WorksheetsMiddle East Study Guide
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who were the people living in the land before Israel was formed and still claim part of it?
Palestinians
Jordanians
Egyptians
Lebanese
What are the followers of the Umayyad called?
Shia
Sunni
Sufi
Kharijite
What are the followers of Ali called?
Shia
Sunni
Sufi
Ahmadi
What was Istanbul’s previous name, and which empire did the Ottomans defeat to claim it?
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Byzantium, Roman Empire
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Constantinople, Roman Empire
Which group did the Abbasids turn to for their army due to succession problems?
Ottoman Turks
Seljuk Turks
Mongols
Fatimids
What is the name of the holy shrine in Mecca?
Kaaba
Al-Masjid an-Nabawi
Dome of the Rock
Hagia Sophia
Who was Muhammad’s legal heir who claimed leadership but was not awarded it?
Ali
Abu Bakr
Umar
Uthman
What is the movement called that aimed to create a Jewish homeland in the Middle East?
Zionism
Nationalism
Globalism
Imperialism
What are Muslim places of worship called?
Temples
Churches
Mosques
Synagogues
What religion united the Arabs?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Zoroastrianism
What was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate?
Baghdad
Damascus
Cairo
Kufa
Islam is linked historically to which two other religions?
Hinduism and Buddhism
Judaism and Christianity
Sikhism and Jainism
Zoroastrianism and Taoism
What was the declaration by Great Britain allowing Jewish immigration to Palestine in 1918?
Balfour Declaration
Treaty of Versailles
Magna Carta
Pact of Locarno
Who was the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
Jesus
Moses
Buddha
Which group did Arabs rely on as bureaucrats because they knew how to run a government?
Byzantines
Greeks
Persians
Romans
What was Muhammad’s profession before founding Islam?
Caravan merchant
Farmer
Blacksmith
Teacher
Who was the ruling family in Mecca that opposed Muhammad?
Umayyad
Hashim
Abbasid
Quraysh
What title did the leader of the Ottoman Empire hold?
Khan
Emperor
Sultan
Caliph
What fancy script did Muslims use to decorate their places of worship since images were not allowed?
Calligraphy
Illumination
Graffiti
Typography
What is the term for the genocide of Jewish people during WWII?
Holocaust
Pogrom
Inquisition
Crusade
