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Islamic Empires

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two cities on the Arabian peninsula are holy to Muslims?

a)

Constantinople and Athens

b)

Cairo and Rome

c)

Mecca and Medina

d)

Baghdad and Jerusalem

2.

Which text is considered the holy to the religion of Islam?

a)

Torah

b)

New Testment

c)

Qur'an

d)

Vedas

3.

Which of the following is an example of Islamic architecture?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Dome of the Rock

c)

Pantheon

d)

Hagia Sophia

4.

Who is the founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Gautama

5.

The Islamic region split into which of the following two sets.

a)

Sunni and Shia

b)

Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic

c)

Mahayana and Theravada

6.

11. As the Muslim Empire grew, Islam spread into all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Mesopotamia and Persia

b)

Egypt North Africa, and Spain

c)

Australia and the Americas

d)

-

7.

The Islamic religion split into which of the following two sects?

a)

Sunni and Shi'a

b)

Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic

c)

Mahayana and Theravada

8.

Who conquered what remained of the Byzantine Empire in 1453?

a)

The Mongols

b)

The Ottoman Turks

c)

The Seljuk Turks

9.

Istanbul became the new Ottoman capital. It was known before as:

a)

Rome

b)

Athens

c)

Constantinople

d)

Jerusalem

10.
If you lived in the Safavid Empire you probably would be categorized as a ___ Muslim
a)
Sunni
b)
practicing 
c)
Shia 
d)
good 
11.

The Mughal Empire was situated in what modern nation?

a)

Iran

b)

India

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

12.

All of the following are reasons the Ottomans are significant EXCEPT:

a)

They are a long lasting empire and lasted until WWI.

b)

They were tolerant of those they conquered

c)

They renamed Constantinople Istanbul.

d)

They are located in Modern Day Iran.

13.

All of the following are reasons the Safavids are significant EXCEPT:

a)

They are a long lasting empire and lasted until WWI.

b)

Established Muslim Dominance in Iran

c)

Created art that is on display in Esfahan.

d)

They blended Ottoman, Persian, and Arab cultures.

14.

All of the following are reasons the Mughals are significant EXCEPT:

a)

They are decedents of the Mongols.

b)

Established Muslim Dominance in Iran

c)

Created the Taj Mahal.

d)

After the decline they were taken over by the British.

15.

All of the following are Muslim/Islamic empires EXCEPT:

a)

Safavids

b)

Mongols

c)

Mughals

d)

Ottomans