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WorksheetsArabian Peninsula
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 21mins
What was the capital of the Arabian Peninsula?
Jeddah
Mecca
Medina
Aden
Nicknamed 'the Magnificent' or 'the Lawgiver', he was the leader of the Ottoman Empire from 1520-1566
Mehmed the Conqueror
Muhammad II
Mustafa IV
Suleiman I
Which Sultan was responsible for conquering Constantinople?
Sultan Mehmet
Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent
Sultan Ahmed
Sultan Selim the Grim
The Ottomans called their leader a _________
King
General
Sultan
Emperor
What countries did the Ottoman empire capture during their height?
Syria
Italy
Hungary
Egypt
What city was at the center of the Ottoman Empire in 1453?
Istanbul
Mecca
Vienna
Cairo
What important cities did Suleiman bring under Ottoman control?
Vienna and Istanbul
Cairo and Damascus
Tehran and Isfahan
Baghdad
How did Suleiman's desire to capture Vienna put him at risk?
It led to war with the Hapsburg Dynasty, in which he lost.
it led to his ill health and eventual death from Dengue Fever.
It led to his marriage with Maria Hpsburg, who eventually stole his throne.
It led to war with the Tudor Dynasty, in which he lost.
Which of these modern-day countries was part of the Ottoman Empire?
England
Spain
Turkey
France
Portugal
The Janissary were________.
knights who protected the Holy Lands
Ottoman trading vessels
former war prisoners and Christian youth pressed into service of the Sultan
Suleiman conquered which of the following areas?
China
Italy
Hungary
Spain
England
Suleiman was the ruler of the?
Prussian Dynasty
Hapsburg Dynasty
Roman Dynasty
Austrian Dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
The faith of Islam was founded in which of the following peninsulas?
Arabian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
What three regions of the world intersect at the Arabian Peninsula?
Europe, Asia, and Africa
America, Europe, and Asia
England, Spain, and Italy
Japan, China, and Korea
Why did Muhammad's preaching of Islam anger the people of Mecca?
The people were angered of his preachings of "one god and the presence of an afterlife."
The people were angered of his preaching of "more than one god and the nonexistence of an afterlife."
The people were angered that he would not allow them to be apart of his new religion.
Muhammad fled from Mecca to ________________ in a famous journey known as the _______________.
Syria; hegira
Jerusalem; hegira
Cairo; Shahadah
Medina; hegira
A faction of Islam, known as the _______________, believed that the next caliph of Islam should be devout Muslim chosen by the Muslim community.
Sunni
Shia
A faction of Islam, known as the ________________, believed that only a blood relative could be the next caliph.
Sunni
Shia
What is the holy book of Islam called?
Zakat
Kaaba
Swam
Qur'an
What is the name of the muslim prophet that spread Islam?
Gabriel
Muhammad
Sunni
Shia
Where do muslims pray?
Church
Mosque
Temple
What does 'caliph' mean?
Prophet
Priest
Successor
Allah
What is a Islamic house of worship?
Synagogue
Sharia
Mosque
Quran
The most sacred city in Islam is?
Baghdad
Mecca
Medina
Esfahan
What was the name of the Islamic trade route
The Silk Road
The Golden Web
The Trans-Saharan Trade Route
The Iberian Route
What specific type of mathematics did Muslim pioneer?
Calculus
Trigonometry
Geometry
Algebra
What is the haji?
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Pilgrimage to Medina
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Pilgrimage to Bethlehemn
How did Muslim culture reach foreign lands?
Muslim merchants, sailors, Muslim empire conquests
Muslim merchants and sailors
Muslim empire conquests
What is the style of art that the Muslims used with written Arabic?
mosaics
calligraphy
icons
What is a astrolabe?
A crier called Muslims to prayer from the
___ of a mosque.
In each Muslim city, a ___ sold goods to
local and out-of-town merchants.
It helped sailors determine their longitude and latitude and even
tell the time of day.
What contributions did Muslims make in science?
They learned about the first cloned animal.
They learned that Mosques are a center for healing.
They discovered antibiotics to treat the sick.
They learned how diseases spread from person to person.
