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Chapter 11 Islam

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
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1.

How did early Arabs survive the hash climate of the Arabia?

a)

water is found at oasis, which are green areas that are fed by underground water

b)

To survive the harsh climate, early Arabs organized into tribes that were loyal to one another.

2.

What is an oases?

a)

water is found at oasis, which are green areas that are fed by underground water

b)

the title for the head of an Arab tribe

3.

What is a sheikh?

a)

To survive the harsh climate, early Arabs organized into tribes that were loyal to one another.

b)

the title for the head of an Arab tribe

4.

Who are the Bedouins?

a)

Desert herders that went from oasis to oasis for water and to graze their animals.

b)

the title for the head of an Arab tribe

5.

What are caravans?

a)

water is found at oasis, which are green areas that are fed by underground water

b)

groups of traveling merchants of animals

6.

What is Mekkah (Mecca)?

a)

Desert herders that went from oasis to oasis for water and to graze their animals.

b)

became the largest and richest town along the trade routes in Arabia

7.

In the middle of Makkah was the _______, a square building surrounded by statues of gods and goddesses.

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Kaaba

8.

__________, people who travel to a holy place, flocked to Makkah to worship the many gods and goddesses.

a)

Kaaba

b)

Pilgrims

9.

In 570 AD a boy named ______________ was born in Makkah. He became an orphan and was raised by his uncle. He would grow up to become a very successful _____________.

a)

Muhammad, merchant

b)

Muhammad, pilgrim

10.

Despite his success as a merchant Muhammad was ________________ with the people in Makkah. He felt that the town leaders should return to the _______ _______.

a)

dissatisfied, old ways

b)

satisfied, new ways

11.

What were three main things that Muhammad felt the people should be doing?

a)

1) Honor their families

2) Be fair in business

3) Help the poor

b)

1) Dishonor their families

2) To not be fair in business

3) Not help the poor

12.

In ______, while in the hills praying, Muhammad said he was visited by an angel who told him to preach _________.

a)

620 AD, Mecca

b)

610 AD, Islam

13.

What does Islam mean?

a)

"not surrendering to the will of Allah"

b)

“surrendering to the will of Allah”

14.

Muhammad preached that all people were _______ and the rich should ______________________.

a)

equal, share their goods (wealth)

b)

unequal, not share their goods (wealth)

15.

The followers of Islam are known as _____________.

a)

Muslims

b)

Islamites

16.

The ________ were attracted to Muhammad’s message. ___________ _____________and _____________ leaders did not like what he was preaching. Many of Muhammad’s followers were _______ and ____________.

a)

poor, wealthy merchants, religious, beaten, tortured

b)

wealthy, poor merchants, nonreligious, safe, helped

17.

In _____ Muhammad and his followers left Makkah and moved north to a town called Yathrib. They renamed it _____________, which means ___________________.

a)

640 AD, Madinah, "the city of the prophet"

b)

622 AD, Muhammad, "the city of light"

18.

What would the year 622 AD be used as?

a)

Later, the year 622 AD would be set aside as the first year of the Muslim calendar (Introduced in the year 638 AD)

b)

Later, the year 622 AD would be set aside as the second year of the Muslim calendar (Introduced in the year 638 AD)

19.

What happened in 630 AD?

a)

Muhammad’s army conquered Makkah and he made it a place to rest

b)

Muhammad’s army conquered Makkah and he made it the holy city of Islam

20.

What happened in 632 AD?

a)

Muhammad would die in the year 632 AD. By this time, Islam had spread to all of Europe.

b)

Muhammad would die in the year 632 AD. By this time, Islam had spread to all of Arabia.

21.

Islam is a monotheistic religion like ___________ and ___________________.

a)

Judaism, Christianity

b)

Hinduism, Nonreligious

22.

What is the Quran?

a)

Holy book of Mecca. It is considered Muhammad's written word.

b)

Holy book of Islam. It is considered Allah’s written word.

23.

List three things forbidden by the Quran.

a)

1) Murder

2) Lying

3) Stealing

b)

1) Hurting

2) Telling the truth

3) Borrowing

24.

List three things that the Quran as rules against.

a)

1) Eating chicken

2) Fasting

3) Bartering

b)

1) Eating pork

2) Drinking liquor

3) Gambling

25.

Muslims are expected to follow the Five Pillars of Islam. (List them below)

a)

1) _Non-belief___________ - (Declare there is no god but Allah & Muhammad is his prophet)

2) _Fasting________ - (Must pray 5 times a day facing toward Makkah)

3) __Prayer____________ - (Giving to the poor)

4) ___Pilgrimage___________- (Must not eat from dawn to dusk during Ramadan)( Holiday that

Last for a month)

5) ___Charity_____________ - (Must travel to Makkah at least once if able)

b)

1) __Belief________________ - (Declare there is no god but Allah & Muhammad is his prophet)

2) _______Prayer___________ - (Must pray 5 times a day facing toward Makkah)

3) __Charity________________ - (Giving to the poor)

4) ___Fasting_______________- (Must not eat from dawn to dusk during Ramadan)( Holiday that

Last for a month)

5) ___Pilgrimage_______________ - (Must travel to Makkah at least once if able)

26.

