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Unit 2 -- Southwest Asia/North Africa

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

New caliphs who governed the Arab empire from Damascus were known as the

a)

Umayyads

b)

Moguls

c)

Ottomans

d)

Savafids

2.

The Arab city whose name means “the city of the prophet” was

a)

Baghdad

b)

Madinah

c)

Mecca

d)

Yathrib

3.

How far had Islam spread by the time of Muhammad’s death?

a)

Throughout the Arabian Peninsula

b)

All the way across North Africa

c)

Into China

d)

It stayed only in Mecca and Medina.

4.

What language was used to write the Qur’an and Sunnah?

a)

Hebrew

b)

Latin

c)

Greek

d)

Arabic

5.

Which of the following is NOT a Muslim duty listed in the Five Pillars?

a)

Honoring your mother and father

b)

Charity

c)

Fasting during Ramadan

d)

Pilgrimage

6.

Which of the following best describes the Sunnah?

a)

A story of Muhammad’s adventures in Medina.

b)

A guide to a moral customs based on Muhammad’s sayings.

c)

The primary duties of a Muslim.

d)

A law code for non-Muslims

7.

What job did Muhammad and many other Arabs hold?

a)

Scholar

b)

Priest

c)

Judge

d)

Merchant

8.

Which number identifies the Red Sea?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

2

d)

3

9.

Which number represent the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

5

d)

3

10.

Which number identifies the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

6

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

11.

Put the events of Muhammad’s Life in order.

a)

Fled to Medina, Had a Vision of Gabriel, Began Preaching

b)

Began preaching, Had a Vision of Gabriel, Fled to Medina

c)

Fled to Mecca, Had a Vision of Gabriel, Began Preaching

d)

Had a Vision of Gabriel, Began Preaching, Fled to Medina

12.

Select the items that make up the primary teachings of Islam.

a)

Sunnah

b)

Sunni

c)

Quran

d)

Five Pillars of Islam

e)

Shia

13.

Which group in Makkah felt threatened by Muhammad’s preaching of Islam?

a)

farmers

b)

poor people

c)

wealthy merchants

d)

Europeans

14.

What is the landscape and climate like on the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

Mostly jungle with wet, humid conditions.

b)

Mostly tundra with cold, dry conditions.

c)

Mostly desert with dry, hot conditions.

d)

Mostly rolling hills with wet, and temperate conditions.

15.

What happened when Muhammad and his followers left Makkah?

a)

Islam was banned everywhere.

b)

Madinah made Muhammad its ruler.

c)

Muhammad died.

d)

Soldiers pursued them.

16.

Which civilization created this artistic and architectural structures?

a)

Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Islamic

d)

Egyptian

17.

Muslim art featured

a)

Perspective that created 3-D images

b)

Figures of living beings

c)

Floral designs, shapes and beautiful writing

d)

Figures of humans

18.

An example of a Muslim contribution to literature is

a)

The Vedas

b)

The Apocrypha

c)

The Poisonwood Bible

d)

The Arabian Nights

19.

What areas of Math did Muslims contribute to?

a)

Calculus

b)

Differential Equations

c)

Geometry

d)

Algebra

20.

A medical accomplishment of the Muslims was

a)

Discovering microbes

b)

Understanding and identifying diseases

c)

Inventing a new way to suture wounds

d)

Inventing the first surgeries

21.

Based on the image above, what can be said about the diffusion of Islam?

a)

The religion of Islam had overtaken Christianity in the Byzantine Empire

b)

Islam spread throughout all of Arabia by the time of Muhammad's death

c)

Military conquests played little to no role in the diffusion of Islam

d)

Islam eventually spreads to the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe

22.

The image above shows the territory controlled by the Umayyad Empire. Which of the following methods did the Umayyads use as their primary way of spreading the religion of Islam?

a)

The Umayyads allowed Islam to spread naturally by word of mouth

b)

The Umayyads used trade as their primary mechanism for spreading Islam

c)

The Umayyads spread the religion of Islam primarily through conquest

d)

The Umayyads sent envoys to different regions urging people to adopt the religion of Islam

23.

As Islam spread throughout Africa and Asia, which cultural element also spread that increased the success of Arab Muslim merchants?

a)

Government imposed prices allowed for trade to be easily regulated and maintained

b)

Arab merchants had perfected their craft through years of practice

c)

Arab merchants success can be attributed to the diffusion of the Arabic language

d)

Government regulations required conquered people to trade exclusively with Arab Muslims

24.

Based on the image above, what can we assume about the influence of Arabic merchants?


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a)

Sea trade routes made up the majority of commerce in the Middle East

b)

Arab merchants had little control over the established trade routes

c)

Arab merchants had great influence and trade throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe

d)

Trade routes with Asia, particularly with China, were the most important to Arab merchants.