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WorksheetsOrigins of Islams
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 21mins
Where did Islam originate?
The Arabian Peninsula
The Balkan Peninsula
The Italian Peninsula
Who was the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
Moses
Martin Luther
Jesus Christ
The followers of Islam are calld
Christians
Muslims
Hindus
None of the above
The sacred text is called the
Mosque
Quran
Torah
Sheikh
To successfully follow the first pillar Shahadah, Muslims must make two declarations.
To travel the desert in search of an oases, and join a caravan.
To give all their money and serve the poor.
To wake up early, and have a good breakfast.
To believe in one God, Allah, and in
the prophet Muhammad.
Which pillar is: giving charity to the poor?
Salat
Sawn
Zakat
Hajj
In which part of the world is the Arabian Peninsula located?
Asia
Europe
The Middle East
Eastern Europe
The Arabian Peninsula connects which group of continents?
Europe, Asia, Russia
Europe, Asia, Africa
Europe, Russia, Africa
None of these!
Where was Muhammad born?
Constantinople
Medina
Mecca
Rome
Where do Muslims worship?
church
synagogue
temple
mosque
An important Muslim contribution to world literature is:
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Arabian Knights
The Voice of the Sea
Both A and B
How did the improvements Muslim scholars made to the astrolabe have a positive influence on other cultures?
It allowed people to know what direction they were going based on the earth's magnetism.
It would keep Chinese sailors busy while they were sailing to the Americas.
It helped other cultures like the Hindus learn how to find water in underground aquifers.
It would be used by Europeans as they began searching for sea routes to Asia and exploring the Americas.
Islamic culture and knowledge spread to Europe through all of the following except:
algebra
alphabet
astronomy
music
Which of these Islamic innovations influenced life in Europe by simplifying business transactions and record keeping?
Arabic numerals
Astrolabe
Arabic script
Arabic coffee
What language became common throughout Muslim communities as the religion spread to different areas?
Greek
Latin
Arabic
Aramaic
Many examples of Islamic literature represent a blending of Arab and foreign cultures. Which of these books includes heroes and characters from nations that were conquered by Muslim armies?
The Thousand Year Reign of Sinbad
The Seven Voyages of Saint Stephen
The Thousand and One Nights
The Thousand and One Voyages
In addition to copies of the Qur'an, booksellers sold many volumes of
history
romance
poetry
encyclopedias
Ibn Sina is called the "prince of physicians" because he
treated the caliph and royal court
wrote a widely-used medical textbook
was the first professional doctor
was descended from Muhammad
What is a Minaret?
A type of mountain in the Atlas mountains
A musical instrument for playing music of Islam
A mosque in Mecca
A tower from which muslims are called to prayer
A palace for the Sultan
This tool was used by Arabs scholars to figure out their location on earth so they would know which way to face for prayer.
monocle
astrolabe
microscope
telescope
Who was the chemist who first labeled substances and about smallpox and measles?
Taj Mahal
Al-Razi
Omar Khayyam
Ibn Sina
Sufi poet ______________ wrote a book of poems known as The Rubaiyat, which spoke of faith, hope and other emotions.
Ibn Battutah
al-Idrisi
Omar Khayyam
Ar-Razi
The Canon of Medicine written by ______________, dealt with the treatment of diseases and was translated by Europeans and used in medical schools all across Europe.
Al-Khwarizmi
Ibn Sina
