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WorksheetsIslamic Empires
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What happened in 632?
Muhammad heard the voice of God, or Allah in Arabic, speaking to him and began spreading Islam.
Muhammad died.
An Italian mathematician brought the Arabic numerals to Europe.
Babur founded the Mughal Empire.
Muslims must pray five times a day facing ________.
East
Medina
Mecca
the nearest mosque
The tall towers where religious officials call Muslims to prayer are called ________.
mosques
tags
astrolabes
minarets
In 661, Sunnis and Shias had different beliefs about ________.
who should be caliph
territory in Jerusalem
the purpose of jihad
Muslim Turks' control of Northern India
A caliph was considered ________.
a political leader but not a religious leader
both the head of government and the head of Islam
both the ruler of the east and the ruler of the west
the leader of the Mughal Empire
The famous caliph thought to be the hero in many Arabian Nights stories was ________.
ibn Battuta
Akbar the Great
Babur "The Tiger"
Harun al-Rashid
Swahili is a combination of the cultures of ________.
Muhammad and Jesus
Sunni and Shia
the Caliph and the Pop
Islam and Africa
Who was Muhammad ibn Battuta?
a Muslim traveler who wrote of his journeys through Egypt, China, Sumatra and Timbuktu
an Arabian physician who studied the circulatory system
one of the last Seljuk kings
a Mughal leader famous for his tolerance
Ottoman sultans remained powerful on the edge of Europe until the ________.
1420s
1620s
1920s
1720s
Which of the following is a false statement?
The numbers we use today came from Arabic numerals.
Muslim doctors knew about hygiene and blood circulation.
There were no mosques on the African continent.
Muslim scientists developed a device that allowed sailors to navigate by the stars.
Which of the following roles did the Byzantine Empire occupy for Christian Europe?
Protector
Conqueror
Liberator
Discoverer
For the most part, the relationship between the Ottoman and the Byzantine Empire was marked by:
Alliance against invader
Mutual hatred of Europe
Cultural similarities
Rivalry over territory
Which word best describes the government of the Ottoman Empire?
Democracy
Monarchy
Republic
Anarchy
You're a Christian citizen in a newly-conquered Ottoman vassal state. Which of the following is most likely to happen?
You are converted to Islam.
Your taxes rise
You are thrown in prison
You get to vote
Like janissaries, American soldiers:
Are forced into service
Are pulled entirely from one religious group
Can rise to positions of great influence
Tend to join the armed forces while still children
A tourist who wants to see the palace of Suleiman the Magnificent should buy a guide to which city?
Athens
Rome
Istanbul
Vienna
The Ottomans indirectly hastened the discovery of the New World by:
Taxing European trading activity related to the Silk Road
Advancing the technology of shipbuilding and navigation
Forcing Europeans out of their old territories
Funding explorers on their quests
Each of the following contributed to World War I, except:
The rise of nationalism
Expansion of Ottoman territory
Weakening of the Ottoman Empire
Competition for territory in Europe
Place the following events in sequence: A) Osman I assumes power; B) The fall of Constantinople; C) The rise of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk D) World War I
B,A,D,C
A,D,C,B
B,C,A,D
A,B,D,C
Which of the following nations formed out of the breakup of Ottoman territory after World War I?
Japan
Russia
Syria
Italy
