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Name____________________ Date_____________ Block________ Mr. White’s World History to 1500AD Islam TEST Directions: Choose the BEST answer. ____1. Who is the founder of Islam? A. B. C. D. Zoroaster Gautama Abraham Muhammad ____2. Where did Islam begin? A. B. C. D. Africa Iberian Peninsula Arabian Peninsula Europe _____3. Which of the following is not regarded as a prophet by Muslims? A. B. C. D. Abraham Paul Muhammad Jesus ____4. What famous battle halted the spread of Islam into Western Europe? A. B. C. D. Hastings Tours Salamis Agincourt ___5. Which of the following represents the correct order of the Islamic dynasties from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries? A. Umayyad, Abbasid, Seljuk B. Abbasid, Seljuk, Umayyad C. Umayyad, Shiite, Abbasid D. Abbasid, Shiite, Sunni ____6. All of the following are one of the Pillars of Islam EXCEPT: A. B. C. D. Giving charity Making a pilgrimage Fasting during Ramadan Being baptized ____7. Which of the following is true about the Quran? A. B. C. D. It was written by Muhammad It has been changed over time It was recorded by Muhammad’s followers It includes the Old and New Testament ____8. The Hijra marks Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to A. B. C. D. Damascus Jerusalem Medina/Yathrib Baghdad ____9. What year marks the first year of the Muslim calendar? A. B. C. D. 529 A.D/C.E 314 A.D/C.E 622 A.D/C.E 330 A.D/C.E ____10. What city is important not only to Muslims, but to Jews and Christians as well A. B. C. D. Constantinople Jerusalem Mecca Cairo ____11. An important cultural contribution of the Muslims is the A. B. C. D. Building of churches throughout the empire Establishment of trade with Australia Preservation of ancient Greek and Roman texts Development of gunpowder ____12. When Muslims pray, they face A. B. C. D. The West Mecca The nearest mosque Jerusalem ____13. All of the following are scientific achievements of the Muslims EXCEPT: A. B. C. D. Al Jabr or Algebra Medicine Adaptation of Arabic numerals Invention of the compass ____14. As trade expanded in the Islamic Empire, many people adopted the Arabic language. This event would be best characterized by what term A. B. C. D. Acculturation Ethnocentrism Cultural diffusion Xenophobia ____15. Which of the following best describes Islam’s opinion of Christianity and Judaism? A. Christians and Jews should be respected as “people of the book” B. Islam is the final message of God to humanity, and has little to do with Judaism and Christianity C. Both of them are wholly wrong and should be dismissed out of hand for believing in false prophets D. Islam excepts Christianity but rejects Judaism ____16. What year was Muhammad born? A. B. C. D. 529 A.D/C.E 570 A.D/C.E 622 A.D/C.E 330 A.D/C.E ____17. What is an oasis? A. A fertile area in a desert watered by a natural well or spring B. Area where plant life and animals cannot survive C. Area located in the Alps mountains on the Roman peninsula D. An area where the Red Sea flows into the Tigris River and meets up to form an oasis ____18. The sacred text of Islam is called what? A. B. C. D. The Gospels The Quran The Bible The Torah ____24. Based on the Islamic belief, who was the first person to convert to Islam? A. B. C. D. Muhammad Theodora Khadija The Angel Gabriel ____25. What is the name of the building in Mecca that was built by Abraham and his son Ishmael and once housed numerous idols? A. B. C. D. The Hagia Sophia The Kabba The Dome of the Rock The Blue Mosque (Use the diagram to answer questions #26-#28) Christians worship in churches. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all worship one deity, which makes them ______ belief systems? Muslims worship in_____? ____19. Which group makes up 90% of all Muslims today? A. B. C. D. Shi’a Muslims Shiite Muslims Sufi Muslims Sunni Muslims Christians worship on Sundays Jews worship on Saturdays ____20. During the month of Ramadan this is specifically practiced by Muslims A. B. C. D. Fasting Hajj Jihad Giving to charity ____21. This is considered to be the most sacred city in Islam? A. B. C. D. Baghdad Yathrib Jerusalem Mecca ____22. Muslims are called to do this five times daily? A. B. C. D. Pray Fast Give to the poor Declare their faith ____23. Who appeared to Muhammad in the cave and told him to “Recite”. A. B. C. D. The Pope The Caliph The Angel Gabriel Allah Muslims worship on____? ____26. According to the diagram, which type of religions/belief system completes the diagram? A. B. C. D. Polytheistic belief system Monotheistic belief system Hindu belief system Buddhist belief system ____27. According to the diagram, which place of worship best completes the diagram? A. B. C. D. A synagogue A church A temple A mosque ____28. According to the Venn diagram, those who practice Islam worship on what day of the week? A. B. C. D. Friday Saturday Sunday