8. What was the name of the angel that spoke with Muhammad in the cave near Mecca?
a) Gabriel b) Michaelc) Raphaeld) Uriel
10. In Mecca, much of the trade (particularly that of idols) took place around a cubed stone temple called the
a) Hijrahb) Ka’abac) Buraqd) Caliph
11. Meccans initially resisted Muhammad’s teachings because
a) the teachings promoted warb) the teachings upheld the worship of more than one godc) the people feared Mecca would lose its position as a
pilgrimage centerd) the people did not find his ideas appealing
12. The angel in the cave told Muhammad that the cubed stone temple was built bya) Abraham and
Ishmaelb) Moses and Aaronc) Siddhartha and Lao
Tzud) Isaac and Joseph
14. What city invited Muhammad to come and live with them when they were being persecuted?
a) Jerusalemb) Meccac) Medinad) Damascus
16. 8 years after fleeing this city, Muhammad had returned as a conqueror.
a) Meccab) Medinac) Damascusd) Jerusalem
17. What was the first city that Muhammad became the ruler of?
a) Meccab) Medinac) Damascusd) Jerusalem
a) Romeb) Judeac) Arabiad) Persia
18. According to this map, Muhammad did not hold territory in this location
a) Iraqb) Yemen
c) Arabiad) Oman
#19 When Muhammad died, his companion, named ___________, took over and became the new caliph.
a) Abrahamb) Ishmaelc) Abu Bakrd) Sunni Ali
#20 What is a caliph?
a) Godb) 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.
#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.
#22 This dynasty took over and greatly expanded the Islamic empire after the first four caliphs
a) Abyssid Dynasty b) Umayyad Dynastyc) Achaemenid Dynastyd) Sassanid 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) Egyptb) Spainc) Italyd) Greece
#24 When the Abassid Dynasty took control of the Muslim Empire, they moved the capital to this location.
a) Damascusb) Jerusalemc) Meccad) Baghdad
#25 The holy book of Islam that contains the revelations that Muhammad received from the angel Gabriel
a) Qur’anb) Biblec) Torahd) Vedas
#26 The system of law that regulates the family life, moral conduct, and business and community life of Muslims.
a) Shari’ab) Torahc) 8 Noble Truthsd) Karma
#28 The greatest contribution of Islamic culture to the West was its
a) cosmopolitan urban centersb) legal codec) architectured) scholarship
#29 The Muslims used Hindu numbers to create a new type of math. What was it called?
a) Geometryb) Calculusc) Trigonometryd) Algebra
#30 Which city is important to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
a) Romeb) Constantinoplec) Meccad) Jerusalem
#31 What geographic feature was a barrier between West African kingdoms andthe Muslim Empire?
a) The Red Seab) The Nile Riverc) The Sahara
Desertd) The Ethiopian
Highlands
#32 Muhammad also said that all Muslims must perform five duties. What are these 5 duties called.
a) Dharmab) 5 Pillars of
Islamc) Torah d) Shari’a
#33 In the Muslim Empire, which language helped trade and stimulated intellectual activity?
a) Latinb) Greekc) Persiand) Arabic
#34 Which of the following is not one of the Pillars of Islam?
a) Giving charityb) Fasting during
Ramadanc) Being baptizedd) Making a
pilgrimage
#36 Muslims believe that one should pray five times a day facing
a) Medinab) Mecca.c) Cairo.d) Jerusalem.
#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.
#38 An important cultural contribution of the Muslims is the
a) development of gunpowder.b) preservation of ancient Greek and Roman
texts.c) establishment of trade with Australia.d) building of churches throughout the empire.
#39 Which of the following represents the correct order of the Islamic dynasties from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries?
a) Umayyad, Abbasid, Seljukb) Abbasid, Seljuk, Umayyadc) Abbasid, Shi’ite, Sunnid) Umayyad, Shi’ite, Abbasid
#40 The most serious threat to the Muslim Empire came from
a) internal power struggles.b) Christian missionaries.c) changing economic conditions.d) Byzantine armies.
#41 At its height, the Islamic empire expanded from
a) East Asia to Europe.b) the Indus River Valley to the Atlantic Ocean.c) the Nile River Valley to the Pacific Ocean.d) West Africa to Scandinavia.
#42 Who of the following is not regarded as a prophet by Muslims?
a) Jesusb) Paulc) Abrahamd) Mohammed
#43 Look at the map above. During which period did Islam spread farthest north in Europe and Asia?
a) 622 to 632b) 632 to 661c) 661 to 750d) 750 to 945
#44 According to this chart, approximately how much larger was the population in Baghdad than Constantinople?
a) 700, 000b) 600, 000c) 500,000d) 900,000
#45 The Islamic and Christian faiths share a belief in:
a) the divinity of Jesusb) Mohammad as the most recent prophetc) polytheistic godsd) A monotheistic god
#46 How did Islam spread across Africa, Asia, and into Spain?
a) lettersb) warfarec) travelersd) isolation
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