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World History I
SOL WHI.8
WHI.8a
1.
Who was the founder of Islam?
A
B
C
D
Muhammad
Moses
Martin Luther
Jesus Christ
WHI.8a
2.
Where did Islam originate?
A
B
C
D
Arabian peninsula
China
north Africa
India
WHI.8a
3.
What holy city are Muslims expected to make a pilgrimage to at least
once in their lives?
A
B
C
D
Medina
Mecca
Jerusalem
Damascus
WHI.8a
4.
Where did Islam spread?
A
B
C
D
all around the world
the entire continent of Africa
across Asia and Africa and into Spain
into Australia
WHI.8a
5.
Islam is a ________ religion.
A
B
C
D
polytheistic
pagan
cult
monotheistic
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SOL WHI.8
WHI.8a
6.
What is the Arabic word for God?
A
B
C
D
Yahweh
Allah
Jesus
Qur’an
WHI.8a
7.
Whereas Christians believe in the Bible and Jesus, Muslims believe in the
________ and ________.
A
B
C
D
Torah, Moses
Mandate, Confucius
Qur’an, Muhammad
Umayyads, Saladin
Use this information to answer the next question.
WHI.8a
8.
Which BEST fits in the center of this Venn Diagram?
A
B
C
D
the Five Pillars of Faith
believe in three separate but equal gods
Muhammad was the most recent prophet
believe in a monotheistic god
WHI.8a
9.
What are the two holy cities of Islam?
A
B
C
D
Mecca and Medina
Mecca and Damascus
Damascus and Jerusalem
Alexandria and Medina
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SOL WHI.8
WHI.8a
10. What are the basic beliefs of the Islamic faith called?
A
B
C
D
Four Noble Truths
Five Pillars
One Absolute Law
Three Wise Sayings
WHI.8a
11. What is true of Islam?
A
B
C
D
It
It
It
It
accepts Muhammad as the only prophet of God.
accepts Jesus as the son of God.
accepts Moses and Jesus as earlier prophets.
only accepts the New Testament of the Bible.
WHI.8b
12. What facilitated trade and stimulated intellectual activity in the Muslim
world?
A
B
C
D
Arabic language
Muhammad’s death
mild climates
the Qur’an
WHI.8b
13. Which of these aided the spread of Islam?
A
B
C
D
assistance from Christian missionaries
desert climates and mountains
weak Byzantine and Persian empires
great distances
WHI.8b
14. What spread with Islam?
A
B
C
D
Muhammad
Arabic language
political unity
slavery
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SOL WHI.8
WHI.8b
15. What was a unifying force in the Muslim world?
A
B
C
D
geographic isolation
Arab language and culture
political unity
race-based slavery
WHI.8b
16. Early on, Islam spread along trade routes from –
A
B
C
D
Rome and Constantinople.
Jerusalem and Alexandria.
Mecca and Medina.
Damascus and Athens.
Use this information to answer the next question.
WHI.8b
17. Which label belongs in the blank space in the diagram above?
A
B
C
D
Natural Barriers that Prevented Islam’s Spread
Geographic Barriers that Islam Overcame
Geographic Features that Encouraged Islam’s Spread
Land Features that Encouraged Trade in Arabia
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SOL WHI.8
WHI.8b
18. What event ended the political unity of the Muslim Empire?
A
B
C
D
death of Muhammad
death of Ali
First Crusade
Mongol invasion
Use this map to answer the next question.
WHI.8b
19. According to the map above, the Muslim Empire –
A
B
C
D
did not conquer Egypt or Persia.
spread as far as Iran and Central Asia.
conquered Egypt before the death of Muhammad.
did not include the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
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Use this information to answer the next question.
Slavery in the Muslim Empire
In the early Muslim Empire, Arabs captured, purchased, and sold slaves. Slavery was
not based on race. Slaves were most often captured, or the children of slaves. Muslim
slaves were not uncommon. Slaves were considered human beings, but had limited
rights.
WHI.8b
20. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage above?
A
B
C
D
In the Muslim Empire, slavery was based on race.
Non-Muslims owned slaves, but Muslims did not.
Slaves were considered property with no rights as human beings.
Slavery was common and not based on race or religion.
WHI.8c
21. What battle stopped the spread of Islam into Europe?
A
B
C
D
Jerusalem
Damascus
Tours
Carthage
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Use this map to answer the next question.
WHI.8c
22. In which country did the only Muslim defeat listed in the diagram occur?
A
B
C
D
England
Spain
France
Italy
WHI.8c
23. Which of the following was NOT a turning point in the spread of Islam?
A
B
C
D
Sunni-Shi’a division
loss of Mecca and Medina to Crusader armies
Muslim conquest of Jerusalem and Damascus
Muslim defeat in France
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WHI.8c
24. Which of these was NOT a major event in the Muslim world?
A
B
C
D
capture of Jerusalem and Damascus
division into Sunni and Shi'a sects
Muslim defeat of Mongolian invaders
breakup of the empire into caliphates
WHI.8c
25. With the fall of the Umayyad Dynasty, the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mansur
moved the capital of the Muslim Empire to 
A
B
C
D
Baghdad.
Jerusalem.
Mecca.
Alexandria.
WHI.8c
26. What do Sunni and Shi’a Muslims disagree over?
A
B
C
D
who has the right to be Caliph
whether or not the Qur’an is the word of Allah
the role of Jesus in Islam
whether or not non-Arabs can be true Muslims
WHI.8c
27. Baghdad was a center of art, learning, and commerce in the Muslim
Empire until its destruction by the –
A
B
C
D
Crusades.
Ottoman Turks.
Mongols.
Byzantine Empire.
WHI.8d
28. Which of the following is an example of an Islamic contribution in
architecture?
A
B
C
D
aqueducts
Parthenon
arch
Dome of the Rock
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SOL WHI.8
WHI.8d
29. Which of the following accomplishments is credited to the Muslims?
A
B
C
D
initial exploration of North and Central America
mathematical concepts including Al Jabr or Algebra
colonization of east Asia and Japan
first-time engineering feats including road building and aqueducts
Use this picture to answer the next question.
WHI.8d
30. Muslims often decorate their mosques with intricate designs made up
carefully arranged pieces of colored glass, tile, or rock. What is this art
form called?
A
B
C
D
baroque
classical
mosaic
gothic
WHI.8d
31. What Muslim institution helped to preserve and build on classical
knowledge?
A
B
C
D
universities
mosques
madrasas
the empire’s bureaucracy
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SOL WHI.8
WHI.8d
32. What was NOT an area of Muslim contributions?
A
B
C
D
mathematics
medicine
sculpture
geography
WHI.8d
33. By translating ancient texts into Arabic for their own use, Muslims
helped preserve the knowledge of –
A
B
C
D
Greece and Rome.
China and India.
Mali and Songhai.
Egypt and Sumer.
WHI.8d
34. What was the primary factor that motivated the Muslims to expand their
geographic knowledge?
A
B
C
D
desire to expand trade
support the pilgrimage to Mecca
maintain their empire more effectively
compete with Europe for trade routes
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