WorksheetsIslam: Map, Vocab, the Basics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Select the term that best fits the definition: a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine
Mecca
Quran
Sunni
Kabba
Select the definition that fits the following term: Hijrah
A market selling different kinds of goods
Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina in 622; this event marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar
A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government
A collection of writings about the way Muhammad lived that provides a model for Muslims to follow
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are all polytheistic faiths. True or False?
True
False
Select the definition that best fits this term: People with no set civilization who followed their food in order to live
plateaus
Moguls
Ottomans
Nomadic people
Select the term that best fits this definition: A fertile place in a desert where there is water and vegetation
oasis
Shia
Coastal Plain
Desert
Which is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan
Baptism in water
Declaration of Faith
How many times MUST a Muslim person go on a pilgrimage to Mecca?
Once a year
Once during childhood and once as an adult
Once in their lifetime
Three times once they reach the age of 50
Why did people in Mecca reject Muhammad's early teachings?
Muhammad preached about monotheism and it was offensive to those that believed the polytheistic gods
Monotheism posed an economic threat reducing the amount of people journeying to see the Kaaba
The denunciation of greed offended the aristocracy
All of the above
The Quran is .... ?
Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina
The black stone cube that is a essential site for all Muslims
The holy book of Islam
The holy month that Muslims fast
This picture shows a …. ?
oasis
mosque
church
Bedouin
Which of the following is a similarity between Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?
Jerusalem is a sacred place for all three religions
All three religions fast during important events
A synagogue is the place of worship for all three religions
All three religions use the bible as their sacred text
Where did Islam begin?
In Japan
The Arabian Peninsula
In North Africa
In a place that no longer exists
According to the Five Pillars of Islam every Muslim must:
Read the bible
Give charity to help the poor
Believe in many gods
Obey Rabbis
What happened after Muhammad and his followers returned to Mecca in 630 C.E.?
They reclaimed the city and established Islam as the dominant faith in the Arabian Peninsula
They were defeated and forced to return to Medina.
They decided to return to worshiping the pagan gods like the rest of the population.
They converted to Christianity.
This language has remained the common language of all Arab people because the Qur'an was written in the language. Name the language.
Latin
French
Arabic
German.
