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Islamic Empires

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which language was spread by Islamic traders?
a)
Greek
b)
Arabic
c)
Latin
d)
English
2.
Which two cities on the Arabian peninsula are holy to Muslims?
a)
Constantinople and Athens
b)
Cairo and Rome
c)
Mecca and Medina
d)
Baghdad and Jerusalem
3.
Which text is considered the holy to the religion of Islam?
a)
Torah
b)
New Testment
c)
Qur'an
d)
Vedas
4.
Disagreement of the next successor after Muhammad died led to...
a)
No clear leader
b)
The end of Islam
c)
A division in Islam
d)
War
5.

Who is the founder of Islam?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Gautama

6.

The Islamic region split into which of the following two sets.

a)

Sunni and Shiite

b)

Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic

c)

Mahayana and Theravada

7.

The Mughal Empire was situated in what modern nation?

a)

Iran

b)

India

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

8.

The tall towers where religious officials call Muslims to prayer are called ________.

a)

mosques

b)

tags

c)

astrolabes

d)

minarets

9.

In 661, Sunnis and Shiites had different beliefs about ________.

a)

who should be caliph

b)

territory in Jerusalem

c)

the purpose of jihad

d)

Muslim Turks' control of Northern India

10.

What similarity is shared amongst the Jewish, Christian and Muslim faiths

a)

All three faiths abstain from eating pork

b)

all three faiths are monotheistic

c)

All three faiths worship Jesus as a God

d)

All three faiths began in India

11.

Which statement describes the treatment of non-Muslims living in lands conquered by Islamic armies during the period of Muslim expansion?

a)

They were given the choice of becoming slaves or joining the military.

b)

They were forced to convert to Islam but excluded from positions of power.

c)

They were given the choice of converting or paying a tax to retain their faith.

d)

They were allowed to practice their own religion privately but forced to attend mosque.

12.

Muslims must pray five times a day facing ________.

a)

East

b)

Medina

c)

Mecca

d)

the nearest mosque

13.

This Muslim group spent their time praying and teaching Islam.

a)

caliphs

b)

Umayyad

c)

Sufis

d)

Shiites

14.

The city of Jerusalem was important to what religions? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

15.

How did Muslims treat non-Muslims (like Christians) when they were conquered?

a)

had to convert to Islam or be killed

b)

could believe what they want as long as the paid taxes and obeyed Islamic law

c)

could believe what they want if they agreed to be slaves

d)

iff they did not convert they were kicked out of the empire

16.
Where did Islam begin? 
a)
Balkan Peninsula 
b)
Arabian Peninsula
c)
Iberian Peninsula
d)
Florida
17.

Which of the following is true about Islam based on the map and your knowledge of Islam?

a)

The Islamic religion dominated China

b)

Islamic Traders reached as far as South Africa

c)

Islam spread along trade routes used by Muslim traders

d)

Trade was not encouraged in the Islamic Faith

18.

What are the basic practices of Islam called?

a)

Four Noble Truths

b)

Five Pillars

c)

Eightfold path

d)

Three Wise Sayings

19.

What are people who practice Islam called?

a)

Christians

b)

Jews

c)

Muslims

d)

Hindi

20.

This picture, which shows the ____________, is the most holy and sacred site for Islam.

a)

Mosque

b)

Quran

c)

Kaaba

d)

Crusaders

21.
The Muslim sovereign leader of the Ottoman Empire was called the
a)
Sultan
b)
Shah
c)
Emperor
d)
King
22.

30,000 elite soldiers loyal only to the Sultan

a)

Janissaries

b)
Infidel Muzawara
c)
Khata
d)
Devshirme
23.

After the death of Muhammad, Muslims appointed a “successor to Muhammad” called a __________, who acted as the main political and religious leader of the Islamic community.

a)

pope

b)

sunni

c)

caliph

d)

prophet

24.

What is a caliphate?

a)

name of the building caliphs worked in

b)

name for an Islamic kingdom/empire

c)

name for a group of Arab city-states

d)

name of a sacred Muslim text

25.

The word for "God" in Arabic is "__________."

a)

Allah

b)

Umayyad

c)

Muslim

d)

Islam