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(U2) The Rise/Spread of Islam

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

The "Golden Age" of Islam included all of the following elements EXCEPT...

a)

Peaceful tolerance of all other religions

b)

Encouragement of studying old knowledge (ancient Greece/Rome) and development of new knowledge

c)

Developed new philosophies(ideas), inventions, and, medical procedures

d)

The peaceful selection and transfer of power of new Islamic leadership through open elections

2.

The spread of Islam meant that peoples and cultures conquered by the Islamic Caliphate had an opportunity to share all of the following EXCEPT...

a)

Similar architecture in the design of building and mosques

b)

Diffusion(spread) of the Arabic language and culture

c)

Increase in knowledge of science, math, medicine, and literature

d)

Decreased amount of trade within Muslim territories

3.

The spread of Islam impacted the regions of Africa, Asia, and Europe in all of the following ways EXCEPT...

a)

Expanding trading and finding new markets

b)

Supported new forms of art, music, and poetry

c)

The abolition(official end) of slavery and the slave trade in Muslim territories

d)

Continued the expansion of math, science, and architecture. (some learned from studying the Classical Greeks & Romans)

4.

_ was the founding prophet of the Islamic faith.

a)

Muhammad (PBUH)

b)

Ali Bakr

c)

Marsa Salah

d)

Abraham

5.

The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a member of the Quraysh tribe, part of the _ peoples of Arabia.

a)

Bedouin

b)

Tuareg

c)

Hasaan

d)

Ming

6.

The Kaaba is the holy shire located in the city of Mecca. It is where Muslims take pilgrimage (religious journey) to.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five(5) Pillars of Islam?

a)

Shahada

b)

Salat

c)

Jiihad

d)

Zakat

e)

Hajj

8.

A _ is the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler. The _ is the territory ruled over by a chief Muslim ruler. [Select two(2) correct answers]

a)

Caliph

b)

Caliphate

c)

Emperor

d)

Empire

e)

Kingdom

9.

Following the death of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the Islamic faith (and the Islamic Caliphate) expanded into Southwest Asia and Northern Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The _ was a special tax given to non-Muslims living under the rule of the Caliphate.

a)

jizyah

b)

dhimmi

c)

rajj

d)

Hadith

11.

The Umayyad dynasty was based in the city of _. The Abbasid dynasty was based in the city of _.

a)

Damascus

b)

Baghdad

c)

Cairo

d)

Kiev

e)

Constantinople

12.

The two major types of Muslims are _ Muslims and _ Muslims.

a)

Sunni

b)

Shi'a

c)

Orthodox

d)

Hasidic

e)

Catholic