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Review: Islamic Empires

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the caliphate?

a)

It is the city where the Kaaba is.

b)

It is the 4th Pillar of Islam.

c)

Government and or area ruled by a caliph

d)

The rulers of Mecca that went after Muhammad.

2.

What is the 1st Pillar of Islam?

a)

There is only one God, Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.

b)

During Ramadan, do not eat or drink between sunrise and sunset.

c)

Donate your wealth to help those in need.

d)

At least once in your life, visit Mecca.

3.

What is the 2nd Pillar of Islam?

a)

Donate your wealth to help those in need.

b)

Pray 5 times a day toward Mecca.

c)

There is only one God, Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.

d)

At least once in your life, visit Mecca.

4.

What is the 3rd Pillar of Islam?

a)

There is only one God, Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.

b)

During Ramadan, do not eat or drink between sunrise and sunset.

c)

Donate your wealth to help those in need.

d)

At least once in your life, visit Mecca.

5.

What is the 4th Pillar of Islam?

a)

There is only one God, Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.

b)

Donate your wealth to help those in need.

c)

At least once in your life, visit Mecca.

d)

During Ramadan, do not eat or drink between sunrise and sunset.

6.

What is the 5th Pillar of Islam?

a)

There is only one God, Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.

b)

During Ramadan, do not eat or drink between sunrise and sunset.

c)

Donate your wealth to help those in need.

d)

At least once in your life, visit Mecca.

7.

What is the umma?

a)

A place Muslims pray towards.

b)

Leaders of Mecca who went after Muhammad.

c)

Islamic community, all Muslims.

d)

The 2nd Pillar of Islam.

8.

What is an Islamic place of worship called?

a)

Synagogue

b)

Temple

c)

Mosque

d)

Cathedral

9.

What were leaders called who were the successors of Muhammad?

a)

Sultan

b)

Imam

c)

Caliph

d)

Sheik

10.

What is a minaret?

a)

An Islamic place of worship.

b)

A type of vehicle used in Tatooine.

c)

A type of art of elegant handwriting.

d)

Tall, slender towers used to call Muslims to pray.

11.

In what direction do Muslims pray?

a)

Towards Medina.

b)

Always East.

c)

Towards Yathrib.

d)

Towards Mecca.

12.

How many times a day are Muslims supposed to pray?

a)

3 times.

b)

At least once a day.

c)

5 times.

d)

7 times.

13.

Where did Muhammad flee to during the Hijrah?

a)

Baghdad

b)

Mecca

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Medina

14.

What did Muhammad do for a living before Islam?

a)

He was a scientist.

b)

He was a priest.

c)

He was a scholar.

d)

He was a merchant, or caravan trader.

15.

What was Muhammad to Islam?

a)

A god.

b)

A saint.

c)

A scientist.

d)

A prophet.

16.

What is the climate like in the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

It is one of the hottest, driest places on Earth.

b)

It is a hot and humid environment with a lot of plants.

c)

It is cold and there are a lot of mountains.

d)

It is an area with a lot of farming and rivers.

17.

What is a Bedouin?

a)

People that travel all of the Silk Road.

b)

A person selling things from place to place.

c)

A nomadic herder, or desert dweller.

d)

Scandinavian raiders on rivers.

18.

What was in the Kaaba before Islam?

a)

A secret water source.

b)

Statues of all the ancient Arabian gods.

c)

It was empty.

d)

One statue of Allah.

19.

True or False: 

Muslims believe the Quran to be the exact words of Allah.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

True or False: 

Mecca was the center of both trade and religion for Arabia.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

True or False: 

An Islamic religious teacher and leader is called an Imam.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or False: 

Mosques have a lot of art showing people and animals Allah created.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

True or False: 

If the Quran is not in Arabic, it is no longer the exact words of Allah.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

True or False: 

Islam is monotheistic.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True or False:

Muslims, Jews, and Christians do not have anything in common in their beliefs.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True or False:

A Muslim is a person who has submitted to Allah, or God.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

True or False: 

Polytheism is the belief in one God.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

True or False:

The Islamic territories or empires, did NOT have a lot of science and medicine.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

True or False:

Muhammad had the Kaaba sealed, keeping all the different statues of the gods inside.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

True or False:

Islam began when Muhammad heard Gabriel's voice in a cave.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

True or False:

Muhammad married the widow, Khadijah, who had a successful trading business.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

True or False:

The Islamic scholar, Al-Khwarizmi, created algebra.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True or False:

Islamic art often uses patterns, arabesque design, and calligraphy.

a)
True
b)
False
34.

True or False:

The Silk Road helped to spread Islam.

a)
True
b)
False
35.

Which person was the richest person in the history of the world?

a)

Prophet Muhammad

b)

Abu Bakr

c)
Mansa Musa
d)

Al-Khwarizmi

36.

True or False:

Muslim scholars studied astronomy, created advanced maps, and improved navigation.

a)
False
b)
True
37.

True or False:

We use Arabic numerals for our numbers today.

a)
False
b)
True
38.

Which became the universal language for Islam and the Islamic empires?

a)
Arabic
b)
Persian
c)

Spanish

d)
Turkish
39.

True or False:

In Islamic mosques, there are a lot of images of what Muhammad and Allah look like.

a)

False

b)
True
40.

What was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate?

a)
Damascus
b)

Constantinople

c)
Baghdad
d)

Cordoba

41.

What was the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate?

a)
Baghdad
b)

Cordoba

c)
Damascus
d)

Constantinople

42.

Which Islamic Empire conquered the Byzantine Empire?

a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Umayyad Caliphate
c)

Abbasid Caliphate

d)
Mughal Empire
43.

Who ended the Golden Age of Islam in Baghdad?

a)

Mongols

b)

Turks

c)

Huns

d)

Avars

44.

Which empire built a giant 24 foot cannon ?

a)

Ottoman

b)

Abbasid

c)

Emirate of Cordoba

d)

Mali

45.

What tribal group did the Ottoman Empire rise from?

a)

Arabic

b)

Turks

c)

Mongol

d)

Huns

46.

What did the Muslims call Spain?

a)
Al-Andalus
b)

Al-Addin

c)

Al-Khwarizmi

d)
Al-Madina
47.

What is the mixture of Spanish, North African, and Arabic style of architecture called?

a)

Greco-Roman

b)

Romanesque

c)

Moorish

d)

Arabesque

48.

Which empire conquered the Ghana Empire and controlled West African?

a)

Abbasid Empire

b)
Mali Empire
c)

Umayyad Empire

d)

Ottoman Empire

49.

What does Al-Andalus mean?

a)

Land of the Vandals

b)

Land of the Goths

c)

Land of the Romans

d)

Land of the Moors