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SOUTHWEST ASIA

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The religion of Islam is ?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

Belief in Sun God

d)

Belief in no God

2.

What was the Islamic bible Called?

a)

King James

b)

Torah

c)

Quran

d)

Sunnah

3.

What is a caravan?

a)

a minivan

b)

a group of camels and merchants traveling across the desert

c)

a group of people traveling with animals spreading religion as they travel

d)

both b and c

4.

What is an Oasis?

a)

a group of camels and merchants traveling through the desert

b)

a green place in the desert that has access to water, would eventually become towns, cities

c)

heaven

d)

a place in America where people trade

5.

The Arabian Peninsula is

a)

cold and wet

b)

hot, dry, little rainfall

c)

an ocean

d)

very wet too much rainfall

6.

Who was the prophet of the religion of Islam

a)

Jesus

b)

Abraham

c)

Muhammad

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

7.

Shari'ah Law was

a)

Islamic Law Codes

b)

Arabic Teachings

c)

Confucian Ideas

d)

The right to a fair trial

8.

Islamic Laws were written in the

a)

Sunnah

b)

Quran

c)

Torah

d)

Bible

9.

TRUE/FALSE: The Sunnah and the Qur'an formed the Shari'ah Law Codes?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Every Year millions of people travel to the CENTER for ISLAMIC RELIGION, where is this?

a)

Arabia

b)

Mecca

c)

Messina

d)

Minnesota

11.

What were the 2 types of Islam that were created after the death of Muhammad?

a)

Sunni and Sunnah

b)

Sunnah and Shari'ah

c)

Sunni and Shia

d)

Shah Abbas and Shia

12.

TRUE/FALSE: The Sunni wanted to elect a leader based on them being related to Muhammad?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

TRUE/FALSE: The Shia wanted to "elect" a leader?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

A Muslim Leader is called a ?

a)

Caliph

b)

Emperor

c)

Turk

d)

King

15.

What is an Astrolabe?

a)

A device that creates maps

b)

A device that predicts the future

c)

A Device that plots the stars

d)

A device that helped people travel by ship using the stars.

16.

What was Timbuktu

a)

a school for Islam, culture, and art

b)

A place where people went to die

c)

a city in Europe

d)

a song

17.

Which Muslim group governed the Empire from Demascus in Syria

a)

Umayyad

b)

Abbasid

c)

Turk

d)

Ottomans

18.

The Seljuk Turks take over after the Abbasid Dynasty, Their ruler called himself

a)

Sultan

b)

Seljuk

c)

Caliph

d)

Shiek

19.

The Ottoman Empire's most successful ruler was _____________, He ruled organized Ottoman Laws, Built many schools, and Mosques throughout the empire.

a)

SULEIMAN I "The Lawgiver"

b)

Shari'ah

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

Justinian

20.

_____________ became the leader of Persia, was generally tolerant of Christianity, which allowed him to create diplomatic ties to European countries

a)

Shah Abbas

b)

Sulieman

c)

Justinian

d)

Mehmet II

21.

This was a palace built by Shah Jahan in 1631, to be built in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal?

a)

Temple of Doom

b)

Florence Cathdral

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Undar a makar

22.

The _________ dynasty focused on Trade, and culture.

* They created Baghdad and made it their capital. This was one of the worlds greatest cities.

a)

Ummayad

b)

Ottoman

c)

Abbasid

d)

Mogul