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Religion and Middle Ages

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did Jesus preach and teach his message?

a)

Greece

b)

Egypt

c)

Palestine

d)

Syria

2.

With which of the following men did Islam begin?

a)

Jesus

b)

Muhammad

c)

Abu Bakr

d)

Moses

3.

Where did Islam begin?

a)

Arabian Peninsula

b)

Balkan Peninsula

c)

Egypt

d)

Persia

4.

Complete the following analogy: The Bible is to Christianity as the _____________ is to Islam.

a)

Torah

b)

New Testament

c)

Quran

d)

Anno Hijrah

5.

What was the importance of the Battle of Tours?

a)

It gave Socrates power over the Franks.

b)

It allowed Islam to grow across western Europe

c)

It made Spain a Muslim land.

d)

It kept Western Europe Christian.

6.

Which leader had as his goal to create a Christian Roman empire?

a)

Xerxes

b)

Pepin

c)

Attila the Hun

d)

Charlemagne

7.

Which world region is not mostly Islamic today?

a)

Western Asia

b)

North Africa

c)

Western Europe

d)

the Middle East

8.

Islam and Christianity are similar because they:

a)

both believe Mohammad was their founder.

b)

both use the Bible as their holy book.

c)

both believe in many gods.

d)

both believe in one god.

9.

Which of the following best describes feudal government?

a)

The people elected representatives to an assembly.

b)

Each territory was governed by a noble or lord, who made his own laws.

c)

A monarchy ruled large nations.

d)

Each feudal territory was run by a council of merchants.

10.

During feudalism, governmental power was based upon which of the following?

a)

business wealth

b)

ownership of land

c)

the blessing from the Pope

d)

number of slaves

11.

Which of these was the first reason Europeans decided to go on a crusade against Muslims?

a)

Christian nobles wanted new lands.

b)

The Byzantine Empire had grown too powerful.

c)

Christians wanted to convert Muslims.

d)

Turkish Muslims had taken over the Christian Holy Land.

12.

Which West African city became a center of culture and trade?

a)

Rome

b)

Mecca

c)

Athens

d)

Timbuktu

13.

Which of the following was an European economic result of the Crusades?

a)

The Pope banned all trade with Muslims.

b)

Peasants lost land for themselves in Palestine.

c)

Europeans demanded more trade with Muslim lands to acquire goods they had during the Crusades.

d)

Muslims traded more with China.

14.

What famous European explorer spent many years in China and then wrote a book about experiences?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Genghis Khan

d)

William the Conqueror

15.

The Pope is the leader of:

a)

The Roman Catholic Church

b)

The Lutheran Church

c)

The Church of England

d)

The Eastern Orthodox Church