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Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shia Muslims believe the modern-day Islamic leader

a)

should be decided by an election.

b)

can be any devout Muslim accepted by the people.

c)

must be a descendant of Muhammad.

d)

must be a descendant of the Rightly Guided Caliphs.

2.

According to Muslim belief, Muhammad was visited by the angel ______, who gave him a message from God.

a)

Abraham

b)

Gabriel

c)

Moses

d)

Jesus

3.

Developments in algebra, medicine, and astronomy that became the roots of the Scientific Revolution came from which group of people?

a)

Chinese

b)

Hindu

c)

Buddhist

d)

Muslim

4.

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all developed in which region of Africa?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

5.

Great leader of Mali famous for his hajj (pilgrimage) to the Muslim holy city of Mecca

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sundiata

c)

Songhai

d)

Benin

6.

Which city that was once the center of the Mali Empire became the center for the Songhai Empire?

a)

Mecca

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Djenne

d)

Gao

7.

What is the holiest city to the Islamic faith

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Constantinople

8.

What is the Holy book of Islam?

a)

Vedas

b)

Torah

c)

Bible

d)

Qur'an

9.

What is the pilgrimage to Mecca made by Muslims called?

a)

Shahadah

b)

Salat

c)

Hajj

d)

Zakat

10.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all developed in which region of Africa?
a)
West Africa
b)
East Africa
c)
North Africa 
d)
South Africa
11.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all traded which TWO items?
a)
Gold and fish
b)
Gold and salt
c)
Gold and timber
d)
Gold and bronze
12.
In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader?
a)
Mufusa
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
King Kong
d)
Nelson Mandela
13.
Ghana is in...
a)
Western Africa
b)
Northern Africa
c)
Eastern Africa
d)
Southern Africa
14.
Mali is located in 
a)
Asia
b)
Antartica
c)
Africa
d)
North America
15.
What helped trade be possible across the Sahara? 
a)
Camels 
b)
Trucks
c)
Slaves
d)
Horses
16.
It was due to Mali's ______ that it became one of the wealthiest empires
a)
Wars
b)
Trade
c)
Tourism 
d)
Mountains 
17.
In Mali, the government was ran by 
a)
A ruler
b)
A President
c)
The people
d)
A King
18.
What is the correct order in which the West African empires existed?
a)
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
b)
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
c)
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
d)
Mali, Songhai, Ghana
19.
West African culture was shaped by the ________________________  trade network
a)
Trans-Saharan
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Middle Eastern
d)
Mediterranean 
20.
What African Trading Kingdom developed first?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Kush
21.
What West African Trading Kingdom developed third?
a)
Songhai
b)
Mali
c)
Ghana
d)
Kush
22.
Great leader of Mali famous for his hajj (pilgrimage) to the Muslim holy city of Mecca
a)
Mansa Musa
b)
Sundiata
c)
Songhai
d)
Benin
23.

Which animal did they use to get across the desert?

a)

Elephant

b)

Sheep

c)

Goat

d)

Camel

24.

This pillar means prayer 5 times a day.

a)

Shahadah

b)

Salah

c)

Zakat

d)

Sawm

e)

Hajj

25.

This pillar means fasting for a month.

a)

Shahadah

b)

Salah

c)

Zakat

d)

Sawm

e)

Hajj

26.

This pillar means a pilgrimage to Mecca.

a)

Shahadah

b)

Salah

c)

Zakat

d)

Sawm

e)

Hajj

27.

This pillar is the declaration of faith.

a)

Shahadah

b)

Salah

c)

Zakat

d)

Sawm

e)

Hajj

28.

This pillar means giving to charity.

a)

Shahadah

b)

Salah

c)

Zakat

d)

Sawm

e)

Hajj

29.

Under which pillar do Muslims pray 5 times a day while facing Mecca?

a)

Shahadah

b)

Salah

c)

Zakat

d)

Sawm

e)

Hajj

30.

Under which pillar do Muslims say, "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger?"

a)

Shahadah

b)

Salah

c)

Zakat

d)

Sawm

e)

Hajj

31.

Muslims must complete this pillar at least once in their lifetime if they are physically able and can afford the journey.

a)

Shahadah

b)

Salah

c)

Zakat

d)

Sawm

e)

Hajj

32.
Who was the first true leader after Muhammad according to Shia Muslims, and therefore because of him all other leaders of Islam should be divinely appointed family descendants of Muhammad?
a)
Ali
b)
Hasan
c)
Husayn
d)
Jibriel
33.
Which of the following Rightly Guided Caliphs in Sunni Islam was a close companion to Muhammad?
a)
Ali
b)
Abu Bakr
c)
Uthman
d)
Umar
34.

What are the two sects (branches or groups) of Islam?

a)

Catholics and Protestants

b)

Sunni and Shi'a

c)

Kurds and Persians

d)

Muslims and Jews

35.

