WorksheetsModule 3: Southwest Asia & North Africa 400-1500s
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Give charity, make a pilgrimage to Mecca, fasting during the Holy month, pray five times a day, profession of faith
These are important to which religion?
Islam
Shintoism
Hinduism
Judaism
This building is most important to which religion?
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Monotheism is the religious belief in :
peace
one God
tolerance
one culture
Which continent was the birthplace of Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Islam recognizes the Quran as the inspired word of
Abraham
Allah
Mohammed
Yahweh
The duties expected of every Muslim are outlined in the
Five Pillars
Eightfold Path
Ten Commandments
Seven Sanctities
What were some of the contributions of Islamic civilizations from 600 to 1000 AD?
Arabic alphabet, mosaics, and polytheism
Mosaics, architecture, and the Arabic alphabet
Christian expansion, iconic paintings, and mosaics
Realism in painting, architecture, and the Sanskrit alphabet
The green crescent and star shown here appeared on coins from the Sassanid empire from 600 CE. It is a symbol for which religion?
Islam
Judaism
Roman Catholic
Eastern Orthodoxy
Based on the title, which text was MOST LIKELY written in 1025 CE by Ibn Sina, a Persian Muslim?
Canon of Medicine
Rihla (The Journey)
History of the World
Sharia (Religious Law)
The arrows on this map are pointing to the
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
What landform is show on this map?
Iberian Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
Indonesian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
One similarity between The Five Pillars of Islam and The Ten Commandments is that both
support a belief in reincarnation
promote learning as a means to salvation
encourage the use of statues to symbolize God
provide a guide to proper ethical and moral behavior
What religious founding father is shared by Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Abraham
Isaac
Joseph
Muhammad
Islam originated on the
Malay Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
The Angel _______________ recited the Quran to Muhammad in a cave in Hira'a.
Uriel
Raphael
Michael
Gabriel
Which city is the birthplace of Islam?
Jakarta
Jerusalem
Mecca
Medina
Which is one way that Muslim scholars contributed to the Scientific Revolution?
emphasizing faith over reason
discovery the laws of gravity
translating and preserving Greek knowledge in books
developing the theory that the earth revolves around the sun
Suleiman the Magnificent was a Ottoman sultan that was best know for
Conquering many faraway lands
Reforming the law and creating a single legal code.
Being a harsh ruler
Being a dictator
What was Mehmed the Conqueror best know for
Building many new libraries for the Ottomans
Building the first Ottoman university
Conquering Constantinople and expanding the Ottoman Empire
Making new laws for the Ottomans
Which type of mathematics did Muslim scholars have a significant contribution?
Geometry
Trigonometry
Algebra
Calculus
