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Golden Age of Islam

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the basic beliefs of the Islam faith?

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Eightfold path

c)

Five Pillars

d)

Three Wise Sayings

2.

Islam requires Muslims to make at least one pilgrimage to

a)

Mount Hija

b)

Mecca

c)

Medina

d)

Baghdad

3.

What is the holy book of Islam called?

a)

Torah

b)

Qur'an

c)

Bible

d)

Hashina

4.

What is the name of the most wealthy trade center in Arabia?

a)

Baghdad

b)

Constantinople

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Mecca

5.

What is the name of the place where Muslims worship?

a)

Altar

b)

Church

c)

Mosque

d)

Synagogue

6.

Which of these is Not a pillar of Islam?

a)

Belief in Allah

b)

Gain wealth through kind deeds

c)

Give to the poor

d)

Pilgrimage to Mecca

7.

What are the three monotheistic religions

a)

Judaism, Christianity, Vatican

b)

Christianity, Islam, Judaism

c)

Islam, Confucius, Holiness

d)

Islam, Italianism, Istanbul

8.

What is the name of the people who follow Islam?

a)

Arabs

b)

Islams

c)

Muslims

d)

Iranians

9.

What is the term that describes people without a permanent home?

a)

Nomeless

b)

Homeless

c)

Muslims

d)

Nomads

10.

What is cultural diffusion?

a)

when cultures dissolve after they fight each other

b)

when goods or ideas spread from another culture

c)

when cultures buy things at markets

d)

when cultures have difficulty with each other

11.
This is the name for underground water in the desert.
a)
caravan
b)
oasis
c)
sheikh
d)
Mecca
12.
Who was Muhammad?
a)
Another name for Jesus
b)
God
c)
prophet that was told by angel to teach Islam
d)
happiest Arab around
13.
What is the body of law for Islam?
a)
Talmud
b)
Hajj
c)
Sharia
d)
Mecca
14.
What is the significance of the Kaaba? 
a)
It is a very unique cube-shaped building rumored to have special powers.
b)
It is the greatest holiest shrine in the Islamic World in Mecca, the most sacred place in Islam. 
c)
It is a very popular building in Mecca for those who practice ancient tribal customs
d)
None of the above 
15.
How many times do Muslims pray per day?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
12
d)
5
16.
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called?
a)
Kaaba
b)
Tajj
c)
Hajj
d)
Medina
17.
a title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam
a)
caliph
b)
tolerance
c)
Shia
d)
Sunni
18.
This means to make an effort or to struggle.
a)
Jihad
b)
Sunnah
c)
Qur'an
d)
Islam
19.
Who was Abu Bakr?
a)
He was the fourth Muslim ruler or caliph.
b)
He was the third Muslim ruler or caliph.
c)
He was the second Muslim ruler or caliph.
d)
He was the first Muslim ruler or caliph.
20.

Who wrote a medical encyclopedia about certain diseases and how they can be contagious.

a)

Omar Khayyam

b)

Abu Bakr

c)

Ibn Sina

d)

Ali Bakr

21.

Muhammad's main job was as a:

a)

merchant

b)

religious teacher

c)

seller of idols

d)

con-man

22.

{Who?} The _________ Caliphate ruled during the Golden Age of Islam.

a)

Abbasid

b)

Byzantine

c)

Song & Tang

d)

Mali & Songhai

23.

{Where?} Which regions of the world did Islam successfully spread to during its Golden Age?

a)

Middle East ; North Africa ; Central Asia

b)

Middle East ; North Africa ; The Americas

c)

Middle East ; Europe ; Central Africa

d)

The Americas ; Europe ; Central Asia

24.

{When?} What time-span best describes the period of the Islamic Golden Age?

a)

700 - 1258 CE

b)

2000 BCE - 1 CE

c)

403 - 1453 CE

d)

400 - 1400 CE

25.

{Where?} Before its destruction by the Mongol Empire, what city was the capital of the Islamic Caliphate and the center of learning in Arabia & Persia?

a)

Baghdad

b)

Mecca

c)

Constantinople

d)

Kabul

26.

According to Arabian historians, why did Baghdad's Tigris River run black with ink and red with blood in 1258 CE?

a)

books thrown into river ; scientists killed

b)

scientists killed ; books thrown into river

c)

mosaics destroyed ; surgeries performed

d)

Trebuchets built ; Cities destroyed

27.

