ISLAM Civilization WHI SOL 8 Version B 1

ISLAM Civilization WHI SOL #8 Version B

1. What is the symbol for Islam? a) A c) C b) b d) d

2. The people who believe in Islam are called a) b) c) d) Ishlamites Muslims Islamites Muhammadians

Muslims

3. This term means “submission to the will of God. ” a) b) c) d) Judaism Buddhism Christianity Islam

Islam

#4 Who is the founder of Islam? a) b) c) d) Gautama Mohammed Zoroaster Abraham

Mohammed

5. What year was Muhammad born in? a) b) c) d) 0 1525 B. C. E 624 B. C. E 570 C. E

570 C. E

#6 Where did Islam begin? a) b) c) d) Arabian Peninsula Iberian Peninsula Africa Europe

Arabian Peninsula

#7 What city was Muhammad from? a) b) c) d) Damascus Mecca Medina Jerusalem

Mecca

8. What was the name of the angel that spoke with Muhammad in the cave near Mecca? a) b) c) d) Gabriel Michael Raphael Uriel

Gabriel

9. Who is Allah? a) b) c) d) An Angel A prophet God A priest

God

10. In Mecca, much of the trade (particularly that of idols) took place around a cubed stone temple called the a) b) c) d) Hijrah Ka’aba Buraq Caliph

Ka’aba

11. Meccans initially resisted Muhammad’s teachings because a) the teachings promoted war b) the teachings upheld the worship of more than one god c) the people feared Mecca would lose its position as a pilgrimage center d) the people did not find his ideas appealing

the people feared Mecca would lose its position as a pilgrimage center

12. The angel in the cave told Muhammad that the cubed stone temple was built by a) Abraham and Ishmael b) Moses and Aaron c) Siddhartha and Lao Tzu d) Isaac and Joseph

Abraham and Ishmael

14. What city invited Muhammad to come and live with them when they were being persecuted? a) b) c) d) Jerusalem Mecca Medina Damascus

Medina

16. 8 years after fleeing this city, Muhammad had returned as a conqueror. a) b) c) d) Mecca Medina Damascus Jerusalem

Mecca

17. What was the first city that Muhammad became the ruler of? a) b) c) d) Mecca Medina Damascus Jerusalem

Medina

18. According to this map, Muhammad did not hold territory in this location a) b) c) d) a) Iraq b) Yemen c) Arabia d) Oman Rome Judea Arabia Persia

Iraq

#19 When Muhammad died, his companion, named ______, took over and became the new caliph. a) b) c) d) Abraham Ishmael Abu Bakr Sunni Ali

Abu Bakr

#20 What is a caliph? a) God b) A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society. c) A supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government. d) One of the followers of Jesus who preached and spread his teachings.

supreme political and religious leader in a Muslim government.

#21 The division of Islam into Sunni and Shi'a sects resulted from a) differences over who were the rightful successors to Muhammad. b) conflict over the spoils of Muslim conquests. c) resistance to the Five Pillars. d) disputes over the role of Hebrew prophets.

differences over who were the rightful successors to Muhammad

#22 This dynasty took over and greatly expanded the Islamic empire after the first four caliphs a) b) c) d) Abyssid Dynasty Umayyad Dynasty Achaemenid Dynasty Sassanid Dynasty

Umayyad Dynasty

#23 When the Abassid Dynasty took control of the Muslim Empire, the Umayyad Dynasty was forced to retreat to this land in order to survive. a) b) c) d) Egypt Spain Italy Greece

Spain

#24 When the Abassid Dynasty took control of the Muslim Empire, they moved the capital to this location. a) b) c) d) Damascus Jerusalem Mecca Baghdad

Baghdad

#25 The holy book of Islam that contains the revelations that Muhammad received from the angel Gabriel a) Qur’an b) Bible c) Torah d) Vedas

Qur’an

#26 The system of law that regulates the family life, moral conduct, and business and community life of Muslims. a) b) c) d) Shari’a Torah 8 Noble Truths Karma

Shari’a

Dome of the Rock #27 Islamic house of worship a) b) c) d) Church Mosque Synagogue Cathedral

Mosque

#28 The greatest contribution of Islamic culture to the West was its a) b) c) d) cosmopolitan urban centers legal code architecture scholarship

scholarship

#29 The Muslims used Hindu numbers to create a new type of math. What was it called? a) b) c) d) Geometry Calculus Trigonometry Algebra

Algebra

#30 Which city is important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? a) b) c) d) Rome Constantinople Mecca Jerusalem

Jerusalem

#31 What geographic feature was a barrier between West African kingdoms and the Muslim Empire? a) The Red Sea b) The Nile River c) The Sahara Desert d) The Ethiopian Highlands

The Sahara Desert

#32 Muhammad also said that all Muslims must perform five duties. What are these 5 duties called. a) Dharma b) 5 Pillars of Islam c) Torah d) Shari’a

5 Pillars of Islam

#33 In the Muslim Empire, which language helped trade and stimulated intellectual activity? a) b) c) d) Latin Greek Persian Arabic

Arabic

#34 Which of the following is not one of the Pillars of Islam? a) Giving charity b) Fasting during Ramadan c) Being baptized d) Making a pilgrimage

Being baptized

#35 On the map below, which arrow shows the journey called the Hajira a) b) c) d) 4 2 3 1

1

#36 Muslims believe that one should pray five times a day facing a) b) c) d) Medina Mecca. Cairo. Jerusalem.

Mecca

#37 Which of the following is true about the Koran? a) It was written by Mohammed. b) It has been changed over time. c) It was recorded by Mohammed’s followers. d) It includes the Old and New Testament.

It was recorded by Mohammed’s followers

#38 An important cultural contribution of the Muslims is the a) b) c) d) development of gunpowder. preservation of ancient Greek and Roman texts. establishment of trade with Australia. building of churches throughout the empire.

preservation of ancient Greek and Roman texts

#39 Which of the following represents the correct order of the Islamic dynasties from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries? a) b) c) d) Umayyad, Abbasid, Seljuk, Umayyad Abbasid, Shi’ite, Sunni Umayyad, Shi’ite, Abbasid

Umayyad, Abbasid, Seljuk

#40 The most serious threat to the Muslim Empire came from a) b) c) d) internal power struggles. Christian missionaries. changing economic conditions. Byzantine armies.

internal power struggles

#41 At its height, the Islamic empire expanded from a) b) c) d) East Asia to Europe. the Indus River Valley to the Atlantic Ocean. the Nile River Valley to the Pacific Ocean. West Africa to Scandinavia.

the Indus River Valley to the Atlantic Ocean

#42 Who of the following is not regarded as a prophet by Muslims? a) b) c) d) Jesus Paul Abraham Mohammed

Paul

#43 Look at the map above. During which period did Islam spread farthest north in Europe and Asia? a) b) c) d) 622 to 632 to 661 to 750 to 945

661 to 750

#44 According to this chart, approximately how much larger was the population in Baghdad than Constantinople? a) 700, 000 b) 600, 000 c) 500, 000 d) 900, 000

600, 000

#45 The Islamic and Christian faiths share a belief in: a) the divinity of Jesus b) Mohammad as the most recent prophet c) polytheistic gods d) A monotheistic god

A monotheistic god

#46 How did Islam spread across Africa, Asia, and into Spain? a) b) c) d) letters warfare travelers isolation

warfare