What is a Caliph?

a)

successor to the Messenger of God

b)

successor to Muhammad

27.

The first person to be caliph was Muhammad’s father-in-law,_____ __________. (632 – 634 AD)

a)

Muhammad

b)

Abu Bakr

28.

What were the first four caliphs known as and why? Rightly Guarded Caliphs because they tried to follow in Muhammad’s footsteps.

a)

Abu Bakr

Umar

Uthman

Ali

b)

Muhammad

Ali

Abu Bakr

Ali

29.

Under the ________ __________ Caliphs the empire continued to expand, and they made their

capital city in Damascus, Syria. (661 – 750 AD)

a)

Rightly Guarded

b)

Leftly Guarded

30.

What two groups would Muslims divide into and why?

a)

Damascus and Egypt because people were allowed to practice their own religion and pay a special tax.

b)

Damascus and Syria because people were allowed to practice their own religion and pay a special tax.

31.

____ __________ - Muslim dynasty that came after the Umayyad. They would build a new capital city named Baghdad. (Present-day capital of Iraq)

a)

Mosque

b)

The Abbasid

32.

The ______ ________ were nomads and great warriors that came out of central Asia. At first the Abbasid hired them as __________. Soon the Turks saw how weak the Abbasid were and took advantage.

a)

Seljuk Turks, soldiers

b)

Abu Bakr, teachers

33.

The Seljuk Turks would take over much of what is now Iran, Turkey, and then the city of _____________. They allowed the Abbasid caliphs to remain as _________ __________. (1055 AD)

a)

Baghdad, religious leaders

b)

Egypt, nonreligious leaders

34.

Who is a Sultan?

a)

"holder of power"

b)

"holder of no power"

35.

During the 1200s the _______ came out of central Asia building their own empire. In 1258 they stormed the city of _____________ and burned it to the ground. This is the end of the first Arab/Muslim Empire.

a)

Mongols, Baghdad

b)

Monguls, Asia

36.

Name three places that other Muslim Empires would arise.

a)

1) Asia

2) Africa

3) Europe

b)

1) Europe

2) Africa

3) China

37.

One of the largest and most powerful of these new Muslim empires was the ____________ _______. It began in what is today Turkey in the late 1200s AD. (1struler was Osman)

a)

Ottoman Turks

b)

Egyptian Turks

38.

In the year ______ the Ottomans seized the Byzantine capital of _________________. They changed the name to __________ and made it the center of their empire.

a)

1453, Constantinope, Istanbul

b)

1552, Theodosius, Britain

39.

The Ottoman Empire allowed _________ freedom. The conquered people had to pay a special tax to practice their religion.

a)

religious

b)

nonreligious

40.

During the 1500s, the ____________ created another Muslim empire in India. In 1526 they made the city of _________ the center of their empire. (Used guns, cannons, horses, and elephants)

a)

Mongols, Delhi

b)

Monguls, Arabia

41.

__________ - Greatest Mogul ruler. He brought peace and order by treating all his subjects fairly. (1556-1605)

a)

Akbar

b)

Abu Bakr

42.

Why did the Mogul Empire go into decline after the rule of Akbar?

a)

Later rules spent too much money trying to expand later territory. Some rulers tried to force people to convert to Islam, which caused rebellions. (The Mongol empire lasted until the 1850’s, when the British took over India).

b)

Later rules spent too much money trying to expand later territory. A few rulers tried to tell people to convert to Hinduism, which caused rebellions.

43.

Muslims were the leading ________ in the Middle East and Northern Africa until the 1400s. They traded _______, cloths, ______, and carpets for rubies, _____, ivory, and _______.

a)

merchants, spices, glass, silk, gold

b)

sailors, sugar, iron, wood, silver

44.

What is a Mosque?

a)

Muslim house of worship.

b)

Christian house of worship.

45.

What is a Bazaar?

a)

Name for the mosques in Muslim cities.

b)

Name for the market places in Muslim cities.

46.

Muslim society was based on power and wealth. (List the levels below)

a)

1) Government leaders, Landowners

2) Artisans, farmers, and workers

3) Enslaved people (Muslims not allowed to be enslaved)

b)

1) Mosque leaders, Landowners

2) Workers

3) Leaders

47.

Who is Mamun?

a)

Abbasid caliph who founded the House of Wisdom in Baghdad. There Christian, Jewish, and Muslim scholars exchanged ideas.

b)

It is believed that these images would lead to people worshiping Muhammad instead of Allah.

48.

Why are of Muhammad forbidden in Muslim art?

a)

It is believed that these images would lead to people worshiping Muhammad instead of Allah.

b)

It is believed that these images would lead to people worshiping Allah.

49.

How many people in the world today are followers of the Islamic faith?

a)

Today, Islam is one of the major religions in the world. About one out of every six people are followers of Islam.

b)

Today, Hinduism is one of the major religions in the world. About one out of every six people are followers of Islam.