WorksheetsChapter 3 (Islam)
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Because Muslims are forbidden to create icons and idols, most Muslim artisans focused on ____________.
designs of plants, stars, and patterns
plays about the life of Muhammad
building large sailing battleships
portraits of sultans and their wives
Islam was founded in the Arabian Peninsula, where the landscape is mainly ___________.
arid deserts
lush savannahs
humid swampland
fertile plains
In ancient times, Arabia was not invaded by nearby empires because __________.
it could only be attacked by sea
it was surrounded by mountains
it was protected by forts
it had such a severe climate
What aspects of Arab life troubled Muhammad? Select ALL that apply.
neglect of the poor
abuse of the environment
disregard for family
dishonesty and greed
neglect of the poor
abuse of the environment
disregard for family
dishonesty and greed
From the beginning, Muhammad’s message of sharing appealed to the ___________.
merchants
poor
middle class
wealthy
The Quran forbids __________. Select ALL that apply.
treating neighbors unkindly
murder, lying, and stealing
interaction with Christians or Jews
showing disrespect to one’s parents
The Shari’ah Code is __________.
a set of standards for new converts to Islam
an informal set of customs
a code of law based on sacred Islamic writings
the Five Pillars of Islam
The four leaders of Islam after Muhammad were called ________.
Kings of Islam
caliphs
Makkahs
Hijrahs
How did Islam spread through the medieval world? Select ALL that apply.
through military conquest
adoption by European kings
from Sufi missionaries
along trading routes
The two main sects of Islam are __________.
African and Arabic
Eastern and Western
Orthodox and Reform
Sunni and Shia
One of the most important Islamic centers of culture and learning in Africa was in the city of ___________.
Baghdad
Timbuktu
Dakar
Istanbul
The rulers that came after the Umayyads were the ___________?
Abbasids
Arabians
Iraquis
Assyrians
The Ottoman Turks conquered most of the __________ Empire with military might.
Mughal
Byzantine
Swedish
Abbasid
Non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire had to ___________.
convert to Islam
pay a special tax
hide from the authorities
leave the empire
Muslims controlled trade in Asia and Africa for almost 700 years. Another group who traded widely and freely in these areas during the same time were _______________.
German merchants
Byzantine merchants
Jewish merchants
Christian Merchants
What is the name of the holy book of Islam?
Sunna
Qur'an
Hadith
Abbasid
What revolutionized trade across the Sahara Desert?
boats
horses
camels
trains
Mecca is located in the modern-day country of
Germany
Indonesia
Iran
Saudi Arabia
What is a caliph?
a successor of Muhammad
an Islamic king
Islamic military leader
a child of Muhammad
What is a Bedouin?
an Arabic farmer
a prophet
a nomadic Arab herder
a family of people related by blood or marriage
A shrine in Mecca
hegira
Allah
Kaaba
Islam
