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WorksheetsIslamic Empire #2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Arabesque
a)
Is a dance, created in Cordoba, Spain
b)
Is a form of art that mimics the lines of nature
c)
Books translated into Arabic at the House of Wisdom
d)
A type of food developed by Bedouin tribes
2.
The Devshire system
a)
Allowed different religions to live in their own smaller communities
b)
Taxed non-Muslims, allowing them to keep their religion
c)
Lessoned the buracratic issues
d)
Gave slaves the opportunity to become soldiers, poets, or government officials
3.
Ali
a)
Was blood related to Muhammad
b)
Expanded the empire
c)
Had nothing to do with the development of Shi'aism
d)
Developed the Qur'an
4.
This dynasty's capital is located in Cairo
a)
Abbasids
b)
Fatimid
c)
Umyyad's
d)
Seljuk's
5.
Which statement is NOT true.
a)
The Umayyad's had a capital both in Damascus and Cordoba
b)
The city of Cordoba contained the first conservatory
c)
The House of Wisdom was located in Damascas
d)
The Abbasid capital was located in Baghdad
6.
The Astrolabe
a)
Used operated like a compass and used the magnetic polls
b)
Is related to astronomy as it uses the stars to locate Mekkah
c)
Was developed in Bahdad
d)
Had no religious signifigance
7.
He pushed the concept that the clans brought together followed Islam, and not Muhammad.
a)
Abu Bakr
b)
Umar
c)
Uthman
d)
Ali
8.
Which statement is NOT correct
a)
The Taj Mahal's dome surpassed the Hagia Sopia's dome in size.
b)
Was one of the reasons people of the Mughal Empire was over taxed
c)
Build by Shah Jahan
d)
Is an architectual legacy
9.
Due to the unrest of these ruling groups, the Crusaders from the 1st crusade found a lot of success.
a)
Umayyad, Abbasids, Seljuk
b)
Umayyad, Fatimid, Mongols
c)
Umayyad, Ottoman, Abbasids
d)
Umayyad, Safavid, Ottoman
10.
This man helped to spread the Indian concept of the zero
a)
Al- Khwrizmi
b)
Al-Razi
c)
Al- Andalas
d)
Al- Rahaman
11.
Shi'a
a)
Is a majority group
b)
Was led by Suleiman
c)
Is a minority group
d)
Was led by Uthman
12.
A Millet was allowed in the Ottoman Empire. Which statement best describes a millet.
a)
The freeing of slaves
b)
A group of fighting men taken from slaves.
c)
An area where Christians and Jews were still allowed to live in their own communites.
d)
A safe zone where Shi'a Muslims could live on the empire's borders without being attacked.
13.
What is not a general reason for moving an empire's capital
a)
Closer to important trade routes
b)
Finding a city with more people in it
c)
Finding or creating a city more central to the empire as a whole
d)
Having religious reasons for the city to be established
14.
Al- Rahaman's empire's capital was located in this city
a)
Cordoba
b)
Cairo
c)
Damascas
d)
Baghdad
15.
He helped to start the Battle of Chalarin by killing many Sunni in Badhdad
a)
Al-Rahaman
b)
Ism'ail
c)
Mehemmed
d)
Suleiman
16.
Which of the following does NOT describe the Sunni
a)
They are a minority
b)
They follow the Sunna
c)
They believe in the "Four Rightly Guided"
d)
They are a majority
17.
This ruler was able to make his government run more efficiently by cutting out bureaucratic jobs.
a)
Mehemed II
b)
Ism'ail
c)
Suleyman
d)
Shah Jahan
18.
This empire ended the Byzantine Empire
a)
Ottoman
b)
Muhgal
c)
Seljuk
d)
Mongol
19.
This empire helped to connect trade along the silk roads during the 13th century.
a)
Ottoman
b)
Seljuk
c)
Abassids
d)
Mongols
20.
During his rule he was most notable for his practice of nepotism.
a)
Abu Bakr
b)
Umar
c)
Uthman
d)
Ali
21.
These groups were more Tributary rulers
a)
Umayyad's, Mongols
b)
Safavid, Umayyad
c)
Safavid, Mongols
d)
Mughal, Safavid
22.
This city was located between the Tigris and Euphrates.
a)
Mekkah
b)
Cairo
c)
Baghdad
d)
Damascus
23.
Al Razi...
a)
Was the "Father of Algebra"
b)
Discovered bacteria spread disease
c)
Spread the concept of Zero
d)
Started the first zoo.
24.
They were one of the first gun powered empires.
a)
Ottoman
b)
Abbasids
c)
Umyyad
d)
Fatimid
25.
Ali...
a)
Was murdered by a slave
b)
Was murdered by the Umayyad family
c)
Was murdered by the Abbasid family
d)
Died passing along power to another
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