WorksheetsOrigins of Islam
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The holy book of the religion of Islam is called:
the Quran
the Bible
the Torah
the Bhagavad Ghita
According to tradition, Muhammad received the words of the Quran:
from ancient scriptures he found
from an angel
in a dream
from a mysterious messenger
How did the harsh desert climate affect the early Arabs who lived there?
they formed tribes to help them survive.
they lived in caves
They became merchants and traders
They moved into eastern Europe.
Why was the Kaaba important to early Muslims?
it marked the site of Arabia's first city
it was the site of a legendary water source
it marked the birthplace of Muhammad
they believed that a large stone in the Kaaba came from heaven.
Islam began:
in the 600s A.D.
in the 1800s A.D.
during Roman times
about the same time the pyramids were being built
Desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis were called:
Bedouins
Andorians
The Oasis People
The People of Secrets
Muslim art does not generally deal with realistic representations of people or the world of nature. Instead, Muslim art focuses on:
intricate patterns
architecture
literature
all of these
An important Muslim contribution to world literature is:
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Arabian Knights
The Voice of the Sea
Both A and B
The Five Pillars of Islam, important elements of the faith, do NOT include:
Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca
Charity
Good health
Prayer
The first people to become Muslims, or followers of Islam, were ___________________.
The people of Makkah
bedouins
Muhammad's own family
five men from Medina
Who thought Muhammad was trying to destroy their authority?
the prince of Arabia
military figures
nomads
wealthy merchants and religious leaders
Muhammad and his followers decided Makkah had become too dangerous, so they moved to _________.
Tennessee
Yathrib
Makkah
Ibn Bedahd
Muhammad formed an army to protect his new state. His soldiers took control of Makkah and made it a _________ of Islam.
holy city
mosque
fortress
market capital
When Muhammad died in a.d. 632, the __________________ was part of the Islamic state.
entire Arabian Peninsula
Atlantic Ocean
Northern Hemisphere
village of Umatriba
When Muhammad died, he left no instructions about who should be the next leader of Islam. Muslims knew that the Islamic state needed a strong leader to keep it united. A group of Muslim leaders chose a new type of leader called the ___________, or "successor."
overlord
mithraba
caliph
sultan
Muslims created a large and powerful empire, stretching from _________________, and into what is now Spain.
Southern Africa to Europe
Eastern Asia to the Atlantic Ocean
America to the moon
India to North Africa
Muslim astronomers studied the skies, and improved the Greek astrolabe. Sailors used this tool to determine _____________.
their altitude
their location at sea
their location in space
wind speed
Muslims are considered the founders of _____________.
the Chase Manhattan Bank
physics
earth science
chemistry
Arab doctors discovered that blood circulates, or moves, ______________.
to and from the heart
to and from the liver
to and from London
from the liver to the heart
The Persian doctor Ibn Sina produced the Canon of Medicine, which described ______________________.
how diseases spread
how sweat glands work
how to talk to a sick person
the way hospitals should be built
One of the best known Muslim works of _____________ is The Thousand and One Nights, also called The Arabian Nights.
music
mathematics
literature
sculpture
One of The Arabian Nights' best know characters is _______________.
Godzilla
Aladdin
Fallah
Cinderella
Muslim leaders discouraged artists from creating images of ____________.
living creatures.
houses
lightning
food
Muslim art includes designs with flowers, leaves, stars, intricate buildings, and _____________.
beautiful writing
ornate eating utensils
toys
hats
One famous example of a Muslim palace is the __________ in Granada, Spain.
Legirra
Alhambra
Magra Plamiria
Hamuradia
