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Unit 3 Islam, Africa, and Gunpowder

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Islam teach?

a)

Muhammad is one of the sons of God.

b)

Christians and Jews are called "People of the Book" because of their shared history.

c)

All Christians and some Jews cannot ever fully convert to Islam.

d)

The Ten Commandments are the ultimate moral authority.

2.

What does "Allah" mean?

a)

Holy book of Islam

b)

Arabic word for Jesus

c)

"The prophet"

d)

Arabic word for God

3.

What was the Hijrah?

a)

The move of Muhammad and his followers for Mecca to Medina.

b)

A holy cave in Mecca Muhammad discovered.

c)

The journey taken by Ibn Battuta.

d)

The name for the Muslim defeat at the Battle of Tours.

4.

Who is Muhammad?

a)

A jewish teacher and healer; founded Christianity.

b)

Muslim leader and the richest man to ever live.

c)

Arab religious, social and political leader; founded Islamic religion.

d)

Considered a prophet according to the teachings of Christianity.

5.

Persian and Arab scholars borrow Arabic numbers from which culture and passed them on to Europeans?

a)

Europeans

b)

Greek

c)

Romans

d)

Hindu

6.

Define: Pilgrimage

a)

The place of worship for Islam.

b)

A journey for religious reasons.

c)

A religious prayer in that takes place daily.

d)

Following dietary restrictions for religious reasons.

7.

Which of the following accurately describes the Sunni?

a)

Direct words of Allah, revealed to Muhammad through the archangel Gabriel.

b)

The primary sacred text, Allah.

c)

A journey to the sacred place.

d)

Customs of the prophet, things that the people said Muhammad did, never made it into the Qur'an.

8.

What is a mosque?

a)

A Muslim place of worship.

b)

One of the holy texts for Islam.

c)

The ritual of praying five times daily.

d)

A position of leadership in Islam.

9.

What is the significance of Mecca?

a)

A city located near Italy. where the plague first entered Europe.

b)

A city in East Asia. Founded by Muhammad.

c)

Birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad and center of the Islamic religion.

d)

The main city of Greece where leaders come together.

10.

What is the Quran?

a)

Things Muslims did that never made it into the scriptures.

b)

Islamic religion in which people worship Allah.

c)

A place of worship.

d)

Islam's main holy book.

11.

Match the following

a)

Islam's primary sacred text, regarded by Muslims as the direct words of Allah.

1.

Qur’an القرآن

b)

A follower of Islam, means "one who has submitted".

2.

Muslim مسلم

c)

A Muslim place of worship.

3.

Mosque مسجد

d)

The most sacred temple of Islam, located at Mecca.

4.

Ka’aba كعبة

e)

Arabic word for God.

5.

Allah الله

12.
The city where the prophet Muhammad was born -
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Baghdad
13.

Christianity, Islam and Judaism all have what in common?

a)
All are  monotheistic
b)
All are polytheistic
c)
Each have a unique holy city
d)
Each have a unique prophet that is the son of God
14.
What was the unifying force in the Muslim world?
a)
geographic isolation
b)
Arab language and culture
c)
political unity
d)
race-based slavery
15.
What is true of Islam
a)
it accepts Mohammad as the only prophet of God
b)
it accepts the divinity of Jesus Christ
c)
it accepts Moses and Jesus as earlier prophets
d)
it only accepts the New Testament
16.
Which sect of Islam believes that Caliphs must be related to Muhammad?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shi'ia
c)
Sufi
d)
Ulama
17.
Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions? 
a)
Hinduism and Judaism
b)
Buddhism and Judaism
c)
Christianity and Judaism
d)
Zoronastrianism and Judaism
18.
Which of these is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?
a)
There is no god but god.
b)

Believers must make a pilgrimage to Mecca.

c)

Believers must fast every day.

d)

Believers must give to the poor.

19.

