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Islamic Empires

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Gautama

2.

The Islamic region split into which of the following two sets.

a)

Sunni and Shiite

b)

Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic

c)

Mahayana and Theravada

3.

Who conquered what remained of the Byzantine Empire in 1453?

a)

The Mongols

b)

The Ottoman Turks

c)

The Seljuk Turks

4.

If you lived in the Safavid Empire you probably would be categorized as a ___ Muslim

a)

Sunni

b)

practicing

c)

Shiite

d)

good

5.

The Mughal Empire was situated in what modern nation?

a)

Iran

b)

India

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

6.

The tall towers where religious officials call Muslims to prayer are called ________.

a)

mosques

b)

tags

c)

astrolabes

d)

minarets

7.

In 661, Sunnis and Shiites had different beliefs about ________.

a)

who should be caliph

b)

territory in Jerusalem

c)

the purpose of jihad

d)

Muslim Turks' control of Northern India

8.

A caliph was considered ________.

a)

a political leader but not a religious leader

b)

both the head of government and the head of Islam

c)

both the ruler of the east and the ruler of the west

d)

the leader of the Mughal Empire

9.

What did most people within the Islamic Empires have in common culturally?

a)

Most practiced the religion of Islam

b)

The Shia form of Islam

c)

Most people converted to Orthodox Christianity

d)

Many remained true to their polytheistic beliefs

10.

What similarity is shared amongst the Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths

a)

All three faiths abstain from eating pork

b)

all three faiths are monotheistic

c)

All three faiths worship Jesus as a God

d)

All three faiths began in India

11.

Where did the Abbasids move the Islamic capital to?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Baghdad

c)

Tours

d)

Damascus

12.

The location of Mecca and Medina contributed to

a)

the ability of early Muslims to remain pure.

b)

the spread of Islam across the Arabian Peninsula

c)

the problems early Muslims had winning converts.

d)

the blending of various religious traditions to produce Islam.

13.

Which statement describes the greatest similarity between the teachings of Islam and the teachings of both Judaism and Christianity?

a)

All three make promises of Heaven on Earth.

b)

All three require the belief in the one true God.

c)

All three call for religious exercises only on the Sabbath.

d)

All three claim that their adherents (followers) are the Chosen People.

14.

Which statement describes the treatment of non-Muslims living in lands conquered by Islamic armies during the period of Muslim expansion?

a)

They were given the choice of becoming slaves or joining the military.

b)

They were forced to convert to Islam but excluded from positions of power.

c)

They were given the choice of converting or paying a tax to retain their faith.

d)

They were allowed to practice their own religion privately but forced to attend mosque.