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islamic empires

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Muhammad expanded Islam by conquering all of ___ first:

a)

Syria

b)

Persia

c)

Arabia

d)

Northern Africa

2.

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

3.

What is a caliphate?

a)

name of the building caliphs worked in

b)

name for an Islamic kingdom/empire

c)

name for a group of Arab city-states

d)

name of a sacred Muslim text

4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

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

a)

Torah

b)

New Testment

c)

Qur'an

d)

Vedas

10.

Who is the founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Gautama