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7.17 teacher paced questions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

-Birth of Muhammad

-Father was member of powerful tribe of merchants.

-Mecca trading hub and home to two polytheistic cults whose gods were thought to protect Mecca's trade

a)

610

b)

570

c)

622

d)

632

2.

Muslims believe Mohammad receives his first revelation in 610 CE . This visions led him to believe which of the following?

a)

Christianity is the correct belief system

b)

polytheism is the only way heaven

c)

that there was only one God, and He should go forth and speak "in the name of the Lord."

d)

He himself is the god.

3.

Who forces Mohammad out of Mecca and where does he go?

a)

Christians, Rome

b)

Meccans, Mecca

c)

Jews, Jerusalem

d)

Quraysah, Yathrib

4.

A series of battle where Muslims try to retake Mecca.

a)

624-627 CE

b)

610 CE

c)

476 CE

d)

1453 CE

5.

In what year did Mohammad die?

a)

630 CE

b)

610 CE

c)

632 CE

d)

750 CE

6.

Which of the following were some of the main reasons for the quick spread of Islam?

a)

conquest

b)

conversion

c)

tolerance of other religions

d)

people unhappy with government

e)

people unhappy with religion

7.
Trade expanded in the Islamic Empire and many people adopted the Arabic language.  This is an example of... 
a)
Cultural Expansion 
b)
Value Expansion
c)
Value Diffusion
d)
Cultural Diffusion
8.

The spread of Islam included every area EXCEPT

a)

North Africa

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

Arabia

9.
What helped unify the many groups that became part of the Muslim world?
a)
wealth
b)
warfare
c)
the desire to expand
d)
The Arabic Language
10.

How did the Arabic language spread?

a)

through the Roman Catholic Church

b)

with Muslim traders

c)

with the religion of Islam

d)

by Jewish scholars

e)

through the printing press