WorksheetsSetting the Stage: "The Rise of Islam"
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Islam is one of the world's major religions, those who practice the religion are called
a)
Jews
b)
Muslims
2.
Islam began in
a)
Arabia
b)
United States
c)
England
d)
Australia
3.
Land that is surrounded on three sides by water is called
a)
an island
b)
a plateau
c)
a peninsula
d)
a mesa
4.
The Arabian Peninsula is between what two bodies of water?
a)
Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
b)
Red Sea and Atlantic Ocean
c)
Red Sea and Persian Gulf
d)
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
5.
The Arabian Peninsula is part of the region known as
a)
Europe
b)
Middle East
c)
United Kingdom
d)
Hawaiian Islands
6.
Which country is not part of the Arabian Peninsula?
a)
Kuwait
b)
Yemen
c)
England
d)
Qatar
7.
Most of the people living on the Arabian Peninsula when Islam arose were
a)
Americans
b)
Arabs
c)
Native Americans
d)
Chinese
8.
The language spoken by Arabs.
a)
Arabian
b)
Arab
c)
Arabic
d)
There was no common language for Arabs.
9.
Islam was introduced in the
a)
early 600s C.E.
b)
early 600s B.C.
c)
Before the birth of Christ
10.
Who introduced the people of the Arabian Peninsula to Islam?
a)
Abraham
b)
Moses
c)
Muhammad
d)
King David
11.
Muslims are
a)
monotheistic
b)
polytheistic
12.
Persia is now called
a)
Iraq
b)
Kuwait
c)
Iran
d)
Syria
13.
Muslim were very active traders.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The crusades were a series of religious wars during medieval times. They were between
a)
Christians against Muslims
b)
Christians against Jews
c)
Muslims against Jews
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