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Islamic Civilizations

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Muhammad accomplished these things during his lifetime.

Select all that apply.

a)

Being a prophet of the Islamic religion

b)

Saving his followers in Makkah

c)

Spreading Islam to the Arabian Peninsula

d)

Being a skilled judge and adviser

2.

The Shiite believe __________________

a)

Only a descendant of Muhammad could be an appropriate successor

b)

Anyone could be a successor

c)

The caliph was primarily a religious leader

d)

Would only follow someone named Muhammad

3.

The Sunni believe ____________________.

a)

In all things mystic

b)

Any man could be appointed as successor

c)

Life was full of mysteries

d)

The title of caliph was a political position

4.

Omar Khayyam is best known for...

a)

Inventing optics

b)

Writing the Rubaiyat

c)

Being sultan

d)

Being a poet and mathematician

5.

The 5 Pillars of Islam are ...

a)

Respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, and caring

b)

Responsibility, alms, prayer, citizenship, and caring

c)

Ramadan, fasting, faith, fairness, and pilgrimage

d)

Faith, fasting, pilgrimage, alms, and prayer

6.

Who was the son-in-law of Muhammad and the last of the Rightly Guided Caliphs?

a)

Ma'mun

b)

Mu'awiyah

c)

Ali

d)

Sinbad

7.

Who was the first successor of Muhammad and was only caliph for two years?

a)

Abu Bakr

b)

Umar

c)

Aladdin

d)

Ali Baba

8.

Mu'awiyah was ...

a)

The first ruler of the Umayyad dynasty

b)

Responsible for writing The Arabian Nights

c)

Responsible for ending the resistance against his rule in Karbala

d)

Responsible for moving the Islamic capital to Damascus

9.

What was the name of Ali's son who resisted Umayyad rule until his followers and he were defeated in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Sinbad

c)

Ma'mun

d)

Husayn

10.

During the height of the Abbasid dynasty, who was in charge of the Islamic Empire?

a)

Haran al-Rashid

b)

Umar Uthman

c)

Mu'awiyah

d)

Kasim

11.

Ibn Sina is known ...

a)

As the father of modern medicine

b)

For writing a large work that summarized the knowledge of medicine of the time

c)

For developing ways to identify different diseases such as smallpox and measles.

d)

As an epic poet

12.

Moses Maimonides is known ...

a)

For parting the Red Sea

b)

Being a famous philosopher

c)

For applying reason and logic of Aristotle to religion

d)

For writing the Mishne Torah, a book containing the laws and traditions for Judaism

13.

Who was credited with creating the House of Wisdom?

a)

Ma'mun

b)

Amun-Ra

c)

Ali Baba

d)

Omar Uthman

14.

Ibn-Khaldun is known...

a)

For writing histories

b)

For taking a more scientific approach to history

c)

For using laws, human surroundings, and beliefs to look for cause and effect relationships for historical events

d)

Used chronicles for writing histories