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WorksheetsUnit 3 - Fall 2021
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 27mins
Read the passage and answer the following question(s).
Advances of Muslim Scholars
Read the passage. Then answer the questions that follow.
Muhammad al-Razi was a Muslim doctor who wrote one of the first books on the importance of hygiene. Another Muslim doctor, Ibn Sina, wrote the Canon on Medicine, in which he described many diseases and how to treat them. The works of these men were studied in Europe for hundreds of years. In addition, a type of eye surgery, the draining of fluid from the lenses using a hollow needle, was created by Muslim doctors and used by doctors around the world for centuries.
By whom were the works of al-Razi and Ibn Sina MOST sought after?
European architects
European physicians
European astronomers
European mathematicians
Read the passage and answer the following question(s).
Advances of Muslim Scholars
Read the passage. Then answer the questions that follow.
Muslim astronomers improved the astrolabe, a Greek invention used to locate the positions and movements of stars and planets. An astrolabe could help Muslims find the direction to the city of Mecca for their daily prayers. They built observatories to study the stars, which helped them create lunar calendars and keep track of important religious dates.
How did religion influence Muslim advances in astronomy?
Muslims needed to pray in the direction of the city of Mecca.
Muslims sought to establish the precise date of Muhammad's birth.
Muslims were required to expand their knowledge of the universe by the Quran.
Muslims looked to the stars nightly for any signs that Allah was speaking to them.
Read the passage and answer the following question(s).
Islam and the Songhai Empire
The greatest of the Songhai rulers was Askia Muhammad, who strengthened the influence of Islam within his kingdom. For example, he appointed Muslim judges to enforce laws that were based on the Quran. Because the Quran was written in Arabic, Songhai's laws were written in Arabic as well. He also encouraged Islamic scholarship.
Why were Songhai's laws written in Arabic?
Arabic was the native language of the ruler of Songhai.
Arabic was the only language the Songhai people understood.
Arabic was the language of the Arabs, who conquered the kingdom.
Arabic was the language of the Quran, on which the laws were based.
Read the passage and answer the following question(s).
Trade in Africa
Muslims were astonished by the vast wealth Mansa Musa brought with him in his caravan to Mecca. When he returned home to Mali, he brought with him many Muslim writers, scholars, and teachers, as well as scores of books written in Arabic. Mansa Musa had impressive mosques built in the cities of Gao and Timbuktu. Timbuktu became a leading center for Islamic scholarship. Muslims came from throughout North Africa and the Middle East to study there.
According to the passage, what was Timbuktu known as?
a center of democracy
a center of Christian worship
a center of Muslim scholarship
a center of industrial production
Read the passage and answer the following question(s).
Trade in Africa
Trans-Saharan trade between North Africa and West Africa relied heavily on salt and gold. North Africa had plentiful supplies of salt but lacked gold to make into coins. North Africans also traded horses, cloth, and weapons. West Africa was rich in gold and ivory but had very little salt. After Muslims conquered northwest Africa in the 600s CE, Arab merchants and traders began to travel into the region, bringing their language and religion with them.
Why did Muslim merchants MOST LIKELY come to West Africa at first?
to find gold
to acquire horses
to mine salt
to obtain weapons
Which of the following statements offers the BEST description of a person who would have been considered a "citizen" in the early Roman Republic?
Women could buy their citizenship.
Only patricians were considered full citizens.
All people within the borders of Italy were considered citizens.
Patrician and plebian landowning men were both considered citizens.
What increased tensions between the pope and the Byzantine emperor prior to the Great Schism?
the pope’s alliance with the Byzantines’ enemies, the Lornbards
the emperor’s tolerance of religious minorities, such as Muslims
the emperor’s refusal to contribute troops to the Crusades
the pope’s crowning of Charlemagne as emperor of Rome
Which of the following helped the Byzantines create a cultural identity separate from that of the Roman Empire?
the defeat by the Ottomans
the rise of the Eastern Orthodox Church
the conversion of Justinian I’s to Christianity
the legal traditions followed by the Byzantines
Use the map to answer the following question.
Based upon the map, how did geography influence the development of Rome?
The harsh climate limited farming on the Italian peninsula.
The location allowed Rome to control the Mediterranean region.
The access to the sea led to frequent invasions of the Italian peninsula.
The rivers in the northern part of the peninsula protected Rome from their neighbors.
How did the influence of the Byzantine Empire change the Kievan state?
It caused the Kievan state to collapse.
The Kievan state converted to Christianity.
The Kievan state was cut off from trade routes.
It caused the Kievan royal family to lose power.
The adoption of the Cyrillic alphabet in Kiev, and the state's adoption of Eastern Orthodoxy, were results of its close relationship with
the Byzantine Empire.
the Golden Horde.
the Holy Roman Empire.
the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Great Schism in 1054?
The Catholic Church split.
The Byzantine Empire split.
The Church of England split.
The Holy Roman Empire split.
Which of the following BEST describes iconoclasm, the policy instituted by Byzantine Emperor Leo III in the 8th century?
It opposed the worship of religious icons, images, and paintings.
It supported the worship of religious icons, images, and paintings.
It encouraged local artisans to create ornate religious icons and images.
It encouraged lay people to read and interpret scriptures for themselves.
What motivated crusaders to attack and loot Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade?
the city’s decision to protect Martin Luther
the city’s captured by the Ottoman Empire
the tensions resulting from the Great Schism
the Byzantines attack on the Holy Roman Empire
Use the map to answer the following question.
The map shows the imports which would have been brought into which of the following countries?
Byzantine Empire
Crusader States
Ottoman Empire
Roman Empire
Which of the following BEST explains why Julius Caesar was assassinated?
