WorksheetsTopic 4- Islamic World & South Asia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What 2 things developed because of the strong central government?
more converts to Islam/ growth of cities
expansion of trade/ Islam
improvements in medicine/ Buddhism
The growth of cities/ expansion of trade
Which Muslim scholar wrote about Medicine?
Muhammad
Avicenna
Rubi
Aladdin
What achievement was made in the field of mathematics?
the concept of zero
medical encylopedia
combined Islamic faith with Greek logic
Arabia is a land best known for what type of climate?
cool, dry climate
hot, humid climate
harshness of its hot, dry desert landscape
The words and actions of Muhammad are known as...
Shia
Sunni
Sharia
Sunnah
Which of the 5 pillars deals with giving to the poor
Fasting
Prayer
Charity
Pilgrimage
What legal code keeps Muslims from gambling or drinking?
Sharia
Shia
Sunnah
Muhammad
What empire was founded in the 1500s in Persia?
Ottoman Empire
Safavid Empire
Umayyad Dynasty
Abbasid Dynasty
Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to Medina?
He faced persecution in Mecca
He like Medina better
His army was defeated
He wanted to worship in Medina
Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina is called...
THe Quran
The Hajj
a pilgrimage
The Hijra
What was the MAIN way that Indian cultural ideas spread from the Chola empire?
through religion
through trade networks
through Sanskrit
through military conquest
Persian poet Rumi is famous for...
discovery of Sanskrit
wrote about science & astronomy
practicing & writing about Sufism
Wrote an encyclopedia of Medicine
What is a central teaching of Islam?
Jesus is the Son of God
Abraham, Jesus & Muhammad were all prophets of the same God
Abraham is God
Ther is one God and Muhammad was his ONLY prophet
Under the Umayyad Dynasty what happened with the Muslim empire?
expanded the Muslim empire to its greatest extent
Islam did not spread with the creation of the new empire
Islam was not permitted in the new empire
How did the location of the Ottoman empire help it expand?
It was located at a meeting point between Asia & Europe
It was located at a meeting point between Europe & Africa
It was located at a meeting point between Africa & Asia
Which describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?
Islam was not part of the Arab conquests
Islam spread inside & outside the new Arab Muslim empire
Muslims were persectued in the new empire
Which 2 relgions 1st developed in South Asia?
Hindusim/ Christianity
Christianity/ Judaism
Hinduism/ Buddhism
Buddhism/ Judaism
What is a feature shared by Islam & Sikhism?
polytheism
monotheism
the Quran
What are the similarities in the core beliefs of Judaism, Christianity, & Islam (choose 2)
Belief in 1 God
Jews & Christians do not believe Muhammad was a prophet
Muslims & Jews do not believe that Jesus is the Son of God
Giving to the poor
The city of Baghdad was economically important because
It was linked to ARabia & other lands by camel caravan routes
The city was a stronghold if Islam
It was part of the Safavid empire
It was linked to China & other lands by camel caravan routes
