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WorksheetsMedieval Period (Islam and European Middle Ages)
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Islam first emerged out of where?
Arabian peninsula
Roman Empire
The Holy Land
India and China
Muhammad was born in the city of?
Mecca
Medina
Jerusalem
Rome
Temple in Mecca once revered as a center for regional gods, rededicated by Muhammad as the central place to worship Allah that all Muslims pray towards?
Kaaba
Pantheon
Ummah
Caliph
Muhammad’s early followers began writing down the messages Muhammad received directly from God during his lifetime into the holy book called the ______________.
Torah
Quran
Muezzin
Minaret
After Muhammad’s death, his successors were called _____________.
Caliphs
Doges
Sultans
Emirs
Muslim Caliphate who focused stronger religious leaders and ruled over the Golden Age of Islamic prosperity, ideas, and peacefulness?
Abbasid
Umayyad
Jihad
Muezzin
Muslim warlords who finally sacked Constantinople as they wanted control of the Silk Road
Turks
Bedouins
Arabs
Muftis
Muslim Caliphate who grew the faith through rapid conquests, but only kept Arabs in charge.
Umayyad Caliphate
Abbasid Caliphate
Delhi Sultanate
Holy Roman Empire
What lands did Christians and Muslims fight over during the Middle Ages?
Spain and the Holy Land
England and France
Germany and Italy
The Holy Land and Arabia
The Pope increased his own ________ power during the Middle Ages?
secular
authoritarian
papal
established
In Feudalism, Lords provided land, food, and safety to loyal ___________.
vassals
chiefs
dukes
tribes
The most educated person to live in a feudal state usually worked for?
The lord of the manor
The Church
The lady of the manor
The knights
As divided Medieval kingdoms kept away from each other, where was knowledge and learning preserved as it was being lost everywhere else in Europe?
In China and India
In the thriving Muslim Empire
Through Viking traders
Through Jewish bankers and traders
What new product brought by Muslim Empires ended the protection provided by castles?
gunpowder
silk
spices
fireworks
This powerful west African kingdom provided 75% of the worlds gold and also controlled the profitable salt trade?
Mali
Swahili
Mongolia
Egypt
The Mongols, Turks, and Muslim Empires made it peaceful again to travel on the ?
Silk Road
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
The most profitable global trade route was where? This is where European traders want to get to during the Age of Exploration (Columbus)
Indian Ocean
Silk Road
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
The effort to drive Muslims out of Spain during the late middle ages?
Reconquista
Crusades
Inquisition
Black Plague
In order to Christianize Europe, many medieval kings in the service of the Pope sent missionaries to covert __________ peoples.
pagan
heathen
vile
Muslim
Which city is not a holy city in Islam?
Jerusalsm
Mecca
Medina
Cordoba
In Medieval Europe, what determined your status?
Money
Religious affiliation
Size of personal army
Amount of land you owned
Islam has this many pillars (requirements to be a good Muslim).
4
5
6
3
Muhammad’s revelations from the angel are compiled in a book called
The Holy Bible
The Rig Veda
The Quran
The Four Noble Truths
What was the primary language of the Islamic Golden Age, used in science, philosophy, and literature?
Persian
Greek
Latin
Arabic
Which medieval European institution was responsible for the education and preservation of knowledge?
The Feudal Lords
The Guilds
The Knights
The Monasteries
What was the primary purpose of the Kaaba in pre-Islamic Mecca?
a marketplace for traders
a temple to house all tribal gods
a shrine dedicated to Allah
a place where Muhammad meditated
Why were Muhammad's followers kicked out of Mecca
Meccan leaders thought he'd disrupt their thriving pilgrimage trade
Meccan leaders were scared of Allah's retribution against them
Meccan leaders didn't even notice Muhammad
No one really knows
What is the significance of Ramadan in Islam?
It celebrates Muhammad’s migration to Medina
It marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar
It honors the time Muhammad received revelations in the cave
It commemorates the birth of Muhammad
Which caliphate is associated with the Golden Age of Islamic prosperity and was centered in Baghdad?
Umayyad Caliphate
Ottoman Caliphate
Abbasid Caliphate
Delhi Sultanate
During which Islamic Empire did unified trade, learning, and knowledge most thrive?
Abbasid Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate
Turkish Sultanate
Delhi Sultanate
Christian kingdoms called for the Crusades after this group sacked Jerusalem?
The Abbasid Caliphate
The Turks
The Umayyad Caliphate
The Byzantine Empire
Why did people in Western Europe turn to the Catholic Church during the chaotic early Middle Ages?
it offered wealth to peasants
it was the only source of political and social unity
it rejected the feudal system
it revitalized trade
What was the primary reason for the development of feudalism in medieval Europe?
the rise of merchant guilds
the growth of urban trade networks
the collapse of Roman authority
the expansion of Church influence
Medieval European kingdoms in the early middle ages...
relied on themselves and distrusted others
worked together and pooled their resources
traded with each other and forged powerful new empires
never reunited ever again
How did the Catholic Church assert political power in the early Middle Ages?
By outlawing war between countries
By declaring loyalty to specific kings
By requiring rulers to gain the Pope's approval
By re-forming old alliances with leaders of rival religions
