WorksheetsT11 Islam and S. Asia
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
What kind of land is found in Arabia?
a)
harsh, hot, dry deserts
b)
lush, wet, hot rainforests
c)
cold, high-altitude mountains
d)
mild, temperate grasslands
2.
Why did Muhammad move from Mecca to the city of Medina?
a)
Mecca did not have opportunities for trade.
b)
He and his followers faced persecution by opponents in Mecca.
c)
The climate was unpleasant in Mecca.
d)
Mecca was a ghost town.
3.
Muslims are not permitted to gamble or drink alcohol by the legal code known as the
a)
Ten Commandments.
b)
Holy Bible.
c)
Sharia.
d)
The Word of Muhammad.
4.
How did the location of the Ottoman empire help it expand?
a)
Its geography isolated it from other peoples.
b)
It was located on rich natural resources.
c)
The farmland had natural sources of irrigation.
d)
It was located at a meeting point between Asia and Europe.
5.
Founded in the 1500s in Persia, what was the Safavid empire known for?
a)
the warrior culture of its people
b)
its art, culture and science
c)
the cruelty of its rulers
d)
its weak central government
6.
How did Islam spread during the Arab conquests?
a)
Only Arabs converted to Islam.
b)
The Arab Muslim empire killed all who would not convert to Islam.
c)
Islam only spread within the lands conquered by the Arabs.
d)
Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Muslim empire.
7.
Which of the following are prophets of the same God, according to Islam?
a)
Abraham
b)
Jesus
c)
Muhammad
d)
Daniel
8.
What did the Umayyad dynasty accomplish?
a)
Expanded the Muslim empire to its greatest extent
b)
Created and spread mathematical calculus
c)
Conquered Europe through modern-day France into modern-day Germany
d)
Drove the Byzantines out of Constantinople
9.
The city of Baghdad was economically important in part because it
a)
was a puppet state for the Catholic pope.
b)
traded with nordic river-traders from northern Europe.
c)
was linked to China and other lands by camel caravan routes.
d)
created unique goods found nowhere else in the world.
10.
The Muslim scholar Ibn Sina, known as Avicenna in Europe, wrote a famous and influential book on which subject?
a)
fine art
b)
trade
c)
time-travel
d)
medicine
11.
What term refers to the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina?
a)
Homologate
b)
Ibid op cit
c)
Hajj
d)
Hijra
12.
Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
a)
education for all
b)
hard work
c)
reason
d)
charity
13.
What achievement did Islamic culture make in mathematics?
a)
Iterations
b)
Spread of the concept of zero
c)
Discrete numbers
d)
Roman numerals
14.
Which Muslim group in the world today felt that the successor of Muhammad needed political skills and therefore supported Abu Bakr? This group is the largest group of Islam in the world today.
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
c)
Sufi
d)
Sunnah
15.
What restrictions do Muslims have during the month of Ramadan?
a)
They are not supposed to eat or drink during the daylight hours.
b)
They are not supposed to use vehicles powered by motors or engines.
c)
They are only supposed to pray twice as many times a day as normal (10 times).
d)
They are not supposed to use electronic communication.
16.
What event unites the global community of Muslims because Muslims from many countries participate in it?
a)
Hajj
b)
Hijaz
c)
Minaret
d)
Muezzin
17.
The strong central government of the Arab Muslim empire led to what TWO effects?
a)
the spreading of Christianity within its borders
b)
the growth of cities
c)
the expansion of trade
d)
the migration of Muhammad to Medina
e)
the creation of a third sect of Islam
18.
What TWO ways did Muhammad help spread Islam?
a)
preaching
b)
conquest
c)
missionaries sent to northern Europe
d)
combining sports and Islamic values
19.
What is one thing that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?
a)
All three faiths believe in Jesus as humankind's savior.
b)
All three faiths believe in the same, one God.
c)
All three faiths believe that the Messiah will someday return.
d)
All three faiths believe in the Holy Trinity.
20.
What is one thing that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have DO NOT have in common?
a)
Jews and Christians do not see Jesus as the Messiah.
b)
Only Jews and Christians see Abraham as a prophet--Muslims do not.
c)
Only Jews and Christians feel that charity should be given to the poor.
d)
Jews and Christians do not believe that Muhammad was a prophet.
21.
What is true about trade in the Muslim empire? TWO CORRECT ANSWERS
a)
The geographic location of the Muslim lands made them a center for both landa nd sea trade.
b)
Muslims merchants traveled far and wide, carrying goods from all around the world.
c)
Muslim merchants never found great success and the Muslim empire had to build wealth through food production.
d)
Although Muslim merchants never created successful overland trade routes, sea routes flourished.
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