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WorksheetsCh.3 Islamic World Review
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 44mins
Why did Arabia become important in the 600s?
Two major rivers came together here.
It had fertile farmland.
It connected Asia, Africa, and Europe.
It was in the central Nile Valley.
What major achievement in mathematics did the Muslims make?
They were the first people to use astronomy.
They built on the knowledge of earlier French and Spanish scholars.
They encouraged the adoption of the decimal number system.
They created the field of arithmetic.
Muslims believe the ____________ is the word of God as told to Muhammad.
Hegira
Quran
Sunna
Shariah
Why do mosques not contain images of humans?
Muslims see geometric designs as more attractive than images of humans.
Drawing humans is seen as trying to imitate God's act of creation.
Humans are considered too difficult to draw.
Mosques must only contain writings from the Qur'an.
What did Omar Khayyam make popular?
A special type of diagnostic test
elaborate writing called calligraphy
geometric patterns known as arabesque
four-line rhyming poem called the quatrain
This photo shows an example of Islamic
calligraphy
algebra
arabesque
quatrain
Why do Muslims strive (try) to follow the Sunna?
They believe that it is Allah's word as sent through the angel Gabriel.
They believe that it is a legal system from God.
They believe it provides instructions on how to live a godly life.
They believe it tells them how caliphs should be chosen.
While the Umayyads were ruling, Islam split into what two branches?
Sunni and Abbasid
Mongol and Shi'ite
Mongol and Abbasid
Sunni and Shi'ite
What was the purpose of a minaret? (choose two)
to allow the muezzin to call people to prayer
to call attention to the importance of the mosque
to indicate the direction of Mecca
to display quotations from the Qur'an
Which statement describes the Arabian Peninsula?
The Arabian Peninsula receives an abundance of rain each year.
Most early inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula made a living through farming.
No cities were developed in the Arabian Peninsula.
Almost all of the Arabian Peninsula is a desert.
Which term means "desert dweller"?
clans
tribes
Bedouin
Hajj
According to Muslim belief, which of the following happened first?
Muhammad began to tell people about the messages from God.
Muhammad taught that there was only one God.
Muhammad received messages from God through an angel.
Muhammad meditated in a cave outside of Mecca.
What did the followers of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all have in common? (select three)
They believed in many of the same prophets, such as Abraham.
They all believed Jesus was the son of God.
They all believed there was only one God (monotheism).
They all believed in multiple gods (polytheism).
They all had holy books with their religion's teachings.
Why were Mecca's political leaders upset with Muhammad?
He said the people should not trade with outsiders.
He caused the tribes to war with one another.
He taught that there was only God.
He encouraged the Bedouins to live as nomads.
Muslims consider the written down words and actions of Muhammad to be the
Hijrah
Qur'an
shari'a
Sunna
The destruction of the statues in Mecca was important because it showed that the people had
completed their pilgrimages.
become Muslims.
rejected Muhammad's teachings.
accepted Christianity.
What do Muslims believe the Qur'an contains?
record of Muhammad's words and actions
the Five Pillars
writings of Abu Bakr
the words of God as told to Muhammad
Why is shari'a important to Muslims?
It describes Muhammad's trip from Mecca.
It tells how to live a holy life.
It is the Islamic system of law.
It contains the important prayers.
A teacher who leads services at a mosque is called what?
caliph
imam
prophet
hadith
Which of the following best summarizes the Five Pillars of Islam?
They are stories about the life of Muhammad.
They are the basis for law in Muslim countries.
They are acts of worship, or duties, required of all Muslims.
They are rules about how Muslims should treat others.
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars?
prayer five times a day
statement of faith: there is only one God and Muhammad is his prophet
Donate to those in need
Food celebration during the daylight hours of Ramadan
Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once a lifetime
Why were the Muslims able to conquer the powerful Byzantine and Persian Empire in just 20 years? (select two)
They forced non-Muslims to convert to Islam.
The Byzantines and Persians were exhausted from fighting each other.
The Muslim army was skilled and disciplined.
The Byzantine and Persian Empire joined forces to fight Islamic expansion, but still lacked a sizable military.
Why was Abu Bakr important to Islam?
He helped the religion survive after Muhammad's death.
He was the first person to encourage the faithful to visit Mecca.
He set up the system of Islamic law.
He forced large numbers of people to convert to Islam.
A system of government with specialized departments
caliph
monarchy
bureaucracy
shah
Young boys taken from non-Muslim villages who were educated and trained to fight for the Ottoman Empire as soldiers
mercenaries
janissaries
tolerance
sultans
Hired soldiers who hold together an empire by force, used by the Abbasid Empire.
mercenaries
janissaries
monarchies
caliphs
Sympathy for the beliefs of others
bureaucracy
tolerance
jihad
mithrab
Persian title for king used by Safavid rulers
shah
caliph
sultan
emperor
Which of the following is true of Islam's split into two branches?
They disagreed over the role non-Muslims should play in trade within the empire.
They disagreed over who could rule as caliph.
They disagreed over moving the Islamic capital to Anatolia.
They disagreed over the rule of Abu Bakr.
