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The Rise of Islam

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What allowed Islam to spread?

a)

It was popular among the poor and spread on large trade networks

b)

it was popular among the rich and Muhammad lived a very long time

c)

it was popular among the poor and Muslims forced conquered people to convert

d)

it was popular among the rich and people could keep worshipping their own gods.

2.

This brought new ideas, goods, and wealth to Arabia.

a)

trade

b)

medical knowledge

c)

camels

d)

Islam

3.

Under the ruler Abu Bakr, the Muslim state...

a)

grew as he conquered lands outside of Arabia

b)

was quickly conquered by neighboring kingdoms

c)

became a large kingdom where Islam was the only religion

d)

forced Muhammad to leave Arabia

4.

What word means acceptance? Muslims practiced this when it came to accepting others religions.

a)

tolerance

b)

hajj

c)

prejudice

d)

discrimination

5.

A series of short poems by Omar Khayyam

a)

The Rubaiyat

b)

Aladdin

c)

1001 Nights

d)

The Qur'an

6.

Which letter identifies where Arabia is?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

Fasting during Ramadan - Muslim people must not eat food and drink during the month of Ramadan during daylight hours.

a)

Sawm

b)

Qur'an

c)

Zakat

d)

Hajj

8.

a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which Muslims are called to prayer.

a)

minaret

b)

hajj

c)

sawn

d)

obelisk

9.

What TWO key things happened in 622 CE?

a)

Muhammad flees to Medina

b)

Islam begins marking the start of the Islamic calendar.

c)

Muhammad dies

d)

Muhammad's daughter Fatima is born

10.

Found in Egyptian art but not Muslim art

a)

animals and humans

b)

color

c)

geometric shapes

d)

the color green

11.

People who financially supported artists

a)

Patrons

b)

Minaret

c)

Caliph

d)

Shahada

12.

Continents connected by the Arabian peninsula (choose 3)

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

13.

Pilgrimage to Mecca - This is making a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in your life, if it can be afforded.

a)

Hajj

b)

Salah

c)

Sawn

d)

Zakat

14.

5 daily prayers

a)

Salat

b)

Shahada

c)

Oasis

d)

Zakat

15.

What do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common? Choose 2

a)

belief in one God

b)

Nomadic

c)

Belief in prophets Moses and Abraham

d)

Believed Jesus was the messiah

16.

art of beautiful handwriting

a)

calligraphy

b)

hajj

c)

Sufism

d)

Sawn

17.

a lifestyle that involves wandering from place to place to find food with no settled home

a)

nomadic

b)

sedentary

c)

tolerance

d)

hoboism

18.

a Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time.

a)

Ibn Battutah

b)

Muhammad

c)

Omar Khayyam

d)

Abu Bakr

19.

The prophet and founder of Islam

a)

Muhammad

b)

Abraham

c)

Fatimah

d)

Jesus

20.

a market in an Arab community

a)

souk

b)

Shahada

c)

Cordoba

d)

minaret

21.

highest political and religious leader in a Muslim government

a)

caliph

b)

oasis

c)

minaret

d)

hajj

22.

A collection of writings about the way Muhammad lived that provides a model for Muslims to follow

a)

Sunnah

b)

Torah

c)

Bible

d)

Baghdad

23.

A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah)

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Hindu

24.

the lifestyle of Arabians who had permanent homes and stable food supplies in town and cities

a)

sedentary

b)

nomadic

c)

oasis

d)

salat

25.

A Muslim place of worship

a)

mosque

b)

church

c)

synagogue

d)

caliph

26.

A group of traders traveling together

a)

caravan

b)

minaret

c)

caliph

d)

oasis

27.

hills of sand shaped by the wind

a)

sand dunes

b)

oasis

c)

hajj

d)

minaret

28.

The sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad

a)

Qur'an

b)

Torah

c)

Bible

d)

Zakat

29.

small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found

a)

oasis

b)

caliph

c)

minaret

d)

hajj

30.

a believer or follower of Islam

a)

Muslim

b)

Muhammad

c)

Hajj

d)

Cordoba

31.

First leader (caliph) of Islam after the death of Muhammad who conquered new lands and expanded the empire.

a)

Abu Bakr

b)

Omar Khayyan

c)

Ibn Battutah

d)

Muhammad

32.

a journey to a sacred place

a)

pilgrimage

b)

zakat

c)

Ibn Battutah

d)

Salat

33.

profession of faith in one true God, Allah

a)

Shahada

b)

Caliph

c)

Sunnah

d)

Zakat

34.

An Islamic tradition that believes one must have a personal union with God

a)

Sufism

b)

souk

c)

Sunnah

d)

caravan

35.

Giving of alms (charity)

a)

zakat

b)

sawn

c)

Islam

d)

oasis

36.

instrument used by Muslims and Greeks to navigate the sea by measuring the position of the stars

a)

astrolabe

b)

compass

c)

algebra

d)

telescope

37.

In Muhammad's time, most religions in Arabia...

a)

believed in many gods

b)

calligraphy

c)

Qur'an

d)

sand dunes

38.

What is Shariah?

a)

Islamic law based on the Qur'an and the Sunnah

b)

Fasting during daytime hours

c)

a trip to Mecca

d)

the Islamic holy book