{How?} The Mongols used trebuchets in order to break through the walls of the capital of the Islamic Caliphate in 1258. What type of weapon is a trebuchet?

a)

Catapult / Siege Engine

b)

Calvary

c)

Melee Infantry

d)

Ranged Infantry

28.

ASTRONOMY: What invention allowed Muslim scientists to measure one's position on the planet as well as the position of various stars in the universe?

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Compass

c)

Seismometer

d)

Steel

29.

Calligraphy describes the art of beautiful ___________________.

a)

Handwriting

b)

Bookbinding

c)

Map-making

d)

Pottery-making

30.

Arabians learned about chess from Persians, but Persians learned about chess from ______________.

a)

Indians

b)

Americans

c)

Europeans

d)

the Chinese

31.

Navigation: Using astrolabes to measure locations, Muslim scholars created __________, a book of maps of the world.

a)

an atlas

b)

a scrapbook

c)

a stele (writing on stone pillar)

d)

a film

32.

Geometric & Floral Design: Muslim architects tried to recreate the geometry of nature in their buildings. The most ornate geometric designs appear in Muslim holy places of worship, called ________.

a)

Mosques

b)

Temples

c)

Churches

d)

Synagogues

33.

Wells & Irrigation: Muslim engineers turned dry ground into fertile soil by building dams, aqueducts, and underground wells. These buildings were built to move _________.

a)

water

b)

cement

c)

fertilizer

d)

trade goods

34.

Bookmaking: Arabs & Persians learned about paper-making & book-binding from the _____________.

a)

Chinese

b)

Europeans

c)

Byzantines

d)

West African Kingdoms

35.

Mathematics: The word ______________ has an Arabic word root.

a)

Algebra

b)

Mathematics

c)

Geometry

d)

Optometry

36.

Zoology: Baghdad featured a large _______ where animals were surveyed and studied.

a)

Zoo

b)

School

c)

Library

d)

Constantinople

37.

Medicine: Muslim doctors established ____________ and crafted __________ like scalpels and medical scissors.

a)

hospitals ; tools

b)

mosques ; weapons

c)

schools ; books

d)

military bases ; pharmaceuticals

38.

Although a powerful military is often required for a Golden Age to begin, the achievements of a Golden Age are overwhelmingly ________________.

a)

Peaceful, Artistic, & Scientific

b)

Warlike

c)

Useless to the Modern World

d)

Artistic, but not Scientific

39.

A caliph (a ruler of the Islamic Caliphate), named Harun al-Rashid, funded the construction of the "House of Wisdom" in Baghdad where scientists from all over the world could meet to share their research. What modern-day place best describes the "House of Wisdom?"

a)

University

b)

Coffee Shop / Bar

c)

Congress

d)

Market / Shopping Mall

40.
When did the Umayyad Dynasty take place?
a)
651-750
b)
642-760
c)
670-790
d)
660-740
41.
Who defeated Islam in the Battle of Tours?
a)
Byzantines
b)
Franks
c)
Romans
d)
Mongols
42.
Where was the capital of the Umayyad dynasty?
a)
Damascus
b)
Baghdad
c)
Persia
d)
Istanbul
43.
Without the __________________, the Umayyad government would not be able to govern.
a)
Iberian Peninsula
b)
bureaucracy
c)
Abd al-Malik
d)
abd al-Rahman
44.
The quatrain, a four-line poem in which the first, second, and fourth lines rhyme, was quite popular. Persian-born Muslim named ________________ was a master of the quatrain. In addition to being a poet, he was a great mathematician. He wrote a study of Greek advances in geometry.
a)
Omar Khayyam
b)
Al-Khwarizmi
c)
Abd al-Rahman
d)
Maimonides  
45.
Muhammad believed that God spoke to him through the angel Gabriel. He then began preaching that there is only one God, or _______________ and that all other gods must be rejected. The belief in one God is called monotheism. __________ means God in Arabic. 
a)
Ka’aba
b)
Hijrah
c)
Qu’ran
d)
Allah
46.
How did trade impact the spread of Islam? 
a)
Traders spread Muslim ideas as they traveled. 
b)
Trade had no impact. 
c)
Trade slowed the spread of Islam because Muslim traders were also warriors. 
d)
Merchants developed a new denomination of Islam.