After whose death did Islam split into 2 sects (groups)?

a)

Jesus

b)

Abraham

c)

Muhammad

36.

About what percentage of the world's Muslim population are Sunni?

a)

10%

b)

90%

c)

50%

37.

What did Muslims disagree about after Muhammad's death?

a)

The location of the holy city

b)

Who should be Muhammad's successor and the next leader of Islam.

c)

Whether the Quran or Bible should be used as the holy book.

38.

Which branch of Islam believes the supreme leader MUST be a blood relative (descendant) of Muhammad?

a)

Shi'a

b)

Sunni

39.

Which country in Southwest Asia has the largest Shi'a population?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Jordan

c)

Iran

d)

Syria

40.

Which of the following pillars of Islam was Mansa Musa practicing when he visited Mecca, Saudi Arabia?

a)

Zakat (Almsgiving)

b)

Hajj (Pilgrimage)

c)

Shahaadah (Faith)

d)

Sawn (Fasting)

41.

The Songhai Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Benin

d)

Great Zimbabwe

42.

The Mali Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

a)

Songhai

b)

Ghana

c)

Aksum

d)

Benin

43.

How did Mansa Musa gain his wealth?

a)

Taxing the gold-salt trade

b)

Through war and conquest

c)

Generational wealth passed down to him

d)

Saving funds over the years

44.

The first emperor of the Mali Empire is __________________

a)

Sunni Ali

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Askia Muhammad

d)

Sundiata Keita

45.

The Northern desert in Africa is the...

a)

Sahara

b)

Kalahari

c)

Senegalese

d)

Nambia

46.

What type of trade route did the people of the Empire of Ghana have (same as Mali and Songhai)?

a)

Trans-Saharan

b)

Trans-Kalaharian

c)

Trans-Mediterranean

d)

Trans-Eastward

47.

What religion was the Kingdom of Mali?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

48.

What religion was the Kingdom of Songhai?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

49.

Which Kingdom would Sundiata Keita be associated with?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

50.

Which Kingdom would Mansa Musa be associated with?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

51.

Which Kingdom would Sunni Ali be associated with?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

52.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?

a)

Salah-prayer five times daily

b)

Zakat-giving 2.5% to the poor

c)

Jihad-must fight for Islam

d)

Hajj-pilgrimage to Mecca

53.

Which of the following is true concerning the effect of Muslim Trade Routes?

a)

Traveled only to Saudi Arabia spreading Christianity.

b)

Traveled along trade routes spreading the Islamic faith.

c)

Sailed the Atlantic Ocean spreading the Islamic faith.

d)

Sailed the Indian Ocean spreading Buddhism.

54.

Thanks to Al Khwarizmi we have an easily understood number system and this middle school class.

a)

Geometry

b)

Calculus

c)

Algebra

d)

Trigonometry

55.

This age allowed Islamic scholars to advance their knowledge and understanding of the world around them.

a)

Warring Age

b)

Warm Age

c)

Glittering Age

d)

Golden Age

56.

Who was Ibn Battuta ?

a)

He was a Moroccan judge and a writer who travelled to the Western World

b)

He was an adventurer who travelled to the different parts of Asia

c)

He was a Moroccan explorer and traveller who explored different parts of Africa and Asia

d)

He was a explorer who discovered North America

57.

What Was Ibn Battuta's Job?

a)

Trader

b)

Farmer

c)

Teacher

d)

Explorer

e)

Lawyer

58.

What was the book called written by a scholar hearing Ibn Battuta`s journey

a)

Harry Potter

b)

Lubabu I-Muhassal

c)

Percy Jackson

d)

Rihla

59.

Who was the Persian doctor who wrote the Cannon of Medicine?

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Ibn Khaldun

c)

Ibn Sina

d)

Al-Razi

60.

Persian scholar who invented algebra

a)

Al-Razi

b)

Ibn Khaldun

c)

al-Khawarizmi

d)

Ibn Rushed

61.

Which Muslim scholar was a famous philosopher that is also considered the “father of modern medicine”?

a)

Ibn Sina

b)

Ibn Battuta

c)

Socrates

d)

Mansa Musa

62.

What network transported goods such as gold, salt, and slaves across the African continent?

a)

Indian Ocean Trade Route.

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Trans-Saharan Trade Route

d)

Silk Road

63.

Which of the following describes the blending of two or more religious belief systems into a new system?

a)

Religious Syncretism

b)

Cultural Diffusion

c)

Silk Road

d)

Islam

64.

Islam was first introduced to South Asia?

a)

during the rule of the Ottomans

b)

by Muslim merchants in the 600s

c)

following the Ottoman invasion

d)

after the fall of the Mughal Empire

65.

From the seventh to the fourteenth century, which group was the primary trade link between India, China, Europe, and Africa?

a)

Buddhist monks

b)

Muslim merchants

c)

European explorers

d)

Christian missionaries

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