WorksheetsQuiz- Islamic Civilizations AD 600 to AD 1629
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the Islamic civilization first begin and eventually spread?
a)
Only in Europe and later in North and South America.
b)
Across Southwest Asia, North Africa, and parts of Europe, later spreading to India and Southeast Asia.
c)
Only on the Arabian Peninsula, never leaving the desert region.
d)
In East Asia and then later to the Byzantine Empire.
2.
The Arabian Peninsula is described as a huge wedge of land between which two bodies of water?
a)
The Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
b)
The Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
c)
The Red Sea and the Persian Gulf
d)
The Nile River and the Arabian Sea
3.
What is the central practice of Islam that involves the belief in only one god?
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
c)
Animism
d)
Idolatry
4.
What is the name of the holy book of Islam?
a)
The Bible
b)
The Torah
c)
The Quran
d)
The Vedas
5.
Which of the following is one of the Five Pillars of Islam that focuses on giving to people in need?
a)
Fighting
b)
Pilgrimage
c)
Studying
d)
Charity
6.
Who was the man born into a merchant family who began preaching Islam in the Arabian Peninsula around the AD 600s?
a)
Umayyad
b)
Caliph
c)
Muhammad
d)
Seljuk
7.
Based on Islamic beliefs, what is expected to happen on the day of judgment?
a)
All people will be rewarded regardless of their actions.
b)
God will only reward the rich and punish the poor.
c)
God will punish the evil and reward the just.
d)
Everyone will become equal to God.
8.
After Muhammad's death, the leader chosen to guide the Islamic state was called a:
a)
Sultan
b)
Prophet
c)
Caliph
d)
Imam
9.
Which group first governed the Arab empire from Damascus between AD 661 and AD 750?
a)
The Abbasids
b)
The Seljuks
c)
The Ottomans
d)
The Umayyads
10.
Which group of people, in addition to Muslim armies and merchants, helped spread Islam, including bringing it into Spain from North Africa?
a)
The Monks
b)
The Sufis
c)
The Vikings
d)
The Crusaders
11.
The major historical disagreement between the Sunni and Shia Muslims was over which question?
a)
Whether or not to fast during Ramadan.
b)
Where the center of Islam should be located.
c)
Who should be the rightful successor (Caliph) after Muhammad.
d)
How many gods Muslims should worship.
12.
Which branch of Islam believes that all future caliphs should be descendants of Muhammad?
a)
Sunni
b)
Umayyad
c)
Shia
d)
Abbasid
13.
Which of the following was one of the three large later Muslim empires that conquered much of the Byzantine Empire and Constantinople?
a)
The Safavids
b)
The Ottomans
c)
The Moguls
d)
The Umayyads
14.
Which Muslim empire, founded by a Shia leader in 1501, ruled in the region of Persia until the 1700s?
a)
The India's Mogul Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The Safavid Empire
d)
The Abbasid Dynasty
15.
Which Muslim empire, founded by a Shia leader in 1501, ruled in the region of Persia until the 1700s?
a)
The India's Mogul Empire
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
The Safavid Empire
d)
The Abbasid Dynasty
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