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Rise and Expansion of Islam

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The hegira was Muhammad's journey from Mecca to

a)

Kaaba

b)

Medina

c)

Baghdad

d)

Damascus

2.

When Muhammad captured the city of Mecca in 630 CE, he had the idols in the Kaaba...

a)

Memorialized

b)

Moved to storage

c)

Destroyed

d)

rededicated to Allah

3.

The highest leader of the early Islamic Empires, translated to "successor," is the

a)

caliph

b)

shah

c)

sultan

d)

caliphate

4.

Which caliph helped create the first edition of the Qur'an?

a)

Abu Bakr

b)

Umar

c)

Uthman

d)

Ali ibn Abi Talib

5.

This caliphate moved the capital from Mecca to Damascus in the 7th century CE.

a)

Abbasid

b)

Sunnah

c)

Shariah

d)

Umayyad

6.

These Muslims believed that any worthy Muslim could become caliph.

a)

Shia

b)

Sunni

c)

Sunnah

d)

Salat

7.

This Islamic caliphate took over in 750 CE and moved the capital from Damascus to Baghdad.

a)

Abbasid

b)

Umayyad

c)

Fatimid

d)

Rashidun

8.

This group of Muslims believed that caliphs had to be directly related to Muhammad

a)

Sunni

b)

Sunnah

c)

Shia

d)

Zakat

9.

This Islamic Empire conquered Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire in 1453.

a)

Ottoman

b)

Safavid

c)

Mughal

d)

Mali

10.

Constantinople was conquered in 1453 and its name was changed by its Muslim conquerors to...

a)

Constantinople

b)

Baghdad

c)

Damascus

d)

Istanbul

11.

This Islamic Empire was based in Persia .

a)

Ottoman

b)

Safavid

c)

Mughal

d)

Baghdad

12.

The Safavid rulers were known as...

a)

Sultans

b)

Caliphs

c)

Shahs

d)

Imams

13.

This Islamic Empire was founded in India and blended different aspects of Indian, Persian, Hindu, and Islam.

a)

Ottoman

b)

Safavid

c)

Mughal

d)

Hajj

14.

The Mughal Empire was known for its monumental architecture such as the

a)

Timgad

b)

Djemila

c)

Tasili n'Ajjer

d)

Taj Mahal