WorksheetsIslamic Empire Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the founder of Islam?
a)
the Buddha
b)
the Prophet Muhammad
c)
the Prophet Zoroaster
d)
Abraham
2.
What is the Holy book of Islam?
a)
Vedas
b)
Torah
c)
Bible
d)
Qur'an
3.
Where did Islam begin?
a)
Balkan Peninsula
b)
Arabian Peninsula
c)
Iberian Peninsula
d)
Florida
4.
Which European nation did the early Islamic Empire include?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Italy
5.
What factors discouraged the spread of Islam?
a)
trade routes
b)
geographic barriers
c)
common language
d)
monotheistic religion
6.
Which factor encouraged the spread of Islam?
a)
Weak Byzantine and Persian Empires
b)
Islam's division into Shi'a and Sunni
c)
the Sahara Desert
d)
mountain ranges and distance
7.
What factor encouraged trade across Islamic lands?
a)
the Arabic language
b)
the Greek language
c)
the Germanic languages
d)
the Romance languages
8.
What city was the capital of the Islamic Empire during its golden age?
a)
Tours
b)
Baghdad
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Damascus
9.
The Muslim Empire stopped its expansion after the Battle of ____________
a)
Salamis
b)
Waterloo
c)
Tours
d)
the Bulge
10.
What group conquered the Muslim capital of Baghdad?
a)
Mongols
b)
Vikings
c)
Byzantines
d)
Romans
11.
Which was an important contribution of the Islamic Empire?
a)
Elementary Schools
b)
Universities
c)
Finishing Schools
d)
Technical Colleges
12.
Which group is credited with the invention of Algebra?
a)
Muslim scholars
b)
Catholic monks
c)
Greek scribes
d)
Phoenician traders
13.
Muslim scholars made important contributions in the field of
a)
alchemy
b)
astrophysics
c)
geography
d)
scientology
14.
How many times a day are Muslims called to worship a day
a)
four
b)
five
c)
forty
d)
three
15.
This picture represents
a)
Qur'an
b)
Allah
c)
5 Pillars of Faith
d)
Cross
16.
Islamic followers are called
a)
Musims
b)
Muslims
c)
Jews
d)
Christians
17.
The city Muhammad was born
a)
Arabia
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Meca
d)
Mecca
18.
Who was responsible for creating the empire pictured?
a)
Hebrews
b)
Persians
c)
Muslims
d)
Alexander
19.
A caliph is both a ________________ and ____________________ leader of the Muslims.
a)
spiritual and political
b)
spiritual and economic
c)
Sunni and Shia
d)
Umayyad and Abassid
20.
Which of these does Islam follow?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Deism
c)
Monotheism
d)
Atheism
21.
According to the Five Pillars of Islam, every Muslim must:
a)
Read the bible
b)
Give alms
c)
Believe in many gods
d)
Obey official priests
22.
Islam is ranked _______ in sizes of world religions.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
23.
Which form of Islam is practiced by the majority of Muslims?
a)
Sunnism
b)
Shi'ism
24.
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
25.
Where do Muslims worship?
a)
Church
b)
Synagogue
c)
Mosque
d)
Monastery
26.
Belief in a single god
a)
nomad
b)
bazaar
c)
monotheism
d)
Muslim
27.
Square building in Mecca that was the focus of worship
a)
Muhammad
b)
Kaaba
c)
tribe
d)
nomad
28.
Allah means
a)
Muhammad
b)
God
c)
Gods
d)
Good
29.
Where was the extent of Muhammad's empire when he died
a)
Mecca
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Aria
d)
Arabia
30.
Which group believed any caliph could lead after Muhammad's death
a)
Sunna
b)
Shia
c)
Sunni
d)
Shunni
31.
What is a journey to a sacred place called?
a)
Pilgrimage
b)
Allah
c)
Bed bug
d)
War
32.
Describe the geography of Early Arabia
a)
Dry Deserts and Plains
b)
Tropical Rain forest
c)
Windy and mountainous
d)
cold and damp
33.
What is the name of a main trade route that helped the spread of Islam occur?
a)
The Islam road
b)
Muhammad's route
c)
The Silk Road
d)
The trail of Islam
34.
an Oasis is.....
a)
a group of traveling merchants and animals
b)
A green area in a desert fed by underground water
c)
Islamic code of law
35.
Which of the following best describes a nomad's lifestyle? A nomad lives...
a)
in the same village all of his or her life.
b)
in a tent that is moved from place to place.
c)
alone far from any villages.
d)
in a fancy house with many servants.
36.
Arabia's location made it important for what activity?
a)
herding
b)
governing
c)
climbing
d)
trading
37.
What did the Bedouins use to meet almost all of their needs?
a)
date palms
b)
their herds
c)
the dessert
d)
the plains
38.
What developed around oases?
a)
feudal manors
b)
trading centers
c)
rival kingdoms
d)
new technologies
39.
Most of the people living on Arabia's coastal plain were
a)
nomads and priests
b)
kings and nobles
c)
farmers and traders
d)
mapmakers and merchants
40.
What is sedentary lifestyle?
a)
one in which people live settled in one place
b)
one in which people wander from place to place
c)
one in which people visit foreign places
d)
one in which people live alone and isolated
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