WorksheetsCh. 2 Islamic Civilizations pages 72-103
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina?
a)
He had already established a Muslim community in Mecca and wanted to spread his teachings.
b)
He was not free to to preach Islam in Mecca but he was able to do so in Medina.
c)
He did not want to interfere with existing worship at the Kaaba in Mecca.
d)
Medina was his hometown and he wanted to spread his revelations there first.
2.
Which of the following statements best describes the lives of people living in Arabia's deserts before the spread of Islam?
a)
Arabs were desert nomads who tended livestock.
b)
Arabs were farmers who planted fields around oases.
c)
Arabs were an isolated people with little trade.
d)
Arabs were a mixture of nomads, sedentary farmers, and merchants.
3.
Why was AD 630 an important year for Islam?
a)
That was the year that Muhammad and his followers went on the hijra.
b)
According to Islam, Muhammad received his first revelations in that year.
c)
Muhammad conquered Mecca in that year.
d)
Muhammad and his followers won a great battle at Badr.
4.
Islam began in Arabia, a land best known for the
a)
harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape.
b)
relatively small size of its peninsula.
c)
heavy rains that blow in from the surrounding seas.
d)
cold weather on its many high mountain ranges.
5.
Muslims believe that
a)
Muhammad was the only prophet of God.
b)
Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad were all prophets.
c)
Muslims, Jews, and Christians all worship different gods.
d)
there are many different gods in the universe.
6.
Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
a)
Muslims must pray five times a day while facing Mecca.
b)
Muslims must fast between daybreak and sunset once a month.
c)
Muslims must make a pilgrimage to Mecca once a year.
d)
Muslims must donate a portion of their income to their mosque.
7.
Muslims are not permitted to gamble or drink alcohol by the legal code known as the
a)
Hajj.
b)
Quran.
c)
Sharia.
d)
Sunnah.
8.
What part of Europe had Arab Muslims conquered by AD 800?
a)
Egypt
b)
Persia
c)
Spain
d)
Syria
9.
The most powerful of the non-Arab Muslim empires that arose was the
a)
Abbasid dynasty.
b)
Ottoman empire.
c)
Umayyad empire.
d)
Mongol empire.
10.
The Safavid empire, famed for its art, culture, and science, was founded in the 1500s in
a)
Arabia.
b)
Mongolia.
c)
Persia.
d)
Turkey.
11.
Which of the following statements best describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?
a)
Islam spread only within the lands conquered by Arabs.
b)
Everyone in the new conquered lands had to convert to Islam.
c)
Few non-Arabs ever converted to Islam.
d)
Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Islam empire.
12.
The Persian poet Rumi is famous for
a)
practicing and writing about Sufism.
b)
writing a history of the world and its dynasties.
c)
writing a travel account of his journeys to many Muslim lands.
d)
writing the tales in "The Thousand and One Nights"
13.
The city of Baghdad was economically important in part because it
a)
sent sailing ships called dhows to trade with Europe.
b)
traded with Africa along the famous Silk Road.
c)
was linked to China and other lands by camel caravan routes.
d)
produced all the trade goods it need for itself.
14.
The Muslim scholar known as Avicenna wrote a famous and influential book on which subject?
a)
Algebra
b)
Astronomy
c)
Chemistry
d)
Medicine
15.
Which of the following statements explains the attitude toward reading and writing in Muslim culture?
a)
Arabs had a strong tradition of oral storytelling but were not interested in reading or writing.
b)
People studied literature so that they could pass exams for the civil service.
c)
People valued literacy because they wanted to be able to read the Quran, and literature flourished.
d)
Only writing about religious subjects was considered acceptable in Muslim culture.
16.
Muslims believe that Muhammad began preaching his beliefs in Mecca after
a)
he was impressed by the honesty and faith of the Meccans.
b)
he received messages from God, brought by the angel Gabriel.
c)
he studied the teachings of the Jews and Christians living in Mecca.
d)
he traveled to Africa and Asia as a merchant.
17.
According to the Five Pillars of Islam, Muslims must fast daily during the holy month of
a)
Eid al-Fitr.
b)
Haij.
c)
Ramadan.
d)
Sunnah.
18.
The Islamic text known as the Sunnah
a)
sets down the rules by which Islamic governments must operate.
b)
collects examples of the finest Muslim poetry.
c)
was a major scientific book used for centuries.
d)
records the words and actions of Muhammad.
19.
In the modern world, the Sharia
a)
is the basis for the law codes of all Muslim nations.
b)
serves only as a guide for the personal conduct of Muslims.
c)
influences law codes in some Muslim countries.
d)
is no longer followed by the majority of Muslims.
20.
What similar feature do nearly all Muslim mosques share?
a)
They all have a prayer hall that faces in the direction of Mecca.
b)
They all have large golden domes.
c)
They all have cube-shaped buildings.
d)
They are all the tallest buildings in their community.
21.
The rulers of many non-Arab Muslim states referred to themselves as
a)
Sunnis
b)
sultans.
c)
Ottomans.
d)
caliphs.
22.
The Muslim group known as the Shia
a)
are a minority of Muslims today.
b)
eventually reunited with the Muslim group known as the Sunnis.
c)
are the majority of Muslims today.
d)
hold very different beliefs from Sunni Muslims.
23.
The Mughal empire
a)
captured Constantinople and spread into southeastern Europe.
b)
spread Muslim rule throughout almost all of India.
c)
went to war with their rival Muslims, the Ottoman empire.
d)
conquered much of North Africa.
24.
The Arab Muslim empire reached its greatest size under the
a)
Mongol empire.
b)
Ottoman empire.
c)
Delhi sultanate.
d)
Umayyad dynasty.
25.
Arab Muslims were aided in their conquests by
a)
the relatively small area that they tried to conquer.
b)
their willingness to wait many years for any key victories.
c)
a shared faith in Islam which united them.
d)
their alliances with the Byzantines and Persians.
26.
Muslim scholars introduced which of the following concepts to Europeans?
a)
Arabic numerals
b)
Astronomy
c)
Medicine
d)
Philosophy
27.
What two fields of learning have names which come from Arabic words?
a)
Astronomy and physics
b)
Algebra and chemistry
c)
Architecture and philosophy
d)
Mathematics and medicine
28.
Which of the following is NOT a common feature of Muslim art and architecture?
a)
The use of decorative designs with bright colors
b)
Verses from the Quran written in fine calligraphy
c)
Detailed drawings of humans and animals
d)
Arabesques made of curved shapes and lines
29.
The boxlike building in the city of Mecca which is the holiest site in Islam is called the
a)
Mosque
b)
Kaaba
c)
Shrine
d)
Vatican
30.
Muslims refer to Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina as the _________, or migration.
a)
hijra
b)
hajj
c)
hijaz
d)
hiccup
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