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WorksheetsIslamic Empire Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 17mins
What was the primary climate condition of the Arabian Peninsula where the Islamic Empire formed?
Cold and humid
Hot and dry
Mild and rainy
Cold and snowy
What significant event marked the beginning of the Islamic religion?
The construction of the Kaaba
Muhammad receiving revelations from an angel
The formation of the first mosque
The Battle of Tours
Which city became a center of religious worship for Muslims and is located in the city of Mecca?
Mosque
Mecca
Caliphate
Madrasa
What was a major contribution of the Islamic civilization during its flowering period?
Development of feudalism
Advances in city building, architecture, technology, and sciences
Invention of the printing press
Exploration of the Americas
During the rise of the Islamic Empire, how were slaves generally treated?
They were often freed or paid for their services
They were heavily taxed
They were not allowed to receive education
They were used exclusively for labor
What mathematical concept did Muslim mathematicians develop that had a major influence on human civilization?
Calculus
Algebra
Geometry
Trigonometry
After the Crusades and Mongol invasion, which empire did the Ottoman Turks establish?
Byzantine Empire
Safavid Empire
Ottoman Empire
Mughal Empire
The Islamic region split into which of the following two sets.
Sunni and Shia
Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic
Mahayana and Theravada
Which text is considered the holy to the religion of Islam?
Torah
New Testment
Qur'an
Vedas
Who is the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
Jesus
Gautama
What was the language of literature, philosophy, and art during the Golden Age of Muslim Culture?
Greek
Persian
Arabic
Byzantine
Which concept did Arab scholars borrow from India?
Zero
Infinity
Negative numbers
Fractions
What two empires were conquered by Muslims after the death of Muhammad?
Byzantine and Persian
Greek and Roman
China and India
Muslim civilization was famous for its textiles. Which accurately defines textiles?
Woven Fabric
Belts
Shoes
A place in the desert where water can be found is called an:
Island
Oasis
Lake
Nomadic tribal people who lived in pre-Islamic Arabia.
Umayyads
Muslims
Bedouins
What did Muslims lose as a result of the Reconquista?
Their land in Spain
Their political unity
Their merchant wealth
What geographic feature made Mecca a wealthy city?
Mountain forests
Location on trade routes
Their location in the southern hemisphere
Why did Islam split?
Questions over who would be the next Caliph after Muhammad.
Issues of religious rituals.
Fighting over an important oasis.
What group was the highest social class in Muslim society?
Arab Muslims
Non-Arab Muslims
Slaves
Which was not a major city in Islamic civilization?
Cairo
Cordoba
Damascus
Delhi
Name of the leader in the Islamic Empire:
Czar
President
Emperor
Caliph
Who could get treatment in medieval Muslim hospitals?
Anyone
Only Wealthy
Only Pilgrims
Why was Ibna Sina called “the prince of physicians”?
Highly Paid
Treated the Caliph's Family
Wrote a widely used textbook
Invented scalpel
What event in 1095 led Pope Urban II to call Christians to a crusade?
Many emperors asked for help against advancing Muslim nations.
Vikings attacked parts of Europe from the north.
Charlemagne asked to be crowned Holy Roman emperor.
Which city was the primary target for capture during the Crusades?
Jerusalem
Odessa
Baghdad
Cairo
After the first four caliphs, what changed in the Muslim empire?
Leaders stopped making war.
Islam split into two branches.
Egyptian nomads took power.
The first caliph after Muhammad was...
Salah-Din
Abu Bakr
Caliph Umar
Followers of Islam practice their religion in a building called a ...
Church
Mosque
Temple
Synagogue
Muslim empires at one point controlled all of the following areas EXCEPT...
Middle East
France and England
North Africa
Spain
Leader of the Christian Crusaders during the 3rd crusade...
Saladin
Richard the Lionheart
Frederick Barbarossa
What concept did the Muslims adapt from India?
The number zero
Yoga
Buddhism
Who was responsible for creating the empire pictured?
Romans
Persians
Muslims
Charlemagne
