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Arab Empire Chapter 22 Section 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word "caliph" means

a)

leader

b)

successor

c)

king

d)

emperor

2.

The first caliph was Muhammad's son.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Abu Bakr and the next three caliphs after him were called

a)

the Honorable Caliphs

b)

the Submitted Caliphs

c)

the Rightly Guided Caliphs

d)

the Obedient Caliphs

4.

Arab warriors believed that dying in battle for Islam earned them a place in Paradise

a)

True

b)

False

5.

If you gave in without a fight to the Arabs, they would let you keep your land

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Both those who gave in and those who fought had to pay taxes to the Arabs

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Check all that apply to the Umayyads.

a)

They ruled like kings.

b)

They prayed a lot.

c)

They made Arabic the official language.

d)

They set up postal routes.

8.

Check all that apply to the Umayyads.

a)

They repaired irrigation canals.

b)

They built beautiful mosques.

c)

They encouraged the arts.

d)

They built walled cities.

9.

The smaller group of Muslims was called

a)

the Sunni

b)

the Shi'ah

10.

The Umayyads were defeated by the

a)

Ottomans

b)

Byzantines

c)

Abbasids

d)

Syrians

11.

The first 100 years of Abbasid rule was called

a)

the Golden Age of Islam

b)

the Rightly Guided Age

c)

the Great Peace

d)

the Grand Vizier

12.

The capital city of the Abbasids was

a)

Tigris

b)

Damascus

c)

Medina

d)

Baghdad

13.

Under the Abbasids, the definition of "Arab" was

a)

a person from Arabia

b)

anyone who spoke Arabic in the empire

c)

a Muslim

d)

a camel herder

14.

A vizier

a)

stood between the throne and the people

b)

made tools

c)

was a religious leader

d)

conquered new lands

15.

The descendants of Muslim Arabs who married North Africans were called

a)

Goths

b)

Khazars

c)

Rus

d)

Moors

16.

The Moors set up a kingdom in

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Denmark

d)

Russia

17.

Scholars translated _______writings into Arabic.

a)

Greek and Indian

b)

Greek and Latin

c)

French and Spanish

d)

Cyrillic and Latin

18.

The first caliph was Muhammad's

a)

son

b)

brother-in-law

c)

brother

d)

father-in-law

19.

Baghdad was built in the shape of a

a)

square

b)

circle

c)

diamond

d)

octagon

20.

Baghdad became one of the major trading centers of the world.

a)

True

b)

False