What symbol represents Islam?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Who appeared to Muhammed according to the teachings of Islam?

a)

The angel Gabriel

b)

Allah

c)

Abraham

d)

Moses

21.
What happened after Muhammad and his followers returned to Mecca in 630 C.E.?
a)

They reclaimed the city and established Islam as the dominant faith.

b)
They were defeated and forced to return to Medina.
c)
They decided to return to worshiping the pagan gods like the rest of the population.
d)
They converted to Christianity.
22.
What is the Hajj?
a)
The holiest holiday where Muslims fast from sunup to sundown.
b)

The requirement that Muslims pray facing Mecca daily.

c)
The daily prayer all Muslims say.
d)

The pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are encouraged to do at least once.

23.

After the death of Muhammad, what led to the split between the Sunni and Shia? 

a)
They could not agree on who should become leader.
b)
They could not agree if they were allowed to eat pork.
c)
They could not agree on how many times they should pray each day.
d)
They could not agree on how to make Greek fire.
24.
Muslims beliefs are centered around the -
a)
Five Pillars
b)
Eightfold Path
c)

Ten Commandments

d)

The Torah

25.
One of the Five Pillars of Faith is prayer ______ times daily facing Mecca.
a)
1
b)
10
c)
3
d)
5
26.
One of the Five Pillars of Faith is give money to the ________.
a)
church
b)
poor
c)
true believers
d)
descendants of Muhammad
27.

A black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine

a)

Dome of the Rock

b)

Kaaba

c)

Hailey's Comet

d)

Blarney Stone

28.

________ is another word for trade.

a)

interaction

b)

commerce

c)

opposition

d)

migration

29.

The religion that was founded by Muhammad is called ​ (a)   . The people who follow that religion are called ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Islam
Muslims
Mecca
mosque
30.

Reorder the following events from first to last.

a)

Muhammad was born around 570 C.E. in Mecca.

b)

Muhammad received a revelation from the angel Gabriel.

c)

Muhammad taught his followers that there was only one God (named Allah).

d)

In 622 C.E., Muhammad and his followers were forced to leave Mecca. They settled in the city of Medina.

e)

In 630 C.E., Muhammad left Medina and returned to Mecca.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
31.

What two key products did the kings of Ghana build their power on?

a)

Salt and Gold

b)

Iron and Salt

c)

Gold and Ivory

d)

Gold and Silver

32.

In what way were Camels used in the Kingdom of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

a)

For Sport

b)

Transportation of Goods

c)

As Entertainment

d)

For Religion

33.

The Northern desert in Africa is the...

a)

Sahara

b)

Kalahari

c)

Senegalese

d)

Nambia

34.

What was the name of the kingdom directly after Ghana?

a)

Mali

b)

Songhai

35.

What type of trade route did the people of the Empire of Ghana have (same as Mali and Songhai)?

a)

Trans-Saharan

b)

Trans-Kalaharian

c)

Trans-Mediterranean

d)

Trans-Eastward

36.

What new religion did the traders bring into the Kingdom of Ghana?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

37.

What was the name of the last Kingdom of Western Africa?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

38.

Name the West African Kingdoms in order from earliest to most recent.

a)

Mali-Ghana-Songhai

b)

Ghana-Mali-Songhai

c)

Songhai-Mali-Ghana

d)

Mali-Songhai-Ghana

39.

Which Kingdom would Sundiata Keita be associated with?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

40.

Which Kingdom would Mansa Musa be associated with?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

41.

What made Mansa Musa’s hajj special?

a)

Egypt refused his caravan

b)

He refused to spend any money

c)

He upset Egypt's economy

d)

It brought world attention to Mali

42.

Which of the following pillars of Islam was Mansa Musa practicing when he handed out gold coins like water?

a)

Sawn (Fasting)

b)

Zakat (Almsgiving)

c)

Salat (Prayer)

d)

Hajj (Pilgrimage)

43.

Which of the following pillars of Islam was Mansa Musa practicing when he visited Mecca, Saudi Arabia?

a)

Zakat (Almsgiving)

b)

Hajj (Pilgrimage)

c)

Shahaadah (Faith)

d)

Sawn (Fasting)

44.

