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The Rise of Islamic Civilization

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the common name for the Eastern Roman Empire?

a)

Byzantium Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Persian Empire

d)

Carthage

2.

What caused Rome to decline and eventually fall?

a)

The conversion of Byzantine ruler Constantine, to Christianity

b)

Corrupt politicians and civil wars within the empire

c)

Barbarian tribes such as the Franks and Vandals began to attack many Roman cities including Rome itself

d)

The empire became too large to govern

e)

All of the above

3.

What period of history began after the fall of Rome?

a)

The Dark Ages

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Industrial Revolution

d)

The Scientific Revolution

4.

What year is considered to be the end of the Western Roman Empire and the fall of Rome?

a)

117 AD

b)

347 AD

c)

410 AD

d)

476 AD

5.

The Fall of Rome happened very quickly in a matter of a few years.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

The _________ Caliphate ruled during the Golden Age of Islam.

a)

Umayyad

b)

Abbasid

c)

Byzantine

d)

Khulafa-e-Rashideen

7.

Who was the second Caliph of Islam and oversaw a major expansion through the Middle Lands?

a)

Hazrat Umar (R.A.)

b)

Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A.)

c)

Hazrat Ali (R.A.)

d)

Hazrat Uthman (R.A.)

8.

With the fall of Rome, Europe entered into the period known as ________________.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Age of Discovery

c)

Golden Age

9.

Umayyad Dynasty was established by ____________________ in 661 CE.

a)

Abdul Rehman

b)

Amir Muawiya (R.A.)

c)

Haroon-al-Rasheed

d)

Tariq Bin Zayad

10.

Which of the following is NOT an achievement of Umayyads?

a)

Construction of House of Wisdom

b)

Introduction of Postal Service

c)

Built Canals

d)

Expansion of Muslim Territories

11.

When Abbasids came into power, they shifted their capital to ______________.

a)

Damascus

b)

Kufa (Iran)

c)

Baghdad (Iraq)

d)

Madinah

12.

Which of the following art work is prohibited in Islam?

a)

Calligraphy

b)

Geometrical Patterns

c)

Depiction of Human Form

d)

Inlay Work

13.

___________________ was the only survivor of Umayyads who re-established the Umayyad dynasty in Spain.

a)

Abdul Rehman

b)

Muhammad Bin Qasim

c)

Amir Muawiya (R.A.)

d)

Tariq Bin Ziyad

14.

With the rule of Umayyad Dynasty, Islamic territories expanded within a century. An army led by __________________ conquered Spain.

a)

Tariq Bin Ziyad

b)

Muhammad Bin Qasim

15.

After Abbasids, other dynasties ruled over Muslim territories. Amongst them, _______________ means Slave in Arabic.

a)

Mamluk

b)

Fatimids

c)

Seljuq

d)

Ayubids

16.

The eastern half of Roman Empire continued till their defeat by the Ottoman Sultan ______________ in 1453.

a)

Mehmet II

b)

Osman I

c)

Ertugrul Ghazi

d)

Suleiman

17.

Which of the part of Roman Empire collapsed due to attack by Barbarian tribes like Huns?

a)

Western Half

b)

Eastern Half

18.

Ottoman Sultan made Constantinople the capital of Ottoman Empire and renamed it ________________.

a)

Baghdad

b)

Damascus

c)

Cordoba

d)

Istanbul

19.

The Abbasid dynasty came to an end in _____________ by the attack of Mongol leader Halaqu Khan.

a)

1258

b)

1260

c)

1261

20.

During Golden Age of Islam, which of the following textual languages were translated into Arabic?

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Urdu