WorksheetsSouthwest Asia & North Africa Study Guide
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which geographical feature is located to the east of the Arabian Peninsula?
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Black Sea
Which body of water is located to the west of the Arabian Peninsula?
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Black Sea
Who is the prophet that founded Islam?
Jesus
Moses
Mohammed
Abraham
Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Faith
Prayer
Charity
Meditation
Which city is considered the holy city of Islam?
Jerusalem
Mecca
Medina
Cairo
Which sea is located to the north of the Arabian Peninsula?
Red Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
Which sea is located to the south of the Arabian Peninsula?
Arabian Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
Which of the following continents did Islamic culture spread to through trade and military conquest?
North America
South America
Europe
Australia
Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
A) Meditation
B) Fasting
C) Pilgrimage
Both B and C
What helped spread Islamic culture throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe?
Trade and military conquest
Peace treaties
Cultural exchanges
Scientific discoveries
What did Islamic leaders translate into their own language?
Chinese books
Greek and Roman books
Indian books
Persian books
What is the "Canon of Medicine" and who wrote it?
A book on astronomy by Ibn al-Haytham
A book on medicine by Ibn Sina
A book on mathematics by Al-Khwarizmi
A book on geography by Al-Idrisi
What was the significant contribution of Ibn al-Haytham in the field of science?
Developed algebra
Translated Greek books
Wrote the Book of Optics
Created maps
How did Trade Routes develop throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe?
By building railroads
By financing travel through selling goods on pilgrimages to Mecca
By using airplanes
By constructing highways
What kinds of goods were desired by people in the upper class?
Basic necessities like food and water
Luxury goods such as silk, spices, fur, and incense
Tools and machinery
Books and manuscripts
What was the last link between the medieval and ancient worlds?
The fall of Constantinople
The rise of the Roman Empire
The discovery of America
The invention of the printing press
What is the significance of the Hagia Sophia in Mehmed II's achievements?
It was converted into a mosque
It was destroyed
It was turned into a library
It was moved to another city
What country is the Nile River located in?
Turkey
Iran
Egypt
Iraq
Muslims were expected to make a pilgrimage at least once in their lifetime to (a) .
To take over land or territory by military force
conquest
diffusion
pilgrimage
charity
What examples of poetry did the Arabs share with us? (*Choose 2)
Arabian Nights
My Brothers Grim
Thousand and One Nights
Cinderella
What are the sacred texts of Islam? (*choose 2)
Tanakh
Sunnah
Qu'ran
Tripitaka
The belief in ONE God is known as (a) .
The belief in many gods/goddesses is known as (a) .
The Arabic language, culture, and religion spread into what TWO continents?
Asia
Antarctica
Europe
Africa