The trading network in Ghana also spread ____________ south of the Sahara.

a)

Salt

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Iron

45.

Why is Timbuktu such as important city in West Africa?

a)

It was once the greatest trading city in sub-Saharan Africa

b)

It was a center of learning and Muslim scholars

c)

It was the capital of the Songhai Empire

d)

It was located on the Arabian Peninsula and connected to the Silk Roads

46.

What trade did Ghana control that allowed them to become a powerful kingdom?

a)

ivory and wool

b)

leather and porcelain

c)

rugs and silk

d)

gold and salt

47.

Mansa Musa, even today, is the richest man in the world valued at $400 billion dollars.  But one major impact was that he...

a)
He spread Islam and the Islamic culture throughout West Africa
b)
He controlled the gold and salt trade
c)
He made a pilgrimage to Mecca to show off all of his wealth
d)
He was a model of behavior as a Muslim King who is charitable.
48.

In Muslim trade centers, new ideas about ____________ spread.

a)

Math and science

b)

Agriculture and electronics

c)

Dance and music

d)

Irrigation and agriculture

49.

Believed that the caliph could be any good Muslim

a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
50.

What was the significance of the Battle of Tours?

a)

The Byzantine Empire fell when Constantinople was conquered by the Ottomans

b)

The spread of Islam through Europe was stopped in France

c)

It was the final invasion of the Roman Empire by the Huns

d)

The Gunpowder Empires rose to power because that battle ended the Mongol Khanates

51.
What improvement did writers from the Muslim Empire, who had interacted with Chinese merchants, make to writing and bookmaking in the Middle East and Europe?
a)

They began to write books on papyrus.

b)

They began to write books on clay tablets.

c)

They began to write books on paper.

d)

They began to write books on parchment.

52.
In 632, Abu Bakr became the first _____________, a title that means “successor”. He promised Muslims that he would closely follow Muhammad’s example.
a)

Pope

b)

Sunni

c)
Caliph
d)

Emperor

53.

Muslim trade routes connected all of the following places EXCEPT

a)

America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

54.

Muslims invented the astrolabe to

a)

find the nearest source of water

b)

read the Quran

c)

find their location and time

d)

build architectural domes

55.

The Golden Age of Islam saw Muslim scholars making progress in which of the following topics?

a)

Banking, money management, and art

b)

Medicine, math, and knowledge of geography

c)

Metal working, cleaning water for drinking, and farming

d)

Using gunpowder and electricity to power weapons

56.

How did their skill with map-making helps the Muslim world?

a)

Travelers and merchants had a better idea of where and how to travel

b)

They could see where South America was

c)

Sultans would know what resources were available in their empire

d)

They could plan invasion and battles more effectively

57.

Why did Muslim scholars study Astronomy?

a)

to prove that the Earth was flat

b)

to paint nature more realistically

c)

to contradict the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

d)

to understand time and clocks

58.

What kind of math did Muslims invented? Aljabr in Arabic

a)

Algebra

b)

Geometry

c)

Calculus

d)

Multiplication

59.

Which were some famous literature that came from the Golden Age of Islam?

a)

Snow White and Shakespeare

b)

Cinderella and The Curse

c)

Aladdin and The Thousand and One Nights

60.

Ibn Battuta left his home to...

a)

Complete the Hajj

b)

Get a job with the Indian Sultan

c)

Visit China

d)

Judge people

61.

What was the name of the book Ibn Battuta wrote?

a)

The Rihla

b)

The Republic

c)

The Quran

d)

The Vedas

62.

How long was the journey of Ibn Battuta?

a)

25 years

b)

28 years

c)

29 years

d)

32 years

63.

Why was salt important during Africa's Golden Age?

a)

Salt adds flavor to food making it taste better.

b)

Salt can be used to stop viruses from spreading.

c)

Salt can be used to preserve food for up to a year.

d)

None of the above.

64.

