WorksheetsSpread of Christianity and Islam in the Middle Ages
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
In AD 33, Jesus taught, was crucified and reported raised from the dead around the city of _______________________.
Jerusalem
Alexandria
Antioch
Mecca
In AD 392, the Roman Empire declared Christianity as the official religion under Emperor ________________________.
Theodosius
Constantine
Augustus
Nero
The Great Schism of 1054 divided the Christian Church between the Roman Catholic in the ________ and the _________ Orthodox.
West; Eastern
East; Western
South; Eastern
North; Western
Early Christian leaders who had been chosen by Jesus to spread his message. (choose the best answer)
Apostle
Disciple
Schisms
Martyr
A separation created by various factors.
Schism
Apostle
Persecution
Illegal
In AD 570, __________________ was born in Mecca and went on to be the founder of Islam.
Muhammed
Buddha
Jesus
Ghandi
By AD 633, most of _____________ was united under Muslim Rule.
Arabia
Asia
Persia
India
Through the spread of Islam to the North, the ______________ in Europe would feel threatened by the Arab Empires.
Byzantines
Persians
Greeks
British
The __________ Sea served as a vital trade route and for the spread of Islam to Africa.
Red
Black
Persian
Mediterranean
The _______________ was a vital trade route for Arabs to trade with India.
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
The early Christian church was organized in a hierarchy, similar to the ________________ Empire.
Roman
Byzantine
British
Persian
The bishop of Rome and eventually the head of the Roman Catholic church gained the title of ______________________.
pope
father
priest
cardinal
The first Roman emperor to accept Christianity as his own religion was _________________________ .
Constantine
Augustus
Leonidus
Theodosius
During the time of Persecution of the Christians in Rome, Christianity was made a(n) _________________ religion.
illegal
tolerated
official
legal
A geographic area of possible conflict between the spread of the Christian and Islam religions would be __________________.
Asia Minor and Eastern Europe
Africa and Arabia
Arabia and Asia
Asia Minor and Western Asia
The spread of Christianity and Islam shared the common area of the _____________________________.
Eastern Mediterranean
Arabian Sea
North Sea
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The Great Schism of 1054 divided the Christian church to the ______________ of the Italian Peninsula.
East
West
North
South
