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Worksheets3.1 and 3.2 A New Faith and the Spread of Islam
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
The Arabian Peninsula is mostly made up of?
mountains
grassy plains
desert
swamp
Who believed that Ali's descendants should rule Islam?
Sunni
Shia
Sufi
Who are the Bedouin?
the head of a tribe
a group of traveling merchants and animals
people who love to sleep
desert herders and nomads who went from place to place
What is it called when someone worships MANY gods?
monotheism
polytheism
What is the holy book of Islam called?
Torah
Quran
Bible
Sunna
Monotheism is the worship of
one God
two gods
many gods
What is the head of a tribe called?
leader
sheikh
Quran
principle
What is a group of traveling merchants and animals called?
nomads
Bedouin
caravan
a crew
Whom do Muslims recognize as the final prophet of Islam?
Abu Talib
Yathrib
Madinah
Muhammad
What is a green area in a desert fed by underground water?
oasis
relief
nomad
a pool
Muslims, Jews, and Christians have a common belief in
Gods and Goddesses.
fasting.
one God.
pilgrimage.
The Quran provides Muslims with guidelines for
daily life.
commerce.
schools.
farming.
The word "sultan" means
leader
holder of power
head of a tribe
religious teacher
What are the two groups that the Muslims split into after Muhammad died? Select BOTH!
Caliphs
Sunni
Sufi
Shia
Which famous Ottoman sultan was responsible for the empire’s greatest achievements in law, art, architecture, and literature?
Uthman
Suleiman I
Akbar
Abu al-Abbas
This great Mughal ruler brought peace and order to India in the 1500s.
Uthman
Suleiman I
Akbar
Abu al-Abbas
In addition to the Quran, Muslims follow
shari'ah
Hadith
sunna
all of these
Muslim leaders ALWAYS let Jews and Christians freely practice their religions.
True
False
The first four caliphs were ___________________ of Muhammad.
followers
those who opposed
close friends or relatives
worshippers
Who governed the Arab Empire after Muhammad's death from 661 to 750 CE (AD)?
the Seljuk Turks
the Umayyads
the Ottomans
the Safavids
The Arabian Peninsula is surrounded by which continents? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
Asia
Europe
Africa
Australia
In which city did Muhammad FIRST preach his message?
Mecca
Medina
Hiraj
Yathrib
In which sentence is "stress" used INCORRECTLY?
If you stress one part of your body too much in soccer practice, you may get injured.
I'm trying to do school and work full time, so I'm feeling a lot of stress.
Muhammad stressed the importance of giving to the poor.
Because of my high stress level, I am able to easily relax at work.
In which sentence is "practice" used INCORRECTLY?
I need the number to the doctor's practice (office) so I can make an appointment.
One practice of Islam is monotheism.
One practice of Islam is praying 5 times a day.
If you don't practice the piano, you'll never be ready for your recital.
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Alms (giving to charity)
Profession of Faith
Quran
Prayer
The Arabian Peninsula was known as _____________ because of it's location near three major continents and many bodies of water.
isolated
a crossroads
a desert
nomadic
What happened to Islam after Muhammad died?
It spread to the Arabian Peninsula only.
It continued to spread to other parts of the world
It died out.
Who initially (at the beginning) accepted Muhammad's message?
his friends
poor people
his family
all of these
A caravan is
a group of traveling merchants and animals
a van
a group of nomads
Bedouins
Islam reached what part of Europe?
England
Italy
France
Spain
