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WorksheetsMiddle East
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 25mins
What helped to foster the spread of technology and major world religions between Africa, Europe, and Asia?
mountains
increased trade
deserts
decreased trade
Which geographical feature was located in between the continents that allowed Asia, Europe, and Africa to trade with each other?
Sahara Desert
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
Himalayas
What is an oasis?
a member of a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time
an area in a desert where there is water and plants
a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a larger land area
What is a nomad?
a member of a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time
a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water and is attached to a larger land area
an area of the desert with water and plants
What does sedentary mean?
a member of a group of people who move from place to place instead of living in one place all the time
an area of the desert with water and plants
staying or living in one place instead of moving to different places
A Muslim is
a person whose religion is Islam
a messenger in some religions
to exchange products or services
a person who is polytheistic
What is the leader of Islam called?
caliph
Hajj
Ummayad
el Andalusia
The Middle East is mostly
desert.
jungle.
snowy tundra.
grassland.
A piece of land surrounded on three sides by water is called
What is the most important animal for trade in the Middle East?
camels
horses
oxen
donkey
Ka'ba
What are the required duties of Muslims called?
5 Pillars
10 Commandments
The Golden Rule
The Talmud
Which Pillar is meant to show that God is more important than one's body ?
Daily prayer
Fasting during Ramadan
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Profession of Faith
Profession of Faith/Shahada
Charity/Zakat
Fasting/Sawm
Daily Prayer/Salat
The Five Pillars of Islam can be best described as the
Sacred book of Islam
Muslim leaders responsible for spreading the religion
Most important duties for Muslims
The holiest shrine of Islam
Which event was NOT a way that Muslim ideas spread to Western Europe?
the Crusades
Muslim conquests
the Columbian Exchange
Trade
Which event was NOT an achievement of the Islamic civilization?
the invention of the printing press
chemistry established as a branch of science
advances in pharmacology
the creation of a medical textbook
Which sentence states the main outcome of the Crusades?
Trade declined on the Silk Road.
Islamic achievements spread through trade.
European Christians permanently gained Jerusalem.
Most Europeans refused to trade with foreign merchants.
During the Muslim conquest, which Western European nation was under Islamic control and helped spread Islamic achievements throughout the rest of Europe?
Germany
England
Spain
France
Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to Medina?
The people of Medina begged him to come there and help their town
He wanted to spread Islam to Medina first
He was being persecuted by the people of Mecca
Islam was already in Mecca
Which TWO answers are BOTH Muslim Achievements in Math?
Created the number 0
Created Arabic Numerals
Created Roman Numerals
Created Algebra
What do Judaism, Christianity and Islam all have in common?
They believe in the same God
The Bible
They are all monotheistic
They are all polytheistic
They all tell stories of prophets like Abraham
Which religion is most widely practiced in the Middle East?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Animism
According to the rules of the ghazu
raids must be conducted within the Muslim community
raids must be conducted outside the Muslim community
raids are to get new converts to Islam.
Muslims must not take part in any raids.
What Middle Eastern city is the most important city for Judaism and Christianity and the third most important city in Islam?
Mecca
Medina
Jerusalem
Istanbul
The Five Pillars of Islam are
stories about Muhammad's life.
the basis for law in Muslim countries.
acts of worship required by all Muslims.
rules about how Muslims should treat others.
Muslim art, architecture and science
all became more important than religion in the Islamic world.
were all influenced by the Islamic faith.
spread the Islamic faith.
required Muhammad's image to be shown.
The Ka'ba was important
only after Muhammad founded Islam.
only before Muhammad founded Islam.
both before and after Muhammad founded Islam.
Before the founding of Islam, the Ka'ba
the location of markets in Mecca.
was the destination of an annual pilgrimage by pagans.
didn't exist because it hadn't been built yet.
held all of the books about Christianity.
Muslim scholars did all of the following except
preserved Greek and Roman books.
destroyed and censored all books for ancient civilizations.
valued education and books as a source of learning.
encouraged new ways of thinking based on ancient ideas.
Arab scholars and European explorers used the astrolabe to
build palaces.
translate ancient writings.
figure out their location on earth.
develop a new type of math.
Select all that are true: Muslim calligraphy
was the highest form of decoration.
decorated mosques.
included figures of humans and animals.
was the only type of writing worthy of recording the word of God.
