)
Guide for the afterlife
b)
guide for praying towards Mecca
c)
Guide for moral and ethical living
d)
guide for achieving God's forgiveness
14.
Muslim scientists made major advances in the field of optics. This helped them to treat which part of the body?
a)
the heart
b)
the eyes
c)
the ears
d)
the lungs
15.
Which of the following is true of marriage under the Ummayad Dynasty?
a)
Women were allowed to take multiple husbands.
b)
Husbands were resticted to only one wife.
c)
Husbands did not have to support wives financially.
d)
Men could take multiple wives granted they were able to support them financially.
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