Which Muslim Empire does the following describe: spread Shi'ite Islam; made Persia into a cultural center; battled to control Mesopotamia's fertile plains; reached its peak between 1588-1629 under the rule of Shah Abbas I?
Umayyad
Mughal
Safavid
Ottoman
Which Muslim Empire does the following describe: descendants of Muhammad's uncle; moved the capital to Baghdad in Iraq, Seljuk Turks took control of the governments; ended when Mongols killed their caliph?
Umayyad
Abbasid
Ottoman
Safavid
Which Muslim Empire does the following describe: also known as Turkish Muslims; conquered the Byzantines; capital was Istanbul; important ruler was Suleyman I.
Ottoman
Safavid
Mughal
Abbasid
Which Muslim Empire does the following describe: settled in India, led by Akbar during their golden age; famous for Shah Jahan's building of the Taj Mahal?
Ottoman
Safavid
Mughal
Umayyad
What family came to power in the 600s, immediately after the first four caliphs?
Seljuk Turks
Abbasids
Mongols
Umayyads
Where did the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Rahman, as the last remaining member of his family, flee to in 755?
Spain
Anatolia
Algiers
Balkans
Which Muslim Empire controlled the land shaded orange?
Ottoman
Safavid
Mughal
Which of the following is NOT true of The Alhambra?
It is a fortified palace located in Baghdad, Iraq.
Muslims rulers intended it to represent paradise on Earth.
It was used by Christian kings as a royal palace for centuries after Ferdinand and Isabella conquered Granada.
It is considered one of the greatest surviving examples of Islamic architecture.
Which of the following was probably the main reason the Ottoman Empire lasted into the early 1900s?
The rulers were peace-loving and only had a small military.
The rulers gave non-Muslims religious freedom.
The rulers built beautiful mosques and palaces.
The rulers did not own slaves.
During their greatest years, how were the cities of Istanbul and Esfahan similar? (select two)
They were both centers of culture and art.
They both had many buildings that are considered beautiful, especially mosques.
They both outlawed the practice of Christianity and Judaism.
They both set up a heredity system of succession for caliphs.
Where was the Safavid Empire?
south of the Arabian Peninsula
east of the Ottoman Empire
along the Mediterranean
in Mesopotamia
Which of the following statements is true about the Ottoman Empire?
Mesopotamia was part of the Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman Empire was east of the Safavid.
Both Spain and Portugal were part of the Ottoman Empire.
The Ottoman Empire included part of Italy.
Which cities that were important to Islam did the Ottoman Empire control?
Tripoli and Tunis
Rome and Naples
Mecca and Medina
Damascus and Cairo
When did Muhammad begin preaching against polytheism?
570
613
622
632
Which Islamic empire put an end to the Byzantine Empire?
Umayyad Empire
Abbasid Empire
Ottoman Empire
Safavid Empire
How long did the Mughal Empire last?
28 years
136 years
194 years
229 years
What generalization can you make about the spread of Islam in the first 300 years after Muhammad's death? (select all that apply)
Islam spread quickly after Muslims conquered Syria, Iraq, Iran, and parts of North Africa.
All of Muslim Spain was united under Ibn al-Rahman III.
The Byzantine Empire's defeat over the Ottomans slowed the spread of Islam.
The Abbasid and Umayyads worked peacefully together to spread Islam and increase trade.
What phrase in the excerpt suggests that the scholars at the House of Wisdom were helping to keep knowledge alive?
"This was the high point of Islamic civilization [...]."
"[...] scholars of various religions from around the world flocked to the Bayt-al-Hikma (House of Wisdom)[...]"
"[...] the scholars accumulated [gathered] the greatest collection of knowledge in the world [...]"
What instruments are discussed by al-Zahrawi? (select all that apply)
cauterization tools
scalpels
hooks
forceps
How do the instruments al-Zahrawi describes compare with those used today?
They are very similar.
They are very different
After Muhammad's death, the title given Islam's highest leader was
successor
caliph
sultan
emperor
Which of the following empires ended the 1000 year old Byzantine empire?
The Abbasids
The Mughals
The Ottomans
The Safavids
Political leaders in Mecca rejected the teachings of Muhammad because he
fought to overthrow the government
did not believe an angel had visited Muhammad.
knew he had managed a caravan business.
he taught there was only one true God
Tolerance was
the Muslim practice of converting others to Islam.
the Muslim practice of allowing only Christians to practice their religion.
the Muslim practice of allowing other people to practice their own religious beliefs.
a practice introduced to the Muslims by the Berbers.
Who was al-Zahrawi?
He conquered the Byzantine empire.
He was the first caliph.
He designed the Kaaba.
He created a 30 volume medical encyclopedia
How did the Umayyads change the caliphates?
The passed the caliphate down through the family line
They moved the capitol to Persia
They gave it to the Abbasids
They abolished it
How did Islam encourage learning?
it punished parents for not educating their children
building libraries and academies for studying
making all children go to school
giving people money for reading
What is calligraphy>
a pretty picture
an instrument
decorative writing
a pattern of shapes and lines resembling flowers and vines
Muslim ruled reached as far west as Spain and as far east as Asia.
True
False
Traditional Islamic Architecture includes
Aqueducts and Arches
Arches and Domes
Domes and Minarets
Slanted roofs and Pillars