Many Senators thought he had too much power.
He lost the support of the poor when he raised taxes.
Many citizens believed that Rome would be better off with a king.
His soldiers betrayed him after Caesar refused to stop expanding the empire.
What helped the Khans maintain communication over long distances during the height of the Mongol Empire?
The Khans built an extensive network of roads throughout the territories that they conquered.
The Khans forced people to learn Mongolian so that they could speak to people from other regions.
The Khans required their subjects to learn to read and write so they could understand the empire's laws.
The Khans developed a postal system that allowed them to efficiently send messages throughout the empire.
In which of the following ways are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam similar?
All originated in Africa.
All originated in Europe.
All are polytheistic faiths.
All are monotheistic faiths.
Use the image to answer the following question.
Founded by Caliph al-Ma’mun, what was the name of the translation center, library, and academy in Baghdad that is found in the image?
House of Knowledge
House of Learning
House of Scholars
House of Wisdom
What led many Muslims to believe that Ali was the rightful caliph and heir of Muhammad?
Ali already ruled a large territory as governor.
Ali was the only child of Muhammad and A'isha.
Muhammad gave a sermon implying that Ali was chosen.
Muhammad was defeated by Ali at the Battle of the Camel.
Who did the Umayyad leaders order killed, incidentally creating a martyr to Shi'a Muslims?
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Husayn ibn Ali
Mu'awiya I
Uthman ibn Affan
Use the information to answer the following question.
In less than 150 years, Islam spread from a small area in Arabia to Asia, North Africa, and Europe.
Based on your knowledge of history, what effect did trade have on the spread of Islam?
Muslim merchants controlled much of the farmland.
Muslim traders spread their religion and culture to foreign lands.
Muslim merchants hired mercenary groups that rivaled many armies.
Muslim traders refused to do business with people who were not Muslim.
What effect did trade have on the spread of Islam?
Muslim merchants controlled much of the farmland.
Muslim traders spread their religion and culture to foreign lands.
Muslim merchants hired mercenary groups that rivaled many armies.
Muslim traders refused to do business with people who were not Muslim.
The Quran mentions Jesus many times. What does the Quran teach about Jesus?
that he was a divine messiah whose sacrifice would save the world
that he was a good prophet whose message was misinterpreted
that he was a blasphemer sent to corrupt the followers of Islam
that he was a false prophet who led many believers astray
Which statement about the relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is correct?
The faiths developed independently and do not share any spiritual beliefs.
The faiths developed independently but share many spiritual beliefs.
They are all Abrahamic religions and share some spiritual beliefs.
They are all Abrahamic religions but do not share any spiritual beliefs.
Use the map to answer the following question.
The map demonstrates trade routes that made which of the following empires wealthy and powerful?
Byzantine and Ottoman
Mughal and Safavid
Benin and Egypt
Mali and Ghana
Use the information to answer the following question.
The emergence of Islam in the 600s CE coincided with the beginning of Axum’s long, slow decline. Islam spread throughout Arabia and into Africa shortly thereafter, though Muslim armies never actually conquered Axum.
Which of the following is a result of the inability of Muslim forces to conquer Axum?
Present-day Ethiopia is a Christian country.
Muslim merchants refused to trade with Axum.
An especially mystical form of Islam developed there.
The kingdom became isolated from the rest of the world.
What helped Songhai develop into a powerful kingdom in West Africa during the 1400s?
After being defeated by Morocco, Songhai developed gunpowder weapons.
Sundiata unified small Islamic kingdoms in West Africa under his control.
After the decline of Mali, Songhai grew wealthy from the salt and gold trade.
Mansa Musa came to power and used its military to expand its territory.
By the 500s CE, Christianity had been well-established throughout Axum, and many churches had been built in the region. How did Christianity begin to spread into Axum?
Christian armies from the Roman Empire invaded and conquered Axum.
Traveling Christian traders and merchants shared their faith with the Axumites.
Missionaries from Europe traveled throughout the region to spread their beliefs.
The conquered Kush people brought their Christian beliefs with them to the region.
Which statement BEST describes Islam in ancient Ghana?
Islam was the indigenous religion of Ghana and was threatened by the arrival of Christian missionaries.
Islam was introduced when Muslim raiders overthrew the government and took over the Ghana Empire.
Islam arrived with Muslim traders and its followers were initially segregated to their own area of Ghana's capital.
Islam arrived when Middle Eastern cultures sent doctors to aid Ghanaians during a drought in the twelfth century.
What was a common theme in Aztec poetry?
the natural world
the powers of the gods
the bravery of Aztec warriors
the superiority of Aztec culture
Use the list to answer the following question.
-Founded by Manco Capac
-Flourished in the 15th Century
-Located near the Andes Mountains
Which of the following cultures is being described?
Aztec
Incan
Maya
Olmec
How were the Aztec able to expand and conquer new territory in the period after the counting of Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco?
by consolidating political power in a monarch
by converting other people to the Aztec religion
by creating a federation of decentralized city-states
by inventing new boats that led to trade with the Spanish
What was true of Maya civilization at the height of its power?
The Maya people lived in a relatively egalitarian society.
The Maya people were unified under a central government.
The Maya city-states were geographically isolated and did not interact.
The Maya city-states were not unified despite their cultural similarities.
What made the achievements of Maya architects especially impressive?
They built the largest unreinforced domes in the world.
They built a network of paved roads spanning their empire.
They built aqueducts to carry water to their terraced farmlands.
They built perfectly measured blocks of stone without iron tools.
Which of the following are examples of ancient Mayan architecture?
domed temples and ziggurats
domed palaces and aqueducts
ball courts, pyramids, and palaces
ball courts, pagodas, and ziggurats
