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Medieval Period (Islam and European Middle Ages)

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Islam first emerged out of where?

a)

Arabian peninsula

b)

Roman Empire

c)

The Holy Land

d)

India and China

2.

Muhammad was born in the city of?

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Rome

3.

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?

a)

Kaaba

b)

Pantheon

c)

Ummah

d)

Caliph

4.

Muhammad’s early followers began writing down the messages Muhammad received directly from God during his lifetime into the holy book called the ______________.

a)

Torah

b)

Quran

c)

Muezzin

d)

Minaret

5.

After Muhammad’s death, his successors were called _____________.

a)

Caliphs

b)

Doges

c)

Sultans

d)

Emirs

6.

Muslim Caliphate who focused stronger religious leaders and ruled over the Golden Age of Islamic prosperity, ideas, and peacefulness?

a)

Abbasid

b)

Umayyad

c)

Jihad

d)

Muezzin

7.

Muslim warlords who finally sacked Constantinople as they wanted control of the Silk Road

a)

Turks

b)

Bedouins

c)

Arabs

d)

Muftis

8.

Muslim Caliphate who grew the faith through rapid conquests, but only kept Arabs in charge.

a)

Umayyad Caliphate

b)

Abbasid Caliphate

c)

Delhi Sultanate

d)

Holy Roman Empire

9.

What lands did Christians and Muslims fight over during the Middle Ages?

a)

Spain and the Holy Land

b)

England and France

c)

Germany and Italy

d)

The Holy Land and Arabia

10.

The Pope increased his own ________ power during the Middle Ages?

a)

secular

b)

authoritarian

c)

papal

d)

established

11.

In Feudalism, Lords provided land, food, and safety to loyal ___________.

a)

vassals

b)

chiefs

c)

dukes

d)

tribes

12.

The most educated person to live in a feudal state usually worked for?

a)

The lord of the manor

b)

The Church

c)

The lady of the manor

d)

The knights

13.

As divided Medieval kingdoms kept away from each other, where was knowledge and learning preserved as it was being lost everywhere else in Europe?

a)

In China and India

b)

In the thriving Muslim Empire

c)

Through Viking traders

d)

Through Jewish bankers and traders

14.

What new product brought by Muslim Empires ended the protection provided by castles?

a)

gunpowder

b)

silk

c)

spices

d)

fireworks

15.

This powerful west African kingdom provided 75% of the worlds gold and also controlled the profitable salt trade?

a)

Mali

b)

Swahili

c)

Mongolia

d)

Egypt

16.

The Mongols, Turks, and Muslim Empires made it peaceful again to travel on the ?

a)

Silk Road

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

17.

The most profitable global trade route was where? This is where European traders want to get to during the Age of Exploration (Columbus)

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Silk Road

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

18.
A widespread disease, or epidemic, spread by fleas on rats through Europe during the Middle Ages was known as:
a)
The Black Death/The Plague
b)
The Voice
c)
The Spanish Flu
d)
The Common Cold
19.
What is the name for the system of promises between lords and vassals that governed Europe in the Middle Ages?
a)
Christianity
b)
Feudalism
c)
Shinto
d)
Chivalry
20.
This city was on a crossroads between Europe and the Middle East.
a)
Cairo
b)
Constantinople
c)
Paris
d)
Moscow
21.

The effort to drive Muslims out of Spain during the late middle ages?

a)

Reconquista

b)

Crusades

c)

Inquisition

d)

Black Plague

22.

In order to Christianize Europe, many medieval kings in the service of the Pope sent missionaries to covert __________ peoples.

a)

pagan

b)

heathen

c)

vile

d)

Muslim

23.

Which city is not a holy city in Islam?

a)

Jerusalsm

b)

Mecca

c)

Medina

d)

Cordoba

24.

In Medieval Europe, what determined your status?

a)

Money

b)

Religious affiliation

c)

Size of personal army

d)

Amount of land you owned

25.

Islam has this many pillars (requirements to be a good Muslim).

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

3

26.

Muhammad’s revelations from the angel are compiled in a book called

a)

The Holy Bible

b)

The Rig Veda

c)

The Quran

d)

The Four Noble Truths

27.

What was the primary language of the Islamic Golden Age, used in science, philosophy, and literature?

a)

Persian

b)

Greek

c)

Latin

d)

Arabic

28.

Which medieval European institution was responsible for the education and preservation of knowledge?

a)

The Feudal Lords

b)

The Guilds

c)

The Knights

d)

The Monasteries

29.

What was the primary purpose of the Kaaba in pre-Islamic Mecca?

a)

a marketplace for traders

b)

a temple to house all tribal gods

c)

a shrine dedicated to Allah

d)

a place where Muhammad meditated

30.

Why were Muhammad's followers kicked out of Mecca

a)

Meccan leaders thought he'd disrupt their thriving pilgrimage trade

b)

Meccan leaders were scared of Allah's retribution against them

c)

Meccan leaders didn't even notice Muhammad

d)

No one really knows

31.

What is the significance of Ramadan in Islam?

a)

It celebrates Muhammad’s migration to Medina

b)

It marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar

c)

It honors the time Muhammad received revelations in the cave

d)

It commemorates the birth of Muhammad

32.

Which caliphate is associated with the Golden Age of Islamic prosperity and was centered in Baghdad?

a)

Umayyad Caliphate

b)

Ottoman Caliphate

c)

Abbasid Caliphate

d)

Delhi Sultanate

33.

During which Islamic Empire did unified trade, learning, and knowledge most thrive?

a)

Abbasid Caliphate

b)

Umayyad Caliphate

c)

Turkish Sultanate

d)

Delhi Sultanate

34.

Christian kingdoms called for the Crusades after this group sacked Jerusalem?

a)

The Abbasid Caliphate

b)

The Turks

c)

The Umayyad Caliphate

d)

The Byzantine Empire

35.

Why did people in Western Europe turn to the Catholic Church during the chaotic early Middle Ages?

a)

it offered wealth to peasants

b)

it was the only source of political and social unity

c)

it rejected the feudal system

d)

it revitalized trade

36.

What was the primary reason for the development of feudalism in medieval Europe?

a)

the rise of merchant guilds

b)

the growth of urban trade networks

c)

the collapse of Roman authority

d)

the expansion of Church influence

37.

Medieval European kingdoms in the early middle ages...

a)

relied on themselves and distrusted others

b)

worked together and pooled their resources

c)

traded with each other and forged powerful new empires

d)

never reunited ever again

38.

How did the Catholic Church assert political power in the early Middle Ages?

a)

By outlawing war between countries

b)

By declaring loyalty to specific kings

c)

By requiring rulers to gain the Pope's approval

d)

By re-forming old alliances with leaders of rival religions