Wednesday ____29. The Quran is important to the Islamic religion for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: A. It provides guidelines on how Muslims should live their life B. It provides ethical standards that emphasize honesty, generosity, and social justice C. It was originally written in Arabic and serves as the unchangeable word of God D. It was written by the Angel Gabriel and sent to Muhammad ___30. Both Christianity and Islam believe and practice all of the following EXCEPT: A. B. C. D. Believe in prayer Believe in giving to the poor Are monotheistic belief systems Believe that Jesus delivered the final word of God ___31. Which group makes up only 10% of all Muslims? A. B. C. D. Umayyad Muslims Shiite Muslims Sufi Muslims Sunni Muslims ___32. Sunni Muslims believed that the successor to Muhammad should be A. B. C. D. Divinely inspired relationship Personal relationship Physical relationship No relationship at all ___34. What dynasty moved the capital of Islam to Baghdad and held the golden ages A. B. C. D. Monogal Dynasty Umaydd Dynasty Muhammad’s Dynasty Abbassid Dynasty ___35. Where were the Arabian numerals adopted from? A. B. C. D. Iraq Iran Yemen India ___36. All of these were reasons why Islam was able to spread so quickly and unify so many people EXCEPT: A. B. C. D. A. B. C. D. Weak Byzantine and Persian Empires Efficient Military tactics It was a polytheistic belief system It was a group of people unified under one belief It is started the first year of the Muslim calendar It marked the start of the first caliph It marked the turning point in Muhammad’s life It was when Muhammad fled from Mecca to Medina ___38. All of the following are true about both the Sunni and Shiite Muslims EXCEPT: A. The Sunni Muslims represent 90% of all Muslims while the remaining 10% identify with Shiite Muslims B. The Sunni Muslims believe that the leader should picked by the community while the Shiite Muslims believed that the leader should be a descendant of Muhammad C. The Sunni Muslims believe that the leader should have a divine relationship with God as where the Shiite Muslims believe that the leader should not be a religious leader D. The Sunni Muslims are concentrated in more areas than are the Shiite Muslims ___39. The term caliph means what A. B. C. D. His son-in-law Ali Descendants of Muhammad A leader in the community Muhammad’s son Fatima ___33. Shiite Muslims believe their Caliph has what type of relationship with Allah A. B. C. D. ___37. The Hijra is important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: The new prophet of Islam after Muhammad Successor to Muhammad One who is a descendant to Muhammad One who was the leader of Islam before Muhammad ____40. All of the following are scientific contributions of Islamic civilization EXCEPT: A. B. C. D. Algebra Architecture Medicine Arabic numerals ___47. This group migrated into the Middle East from central Asia, they went on to controlled Baghdad but left the Abbasid caliph as a figurehead A. Crusaders B. Seljuks C. Mongols D. Ottoman Turks ___48. Ali the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad served as the_____and was assassinated in what year A. First caliph, assassinated in 622 B. Third caliph, assassinated in 570 C. Fourth caliph, assassinated in 661 D. Second caliph, assassinated in 1054 (Use the picture above to answer questions #41-#43) ___41. The dotted area on the map represents what A. B. C. D. Medina The Red Sea Mecca The Arabian Peninsula ___42. If the letter B in the picture represents Mecca than the letter C in the picture represents what A. B. C. D. Medina The Red Sea Mecca The Arabian Peninsula ___49. The Sunni Muslims are concentrated or mainly located in all of the following areas EXCEPT: A. Turkey B. Saudi Arabia C. Iran D. Afghanistan ___50. This dynasty captured Damascus in 750, was formed from discontented Muslims, and moved the capital to Baghdad A. B. C. D. Umayyad Dynasty Ali Dynasty Abu Bakr Dynasty Abbasid Dynasty EX: What is the name of this building? ___43. The area on the map labeled D represents what A. Medina B. The Red Sea C. Mecca D. The Arabian Peninsula ___44. All of the following are cultural contributions of Islamic civilization EXCEPT: A. Arabic alphabet B. Medicine C. Universities D. Mosaics A. B. C. D. The Hagia Sophia The Kabba The Dome of the Rock The Blue Mosque ___45. The group of Christians who captured Jerusalem were known as who A. B. C. D. Crusaders Seljuks Mongols Ottoman Turks Extra Credit: What are the five times a day that Muslims pray? 1.__________________________________ ___46. This group was led by Genghis Khan and later his grandson who burned and looted Baghdad killing the last Abbasid caliph A. B. C. D. Crusaders Seljuks Mongols Ottoman Turks 2.__________________________________ 3.__________________________________ 4.__________________________________ 5.__________________________________