_____________was known for his medical contributions in the Muslim world.

a)

Ibn Battuta

b)

Muhammed

c)

Caliph

d)

Ibn Sina

65.

It was through the Muslim world that Europeans

a)

were able to obtain products from North and South America.

b)

recovered the works of Aristotle and other Greek philosophers.

c)

learned how to work with iron for tools.

d)

learned new farming techniques.

66.

Muslim scholar and scientist Ibn Sina wrote a medical encyclopedia that

a)

was hugely influenced by the ideas of the Greek philosophers.

b)

was translated into Latin and became a basic textbook in Europe.

c)

based many of its treatments and cures on tribal rituals.

d)

is still considered the best medical textbook in the world today.

67.

Why are there no representations of the prophet Muhammad adorning mosques?

a)

By the time Muslims began constructing mosques, no images of Muhammad survived, so no one knew what he looked like.

b)

The Quran forbids all art.

c)

There are images of Muhammad inside mosques.

d)

Muslim texts say not to make any attempt to imitate God by creating pictures of living beings.

68.

Which word best describes Ibn Sina in this passage?

a)

religious

b)

lazy

c)

educated

d)

wealthy

69.
The term used to describe the rise of empires by force starting in the 1500's.
a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Gunpowder Empires
c)
Empire Strikes back
d)
German Empire
70.
This city was conquered by the Ottoman's and led to the end of the Byzantine Empire.
a)
Paris
b)
Mecca
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Constantinople
71.
Who were the supreme authority in the Ottoman Empire?
a)
sultans
b)
grand vizier
c)
pashas
d)
ulema
72.
Who was the most dominant Sultan in the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Sulyman the Magnificent
b)
Shah Abbas
c)
Akbar
d)
Babur
73.
Who was the most important ruler of the Mughal Empire?
a)
Akbar
b)
Sulyman
c)
Abbas
d)
Mrs. Jenkins
74.
What modern day country were the Mughals located in?
a)
Persia
b)
Iran
c)
Turkey
d)
India
75.
Besides Islam, what other religion existed in the Mughal Empire?
a)
Judaism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
76.
What name was Constantinople changed to?
a)
Turkey
b)
Istanbul
c)
Athens
d)
Jerusalem
77.

Why was Suleyman the Magnificent so magnificent? (Select 3)

a)

He created a new law code.

b)

He reduced taxes.

c)

He gave religious freedom.

d)

He conquered the city of Constantinople

78.

He was the most important ruler of the Mughal Empire. He even tried creating a new faith to decrease religious tension between the Hindus and Muslims.

a)

Akbar

b)

Sulyman

c)

Abbas

d)

Shah Janah

79.

The Ottomans controlled trade because:

a)

They owned major port cities and land trade routes

b)

They were technologically advanced

c)

They conquered anyone who opposed them

d)

Suleiman The Magnificent was loved by many people

80.

Used canons, gunpowder and armed soldiers to build an empire.

a)

ONLY the Mughal and Ottoman

b)

ONLY Safavid and Ottoman

c)

Mughal

d)

The Safavid, Mughal, and Ottomans

81.

Taj Mahal is the best example of their cultural diversity because it blended Islamic and Hindu designs.

a)

Ottoman

b)

Safavid

c)

Mughal

82.

Caused the decline of the already weakened Byzantine Empire.

a)

Ottoman

b)

Safavid

c)

Mughal

83.

This gunpowder empire lasted until WWI.

a)

Ottoman

b)

Safavid

c)

Mughal

d)

all of them

84.
Who was the most successful ruler of the Safavid Empire 
a)
Mehmed II
b)
Suleyman I
c)
Abbas 
d)
Sinan
85.

Which of the Gunpowder Empires was located in India?

a)

Safavid

b)

Mughal

c)

Ottoman

86.

During his rule of Mughal India, Akbar instituted reforms that aimed to...

a)

alleviate tensions between Hindus and Muslims

b)

redistribute land to elite Muslim soldiers

c)

eliminate Sufism and Sikhism

d)

establish Islam as the sole religion in the Mughal state

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