WorksheetsLesson 7 - The Origins and Spread of Islam Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
A Muslim is someone who
surrenders to God.
follows Islam.
preaches the one true faith.
practices kindness toward all.
What is the Qur'an?
It is the story of Moses's life and death.
It is the holy book of Islam.
It is a collection of recipes by the prophet Muhammad.
It records the history of the Arabs and the spread of Islam.
What teaching by Muhammad MOST upset the leaders of Mecca?
Children should learn to read.
Women should have more rights.
The rich should share their wealth.
Trade with unbelievers was wrong.
Monotheism is defined as…
the belief in a single God
a man born around 570 C.E. who taught the faith of Islam
a follower of the Islamic faith
belief in more than one god
Muhammad was …
a refusal to do business with an organization or group
the religious faith of Muslims; also the civilization based on the Islamic religion and the group of countries where Islam is the main religion
a man born around 570 C.E. who taught the faith of Islam
a follower of the Islamic faith
What is the definition of prophet?
The belief in a single God.
A person who speaks and spreads the word of God.
Making money from selling goods.
A military action in which a place is surrounded and cut off to force those inside to surrender.
The Ka'bah in Mecca is
a round city Tigris River.
an ancient sacred site visited by Muslims on the hajj.
the capital of the Umayyad empire.
a place Muhammad moved to with his followers.
What geographic feature made Mecca a wealthy city?
sheltered harbor
deep mountain forests
location on trade routes
oasis water for agriculture
What city in Spain is considered under Islamic rule?
Cordoba
Rome
Jerusalem
Mecca
Which battle site represents an Islamic defeat (where the Muslims lost the battle)?
Jerusalem
Damascus
Tours
Cordoba
According to this map, which cultural diffusion mechanism helped spread Islam?
conquest
trade
migration
foreign study
Which is the best example of cultural diffusion?
Muslim architects built mosques with minarets.
Muslims face toward Mecca when they pray.
Foreigners are not allowed to enter Muslim cities.
Muslims learned how to make paper from the Chinese.
Which physical feature dominated the landscape of Arabia?
Wet oases
Marshy swamps
Sandy deserts
Large mountain ranges
Why do geographers call Arabia a “crossroads” location?
People from many different American cultures live there.
Trade routes linking Africa, Asia, and Europe run through it.
It is home to very few cultures of people.
It was where Islam, Christianity, and Judaism started.
Permanent towns along trade routes in the desert often
began as outdoor souks
did not last long
grew up around oases
could be buried by moving dunes
After Muhammad's death, the title given to Islam's highest leader was
caliph
Sunni
sultan
emperor
All of the following are Five Pillars of Islam EXCEPT
pray five times a day
travel to the Ka'bah once in a lifetime
meditate in a cave
fasting during Ramadan
What was the most important difference between the Sunni and Shia?
The Sunni did not want to spread Islam to other parts of the world.
The Shia thought that caliphs had to be related to Muhammad.
the Sunni believed that Sufism was dangerous.
The Shia believed that the Muslims should not practice religious tolerance.
What is a "site of encounter?"
a movie about an alien
a place where you go to be alone
an internet connection
a place where people meet and share ideas
All of the following quotes prove that Baghdad was a site of encounter EXCEPT
"One of the most famous centers of learning was Bayt al-Hikmah (House of Wisdom) which attracted scholars from all over the world, from many cultures and religions."
"Here, teachers and students worked together to translate Greek manuscripts, preserving them for all time."
"They studied the works of Greek scholars Aristotle, Plato, Hippocrates, Euclid, and Pythagoras."
"...the most famous mathematician of the time: Al-Khwarizmi, the 'father' of algebra."
Where did Islam originate?
India
Roman Empire
Arabian Peninsula
Mesopotamia
How did Islam spread initially?
along trade routes
missionaries
military conquests
Arabic kings paid people to convert
What are the basic tenants (beliefs) of Islam?
The Eightfold Path
Four Noble Truths
Ten Commandments
Five Pillars of Faith
What is the Kaaba?
Most sacred Muslim shrine in Mecca
A type of Islamic art
The holy book of Islam
The month of fasting
According to the Five Pillars, Muslims must fast from sunrise to sunset during the month of _.
Shahadah
Al-Jabar
Ramadan
Salat
Hajj is a pilgrimage to the city of
Mecca
Medina
Massapequa
Mesopotamia
Why were the Islamic lands ideally suited for spreading cultural elements to other places?
Muslim people were always on the move and never established permanent settlements.
All the people there spoke English, so they could share ideas with people from Asia, Europe, and Africa.
Many important trade routes linking Asia, Europe, and Africa met in the Middle East.
The isolated location of the Islamic lands protected them from outside influences.
The people of _ were likely among the first to be converted to Islam
North Africa
North America
China
India
