WorksheetsIslamic Civilizations
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Muhammad accomplished these things during his lifetime.
Select all that apply.
Being a prophet of the Islamic religion
Saving his followers in Makkah
Spreading Islam to the Arabian Peninsula
Being a skilled judge and adviser
The Shiite believe __________________
Only a descendant of Muhammad could be an appropriate successor
Anyone could be a successor
The caliph was primarily a religious leader
Would only follow someone named Muhammad
The Sunni believe ____________________.
In all things mystic
Any man could be appointed as successor
Life was full of mysteries
The title of caliph was a political position
Omar Khayyam is best known for...
Inventing optics
Writing the Rubaiyat
Being sultan
Being a poet and mathematician
The 5 Pillars of Islam are ...
Respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, and caring
Responsibility, alms, prayer, citizenship, and caring
Ramadan, fasting, faith, fairness, and pilgrimage
Faith, fasting, pilgrimage, alms, and prayer
Who was the son-in-law of Muhammad and the last of the Rightly Guided Caliphs?
Ma'mun
Mu'awiyah
Ali
Sinbad
Who was the first successor of Muhammad and was only caliph for two years?
Abu Bakr
Umar
Aladdin
Ali Baba
Mu'awiyah was ...
The first ruler of the Umayyad dynasty
Responsible for writing The Arabian Nights
Responsible for ending the resistance against his rule in Karbala
Responsible for moving the Islamic capital to Damascus
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?
Muhammad
Sinbad
Ma'mun
Husayn
During the height of the Abbasid dynasty, who was in charge of the Islamic Empire?
Haran al-Rashid
Umar Uthman
Mu'awiyah
Kasim
Ibn Sina is known ...
As the father of modern medicine
For writing a large work that summarized the knowledge of medicine of the time
For developing ways to identify different diseases such as smallpox and measles.
As an epic poet
Moses Maimonides is known ...
For parting the Red Sea
Being a famous philosopher
For applying reason and logic of Aristotle to religion
For writing the Mishne Torah, a book containing the laws and traditions for Judaism
Who was credited with creating the House of Wisdom?
Ma'mun
Amun-Ra
Ali Baba
Omar Uthman
Ibn-Khaldun is known...
For writing histories
For taking a more scientific approach to history
For using laws, human surroundings, and beliefs to look for cause and effect relationships for historical events
Used chronicles for writing histories
