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Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Science Virginia Student Achievement Bank 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 Copyright © 1999-2011, S.S. Flanagan & D.E. Mott 1 Do not reproduce without permission. 7-1-11 Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Science Virginia Student Achievement Bank World History I 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 Copyright © 1999-2011, S.S. Flanagan & D.E. Mott 2 Do not reproduce without permission. 7-1-11 Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Science Virginia Student Achievement Bank World History I 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 Copyright © 1999-2011, S.S. Flanagan & D.E. Mott 3 Do not reproduce without permission. 7-1-11 Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Science Virginia Student Achievement Bank World History I 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 Copyright © 1999-2011, S.S. Flanagan & D.E. Mott 4 Do not reproduce without permission. 7-1-11 Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Science Virginia Student Achievement Bank World History I 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. Copyright © 1999-2011, S.S. Flanagan & D.E. Mott 5 Do not reproduce without permission. 7-1-11 Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Science Virginia Student Achievement Bank World History I SOL WHI.8 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 Copyright © 1999-2011, S.S. Flanagan & D.E. Mott 6 Do not reproduce without permission. 7-1-11 Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Science Virginia Student Achievement Bank World History I SOL WHI.8 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 Copyright © 1999-2011, S.S. Flanagan & D.E. Mott 7 Do not reproduce without permission. 7-1-11 Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Science Virginia Student Achievement Bank World History I SOL WHI.8 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 Copyright © 1999-2011, S.S. Flanagan & D.E. Mott 8 Do not reproduce without permission. 7-1-11 Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Science Virginia Student Achievement Bank World History I 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 Copyright © 1999-2011, S.S. Flanagan & D.E. Mott 9 Do not reproduce without permission. 7-1-11 Tests for Higher Standards in History/Social Science Virginia Student Achievement Bank World History I 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 Copyright © 1999-2011, S.S. Flanagan & D.E. Mott 10 Do not reproduce without permission. 7-1-11