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Chapter 15 - Islamic Empires

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two cities on the Arabian peninsula are holy to Muslims?

a)

Constantinople and Athens

b)

Cairo and Rome

c)

Mecca and Medina

d)

Baghdad and Jerusalem

2.

Which text is considered the holy to the religion of Islam?

a)

Torah

b)

New Testment

c)

Qur'an

d)

Vedas

3.

Who is the founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Gautama

4.

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

a)

Sunni and Shia

b)

Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic

c)

Mahayana and Theravada

5.

11. As the Muslim Empire grew, Islam spread into all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Mesopotamia and Persia

b)

Egypt North Africa, and Spain

c)

Australia and the Americas

d)

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6.

Who conquered what remained of the Byzantine Empire in 1453?

a)

The Mongols

b)

The Ottoman Turks

c)

The Seljuk Turks

7.

Istanbul became the new Ottoman capital. It was known before as:

a)

Rome

b)

Athens

c)

Constantinople

d)

Jerusalem

8.

The Mughal Empire was situated in what modern nation?

a)

Iran

b)

India

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

9.

All of the following are Muslim/Islamic empires EXCEPT:

a)

Safavids

b)

Mongols

c)

Mughals

d)

Ottomans

10.
What are people who believe and follow the religion of Islam called?   
a)
Islams 
b)
Muslims 
c)
Arabs 
d)
Middle Easterners
11.
What is a Muslim place of worship called?     
a)
Mosque
b)
Church 
c)
Cathedral 
d)
Temple
12.

Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other Monotheistic religions?

a)

Hinduism and Judaism

b)

Buddhism and Judaism

c)

Christianity and Judaism

d)

Zoroastrianism and Judaism

13.

Where did Islam originate?

a)

Arabian peninsula

b)

China

c)

North Africa

d)

India

14.
Islam is a _______________ religion.
a)
pagan
b)
cult
c)
monotheistic
d)
polytheistic
15.
What geographical feature was located in the middle of the Arabian peninsula?
a)
water
b)
beach
c)
desert
d)
plains
16.
Which language was spread by Islamic traders?
a)
Greek
b)
Arabic
c)
Latin
d)
English
17.
Which religion is NOT monotheistic?
a)
Islam
b)
Greek and Roman Mythology
c)
Christianity
d)
Judaism
18.

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

19.

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

20.
Who eventually defeated the Islamic Empire in the 1200's
a)
Byzantines
b)
Franks
c)
Romans
d)
Mongols