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WorksheetsRise of Islam (600-1200)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
One of the most prominent trade cities on the Arabian Peninsula prior to 600 CE was
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Ka'ba
d)
Riyadh
2.
When Muhammad was born in 570, he wanted all people to accept the true god named
a)
Yahweh
b)
Allah
c)
Jehovah
d)
Ka'ba
3.
The flight of Muhammad to Medina in 622 was called the
a)
Hajj
b)
Ramadan
c)
Hijra
d)
Trek of Allah
4.
A collection of believers in Islam is called a (n)
a)
Hajj
b)
Umma
c)
Hijra
d)
Quran
5.
The leader of Islam after Muhammad dies in 632 was
a)
Ali Husayn
b)
Abu Bakr
c)
Umar
d)
Mamluk
6.
Which of the following was NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
a)
5 daily prayers to Mecca
b)
Alms for the poor
c)
Fasting during Ramadan
d)
Islamic Empire should be based on Quran
7.
The writings of Muhammad were collected into a book in 650. It was called the
a)
Torah
b)
Quran
c)
Ka'ba
d)
Talmud
8.
The formation of which caliphate in 661 led to a split in Islam?
a)
Abbasid
b)
Seljuk
c)
Mamluk
d)
Umayyad
9.
The 2 sects in the split of Islam were the
a)
Umayyads & Abbasids
b)
Sunnis & Seljuks
c)
Sunnis & Shiites
d)
Meccans & Medinans
10.
The 2nd caliph led a large expansion of Islam across Syria, Egypt, & North Africa. He was
a)
Ali Husayn
b)
Abu Bakr
c)
Umar
d)
Saladin
11.
The capital of the Umayyad Caliphate was
a)
Amman
b)
Istanbul
c)
Damascus
d)
Baghdad
12.
The capital of the Abbasid Caliphate was
a)
Amman
b)
Damascus
c)
Istanbul
d)
Baghdad
13.
The Abbasid Caliphate began using Turkish slaves in their armies. They were called
a)
Ulama
b)
Seljuks
c)
Mamluks
d)
Sultans
14.
After the fall of the Abbasid Caliphate, Arabic scholars appeared called
a)
Umma
b)
Ulama
c)
Umar
d)
Salat
15.
Around 1050, a new Islamic empire formed in central Asia called the
a)
Sharia
b)
Seljuk
c)
Abbasid
d)
Umayyad
16.
During the Crusades, which Muslim leader drove Europeans out of Palestine?
a)
Umar
b)
Saladin
c)
Ali Husayn
d)
Abu Bakr
17.
The law of Muslim society is known as
a)
Zakat
b)
Salat
c)
Hajj
d)
Sharia
18.
Muslim women are supposed to wear a covering in public called a
a)
burkha
b)
hijab
c)
umma
d)
zakat
19.
Islamic religious colleges are called
a)
ulamas
b)
madrasas
c)
hajj
d)
hijra
20.
A branch of Islam dedicated to mysticism was called
a)
Ka'ba
b)
Sufism
c)
Jainism
d)
Umma
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