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WorksheetsThe Spread of Islam
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is a caliph?
A newspaper
Artistic writing
The highest leader of Islam
A poor person
What 2 things helped unify the Islamic Empire?
War and Industry
Spread of Arabic language, Acceptance of the religion of Islam
The use of fertilizer and irrigation
Medicine and Architecture
_______ was the first caliph.
Caliph Abu Bakr
The Prophet Mohammed
Caliph Umar
Caliph Ali
(Choose one or more answers)
What did Caliph Abu Bakr accomplish?
Unified the Arabian peninsula into one Islamic state.
Conquered most of India
Expanded the Muslim Empire into Spain and France
Conquered the Eastern Persian Empire and Western Byzantine Empire
What does this map show?
The Islamic Empire under the Umayyads
The Islamic Empire under Mohammed
Tours, France
The Islamic Empire under Caliph Abu Bakr
What rule did Christians and Jews have to follow during the Bakr Caliphate?
They were required to convert to Islam.
They could not get married.
They were not allowed to go to school
They were not allowed to build houses of worship in Islamic towns.
Shia Muslims believed that the caliph should be
another prophet
awarded to the most qualified candidate.
continued on by blood relatives of Muhammad.
chosen by a lottery.
Approximately what percentage of Muslims are Shi'a?
5-15%
20%
50%
85-90%
Shi'a Muslims wanted to see Mu'awiyah become the caliph after Ali.
true
false
_______ was Mohammed's grandson. He was expected to become the caliph after _______, but was _____ before he could become the caliph.
Ali Ibn Abi Talib, he turned 18, converted to another religion
Ibn Sina, he finished medical school, exiled
Hussein, Abu Bakr, murdered
Uthman, Mohammed died, assassinated
What does this image represent?
The expansion of the Islamic Empire after the first 4 caliphs
The expansion of the Islamic Empire under the Umayyads
The expansion of the Islamic Empire under Mohammed
The expansion of the Islamic Empire after Caliph Abu Bakr
Christians and Jews were tolerated during the Umar Caliphate, but they were required to pay a tribute, or religious tax.
true
false
Caliph Umar further expanded the Muslim Empire by the use of diplomacy.
true
false
Who was the first leader from the Umayyad clan?
The Prophet Mohammed
Caliph Uthman
Caliph Abu Bakr
Mohammed's grandson Hussein
______ created an official edition of the Qu'ran, which _______.
Caliph Umar, made non-Muslims pay religious taxes.
Ibn Sina, defined diseases and treatments for the first time.
Caliph Uthman, unified the empire under one holy book.
Mohammed, allowed sailors to navigate the Mediterranean.
Caliph Uthman was killed when _______.
He awarded high posts to his relatives, and the provinces felt they were being treated unfairly.
He married outside of the Umayyad Clan.
He tried to overtake France and failed.
The Shia rejected him because of his heritage.
Caliph Ali was Mohammed's cousin and son-in-law, who reluctantly became the fourth caliph.
True
False
Why was Caliph Ali murdered?
He was too young to be a Caliph.
After he failed to expand into France, his people rebelled against him.
He was challenged by some Umayyad clan members because he was not a blood relative of Mohammed, and tried to stop the civil war through negotiation.
He claimed to be a prophet, but was rejected by the Sunni Muslims.
The Umayyad Dynasty ruled for _____ years.
100
250
500
750
The Umayyads moved the Muslim capital from ______ to ______.
Baghdad, Iraq to Cordoba, Spain
Mecca, Saudi Arabia to Medina, Saudi Arabia
Medina, Saudi Arabia to Damascus, Syria
Constantinople, Turkey, to Baghdad, Iraq
What does this image represent?
The continent of Europe.
The territory of the Islamic World under Mohammed
The expansion of the Islamic Empire under the Umayyad Caliphate.
The expansion of the Islamic Empire under the first 4 caliphs.
Muslims were stopped from further expanding into Europe at the Battle of _____.
Paris, France
Cordoba, Spain
London, England
Tours, France
The cultural cities of learning were ______ in the west and ______ in the east.
Cordoba, Spain and Baghdad, Iraq
Mecca, Saudi Arabia and Medina, Saudi Arabia
Damascus, Syria and Marrakesh, Morocco
Istanbul, Turkey and Cairo, Egypt
What allowed goods to be traded and bought more efficiently?
The use of workers.
The invention of the Atlas.
A Universal Arab coin.
Irrigation.
