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Islamic Empires

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Torah

b)

New Testment

c)

Qur'an

d)

Vedas

2.

Which of the following is an example of Islamic architecture?

a)

Parthenon

b)

Dome of the Rock

c)

Pantheon

d)

Hagia Sophia

3.

Who is the founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Gautama

4.

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

5.

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)

-

6.

Who conquered what remained of the Byzantine Empire in 1453?

a)

The Mongols

b)

The Ottoman Turks

c)

The Seljuk Turks

7.

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

a)

Rome

b)

Athens

c)

Constantinople

d)

Jerusalem

8.
If you lived in the Safavid Empire you probably would be categorized as a ___ Muslim
a)
Sunni
b)
practicing 
c)
Shia 
d)
good 
9.

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.

10.

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.

11.

All of the following are Muslim/Islamic empires EXCEPT:

a)

Safavids

b)

Mongols

c)

Mughals

d)

Ottomans

12.

Muhammad expanded Islam by conquering all of ___ first:

a)

Syria

b)

Persia

c)

Arabia

d)

Northern Africa

13.

After the death of Muhammad, Muslims appointed a “successor to Muhammad” called a __________, who acted as the main political and religious leader of the Islamic community.

a)

pope

b)

sunni

c)

caliph

d)

prophet

14.

Which branch of Islam believed the Islamic world should be ruled by descendants of Ali (therefore related to Muhammad)?

a)

Shiites

b)

Sunnis

c)

Sufis

d)

Caliphs

15.

Most Muslims today believe any pious (religiously dedicated) Muslim can lead the Islamic world. This sect of Islam is called...

a)

Sunni

b)

Shi'a

c)

Sufi

d)

Caliph

16.

After the death of Ali, the last “rightly guided caliph,” Islam split into Sunni and Shia over a dispute about:

a)

who should be allowed to lead the Muslim community

b)

what the five pillars of Islam should be

c)

where the capital of the Muslim empire should be located

d)

whether the emperor should have more power than religious leader

17.

What was the Pact Muslims made when they conquered non-Muslims (like Christians)?

a)

Christians had to convert to Islam or be killed

b)

Christians could believe what they want as long as the paid a tax and obeyed Islamic law.

c)

Christians could believe what they want if they agreed to be slaves.

d)

If they did not convert they were kicked out of the empire

18.

During what time did Islam experience the peak of its golden age?

a)

Four Rightly Guided Caliphs

b)

Umayyad Caliphate

c)

Abbasid Caliphate

d)

Seljuk Turks

19.

Which group completely overthrew the Abbasid empire?

a)

Mongols: nomadic invaders from Central Asia

b)

Seljuk Turks: Muslim invaders from Central Asia

c)

Christian Crusaders

d)

leaders from Umayyad dynasty

20.

What is known as the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca?

a)

Hajj.

b)

Hijra.

c)

Qadis.

d)

Sharia.

21.

What was the lasting impact of pilgrimages to Mecca and other holy Cities?

a)

Decentralized governments in Europe and the Arabian Peninsula.

b)

Increased cross-cultural interactions that resulted in the diffusion of literary, artistic, and cultural traditions.

c)

The flourishing of Mayan city-states.

d)

The peasant revolts in Western Europe.

22.

How did increased Arabic Trade impact their neighbor regions?

a)

Increased Bantu Migrations.

b)

Expanded the Silk Road.

c)

Influenced maritime migrations of the Polynesian peoples.

d)

Greatly increased the spread of Islam.

23.

How did communications between people in parts of Africa and Eurasia change during the expansion of Islamic trade?

a)

The adoption of the printing press by the Byzantine government to produce propaganda materials for dissemination in neighboring lands.

b)

The adoption of the Roman numeral system as an international standard for conducting business transactions.

c)

The evolution of Swahili as a written and spoken language with roots in western Africa.

d)

The spread of use of Arabic as a shared language among many different peoples along networks of exchange.

24.

What would be the BEST source for evidence of the diffusion of technology and crops during the Caliphate eras?

a)

Accounts of the results of the Columbian Exchange on agricultural development.

b)

Descriptions of effects of the Muslim agricultural revolution.

c)

Financial records describing tariffs collected by Tang officials in charge of agricultural exports.

d)

Images of the effect of diasporic merchant communities on agriculture in Austronesia.

