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Chapter 12: The Islamic World

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term means a wet, fertile area in a desert?

a)

Arabia

b)

Oasis

c)

Caravan

d)

Sedentary

2.

What term describes a group of traders that travel together?

a)

Arabia

b)

Oasis

c)

Sedentary

d)

Caravan

3.

What is another name for a market?

a)

Oasis

b)

Nomads

c)

Caravan

d)

Bazaar

4.

Who is recognized as the Prophet of Islam?

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Muhammad

d)

Medina

5.

Who was the wife of Muhammad?

a)

Kaaba

b)

Khadijah

c)

Mecca

d)

Medina

6.

Islam is a __________, a religion based on the belief in one God.

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Theism

d)

Animism

7.

What word means "the God" in Arabic?

a)

Eloheim

b)

Allah

c)

Mecca

d)

Medina

8.

What is the name of the very important shrine in Mecca?

a)

Kaaba

b)

Medina

c)

Caravan

d)

Oasis

9.

What term means a journey to a sacred place?

a)

Mosque

b)

Kaaba

c)

Pilgramage

d)

Islam

10.

A follower of Islam is known as a

a)

Pilgram

b)

Muslim

c)

Islamite

d)

Qur'an

11.

What is the holy book of Islam?

a)

Torah

b)

Bible

c)

Qur'an

d)

Kaaba

12.

What does the term Islam mean in Arabic?

a)

To submit to God

b)

To struggle with God

c)

To walk with God

d)

To talk with God

13.

What was Muhammad's departure from Mecca to Medina known as?

a)

Hegira

b)

Hajj

c)

Ramadan

d)

Mosque

14.

What term describes a building for Muslim prayer?

a)

Jihad

b)

Hegira

c)

Mosque

d)

Medina

15.

In what year did the prophet Muhammad die?

a)

432 A.D.

b)

632 A.D.

c)

500 A.D.

d)

33 A.D.

16.

Muslims are not allowed to eat _____ or drink ________.

a)

Snakes, Shakes

b)

Bread, Wine

c)

Pizza, Soda

d)

Pork, Alcohol

17.

What subject in the Qur'an means "to make an effort, or to struggle?"

a)

Hadith

b)

Hajj

c)

Jihad

d)

Allah Akbar

18.

What is the written record of Muhammad's words and actions?

a)

Hadith

b)

Jihad

c)

Qur'an

d)

Mosque

19.

What term refers to the way Muhammad lived and provides a model for the duties and expectations for Muslims?

a)

Hajj

b)

Sunnah

c)

Qur'an

d)

Sedentary

20.

What are the acts of worship required of all Muslims called collectively?

a)

Shariah

b)

Sunnah

c)

The Five Pillars of Islam

d)

The Four Noble Truths

21.

How many times a day must all Muslims turn toward Mecca and pray?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

22.

The confession; "there is no God but God, and Muhammad is his prophet" is what pillar of Islam?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

The third pillar of Islam is

a)

Charity

b)

Chastity

c)

Celebacy

d)

Fasting

24.

Muslims fast during the holy month of

a)

Zakat

b)

Allah Akbar

c)

Jihad

d)

Ramadan

25.

The fifth pillar of Islam is the _____, a pilgrimage to Mecca.

a)

Confession

b)

Fasting

c)

Charity

d)

Hajj

26.

What term describes Islamic law which is based upon interpretations of the Qur'an and the Sunnah?

a)

Hadith

b)

Shariah

c)

Hajj

d)

Ramadan

27.

Who was chosen as the first caliph of Islam?

a)

Abu Bakr

b)

Muhammad

c)

Ramadan

d)

Shah Abbas

28.

What is the title for the highest leader of Islam?

a)

Abbas

b)

Umayyad

c)

Caliph

d)

Jihad

29.

What city became the capital of the Islamic Empire in 762 A.D.?

a)

Baghdad

b)

C'ordoba

c)

Istanbul

d)

Caracas

30.

What term describes slave soldiers who were converted to Islam by the Ottomans?

a)

Shariah

b)

Ramadan

c)

Caliph

d)

Janissaries

31.

In what year did the Ottomans conquer Constantinople and end the Byzantine Empire?

a)

1492

b)

1453

c)

1354

d)

1534

32.

What weapon did the Ottomans use that helped them conquer Constantinople?

a)

Tribute

b)

Long Bow

c)

War Elephants

d)

Cannons

33.

Who was the Ottoman leader who conquered Constantinople in 1453 and was called "the conqueror" because of it.

a)

Suleyman I

b)

Mehmed II

c)

Tridarrious III

d)

Henry IV

34.

Under what Ottoman ruler did the empire reach its height?

a)

Suleyman I

b)

Mehmed II

c)

Hagai Sophia

d)

Constantine

35.

What group of Muslims believe that only Muhammad's descendants could become caliphs?

a)

Shia

b)

Sunni

c)

Safavid

d)

Janissary

36.

What group of Muslims didn't think caliphs had to be related to Muhammad?

a)

Shia

b)

Sunni

c)

Safavid

d)

Janissary

37.

What is the most sacred shrine of Islam called

a)

The Hajj

b)

The Hadith

c)

The Blue Mosque

d)

The Kaaba

38.

What Muslim scholar traveled to Africa, India, China, and Spain in the 1320's?

a)

Ibn Battutah

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Avincenna

d)

Babur

39.

What Muslim scholar wrote a medical encyclopedia that was used throughout Europe until the 1600's and is one of the most famous books in medical history?

a)

Ibn Battutah

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Avicenna

d)

Sufis

40.

What Greek invention was perfected by Muslims that allowed someone to figure out their location on the Earth?

a)

Compas

b)

Google Maps

c)

Garvin

d)

Astrolabe

41.

What Muslim philosophical movement focused on spiritual issues by believing one can find God's love by having a personal relationship with God?

a)

Janissary

b)

Sunni

c)

Shia

d)

Sufism

42.

Who was one of the most influential Sufi poets?

a)

Ibn Battuta

b)

Suleyman the Magnificant

c)

Selim the Grim

d)

Omar Khayyam

43.

What is another term for sponsor or contributor?

a)

tolerance

b)

patron

c)

minaret

d)

calligraphy

44.

What term describes the narrow tower from where Muslims are called to prayer?

a)

patron

b)

calligraphy

c)

dome

d)

minaret

45.

What term describes decorative writing?

a)

Patron

b)

Minaret

c)

Calligraphy

d)

Mosque