25.

what direction muslims face when playing?

a)

north-east

b)

towards the city of Mecca

c)

east-west

d)

toward the sun

26.

what does the arabic word "islam" mean?

a)

religion

b)

god

c)

submission

d)

worship

27.

what are the five basic acts the form the flamework of religion or islam

a)

the scared five

b)

holy books

c)

five commandments

d)

five pillars

28.
Where was the capital of the Umayyad dynasty?
a)
Damascus
b)
Baghdad
c)
Persia
d)
Istanbul
29.
Where was the Abbasid capital
a)
Damascus
b)
Baghdad
c)
Persia
d)
Istanbul
30.
Which list places events in the correct sequence?
a)
Muhammad dies , Abu Bakr unifies followers , Arab Muslims defeat Byzantines and Persians , Abbasid Caliphate established , Umayyad Caliphate established
b)
Arab Muslims defeat Byzantines and Persians, Muhammad dies, Abu Bakr unifies followers, Abbasid Caliphate established, Umayyad Caliphate established
c)
Abu Bakr unifies followers, Muhammad dies, Umayyad Caliphate established, Arab Muslims defeat Byzantines and Persians, Abbasid Caliphate established
d)
Muhammad dies, Abu Bakr unifies followers, Arab Muslims defeat Byzantines and Persians, Umayyad Caliphate established, Abbasid Caliphate established
31.
These two countries form the Iberian Peninsula. 
a)
Spain and France
b)
France and Germany
c)
Iraq and Isreal
d)
Portugal and Spain
32.
Who did the Shiites believe should have succeeded Muhammad?
a)
Ali-his Son in Law
b)
The Umayyad Dynasty
c)
The Abbasid Dynasty
d)
The Tsar of Russia
33.
Who did the Sunnis accept as rightful caliphs?
a)
Ali-his Son in Law
b)
The Umayyad Dynasty
c)
The Abbasid Dynasty
d)
The Tsar of Russia
34.
What did Muslims begin arguing about after Muhammad died?  What 2 groups resulted from this?
a)
Who had the right directions to Mecca; Sunnis and Shiites
b)
Who had the right to be caliph; Christians and Jews
c)
Who had the right to be caliph; Sunnis and Shiites
d)
Who was the weakest link; Christians and Jews
35.
Which of the following is TRUE about government during the Arab Empire?
a)
Shia Muslims are 90 percent of the Muslim population today
b)
religion and politics were not separate
c)
Muslim leaders were called sultans
d)
the Sunni/Shia split was caused by disagreements over the 5 Pillars
36.
Non-Muslim people of conquered territories
a)
had complete religious freedom
b)
had to pay taxes 
c)
were banished from Muslim territory
d)
gave up their property to the Empire
37.
What is the Arabic word for God?
a)
Yahweh
b)
Allah
c)
Jesus
d)
Quran
38.
Where did Islam spread?
a)
all around the world
b)
the entire continent of Africa
c)
across Asia and Africa and into Spain
d)
into Australia
39.
This is an example of
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Arabic Calligraphy
c)
Cyrillic
d)
Cuneiform
40.
Describe the overall impact on the Abbasid Islamic practices on the status of women in Islamic empires
a)
status of women declined significantly
b)
status of women declined only somewhat
c)
the status of women was protected under Sunni Islam
d)
the status of women increased
41.
Which group of people were most responsible for the spread of Islam in the first few centuries of Islamic empires?
a)
Islamic warriors
b)
Islamic political leaders
c)
Islamic merchants and traders
d)
Natural high birth rates among Muslims compared to other civilizations.
42.
Which of the following cultures of the Arabian Peninsula was most significant in the development of Islam?
a)
Persian
b)
Umayyad
c)
Bedouin
d)
Byzantine
43.
What clan was responsible for the foundation of Mecca
a)
Umayyad
b)
Abbasid
c)
Quyrash
d)
Baghdad
44.
Of the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, which one lasted longer?
a)
Umayyad
b)
Abbasid
45.

True or False: The expanse of the Islamic trade network helped to spread the religion of Islam.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Where did Islam originate?

a)

Arabian peninsula

b)

China

c)

North Africa

d)

India

47.
Islam is a _______________ religion.
a)
pagan
b)
cult
c)
monotheistic
d)
polytheistic
48.

Who was the founder and prophet of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Moses

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Jesus Christ

49.
What Islamic invention that shows navigation at sea is shown?
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Compass
c)
Lateen Sail
d)
Calligraphy
50.
A nomad was a person who _____
a)
traveled from place to place.
b)
farmed and raised animals
c)
sold cooking supplies and clothing.

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