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Homework Ch 11 – Sec 2
Chapter 11 – Section 2: Islam Spreads
Directions: On a separate piece of paper, with the proper heading, write the correct
answer next to the appropriate number. Please retain this handout and bring it to class
to use as a guide for notes.
1. TRUE or FALSE? The death of Muhammad in 632 led to severe Arab disunity.
2. ___ successor to Muhammad as political and religious leader of the Muslims
A. minaret
B. caliph
C. muezzin
D. sultan
3. The first successor to Muhammad was able to unite the Arabs because of their
loyalty to the spirit of Muhammad///Islam.
4. TRUE or FALSE? Under the first four caliphs, Arab armies won half the time.
5. ___ The early Arab armies conquered all of the following EXCEPT
A. parts of the Byzantine empire
B. the Persian empire
C. parts of Egypt
D. Italy
6. ___ By 711, the Muslim armies had spread across Northern Africa and crossed the
Strait of Gibraltar into ________ and France?
A. Spain
B. Italy
C. England
D. Germany
7. ___ In 732, the Muslim armies were defeated in which country at the Battle of Tours?
A. Spain
B. France
C. England
D. Italy
8. ___ The defeat halted the expansion of the Muslims into Western _______.
A. Spain
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. France
9. __ Even after the Battle of Tours, they would they continue to rule parts of which
European country for centuries?
A. Spain
B. France
C. England
D. Italy
10. ___ Eventually, the Muslim rule would spread further into parts of which TWO
continents?
A. Europe
B. Asia
D. Australia
D. Africa
11. There were several reasons for the success of the Muslim armies. Circle all that
apply.
A. The Byzantine and Persian empires were weakened from fighting each other.
B. Arabs were often looked as “liberators” by people tired of the Byzantine or
Roman rule.
C. The Muslim army used bold, efficient fighting techniques.
D. The Bedouin elephant and camel army overwhelmed traditional armies.
E. The key reason was their common faith in Islam.
F. The Muslims believed that anyone who fell in battle would enter paradise.
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12. TRUE or FALSE? When the Arab army conquered a people, the Muslim leaders
prohibited them from practicing any religion other than Islam.
13. TRUE or FALSE? When the Arab army conquered a people, the Muslim leaders
allowed them to follow their own laws.
14. ___ As Muslim civilization developed Jews and Christians were permitted to hold all
of the following positions EXCEPT
A. officials
B. doctors
C. muezzins
D. translators
15. ___ In time, many non-Muslims converted to Islam for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT
A. The triumph of the Muslim army was seen as a sign of God’s favor.
B. They liked the structure of priests and other religious leaders.
C. It emphasized the equality of all believers, regardless of race, sex, class, or
wealth
D. It had no religious hierarchy.
16. ___ After many centuries the fight to reconquer Spain from the Muslims finally
succeeded in _______.
A. 632
B. 732
C. 1492
D. 1917
17. TRUE or FALSE? Until the Reconquista, Spain was a center of Muslim civilization.
18. During the time of the Muslim occupation of Spain, Muslim leaders were
more///less
tolerant of other religions than the Christian leaders.
19. ___ For a while, Muslims ruled the island of _______ where they helped the
economy prosper.
A. England
B. Japan
C. Crete
D. Sicily
20. Long after Muhammad’s death, Islam split into 2///3///4 divisions.
21. The Sunnis///Shiites believed the caliph should be chosen by leaders of the
Muslim community and be a pious man, but one who would rule well .
22. The Sunnis///Shiites believed the caliph should be a direct descendent from
Muhammad because he would be divinely inspired.
23. ___ Because many Shiites died battling for leadership against the Sunnis, the
Shiites began to believe a good demonstration of their faith was to become a ____.
A. missionary
B. priest
C. leader
D. martyr
24. TRUE or FALSE? Unlike the schism between the Roman Catholic and Eastern
Orthodox Church, the split between the Sunni and Shiite branches healed long ago.
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25. ___ Differences between the two branches of Islam lay in
A. their belief in a different God.
B. areas such as religious practice, law, and daily life.
C. their belief that guidance can be found in the Quran.
D. the hajj.
26. Today, the majority of the Muslims are Sunnis///Shiites.
27. __ A third group of Muslims who were mystics who sought communion with God
through meditation, fasting, and other rituals.
A. Sunni
B. Sufi
C. Shiite
D. Shia
28. ___ The Umayyad dynasty ruled the Islamic world until 750 and carried Islam from
the Atlantic Ocean to the ______ Valley.
A. Nile River
B. Huang He River
C. Indus River
D. Tigris River
29. __ Because the Umayyads were used to desert life they relied on local officials for
help and as a result helped continue the influence of which TWO empires on Arab
rulers?
A. Persian
B. Greek
C. Roman
D. Byzantine
30. ___ The Abbassid dynasty defeated the Umayyads in 750 and ruled until 1258.
Because of its prosperity and power, the early days of the Abbassid empire is
considered its ________.
A. wealthiest
B. golden age
C. Diaspora
D. caliph
31. ___ This city became the capital of the Abbassid empire and is still a capital today.
A. Mosul
B. Baghdad
C. Fallujah
D. Tikrit
32.__ As the Abbassid rulers began to lose strength, rulers of which faction of Muslims
began to take over parts of its empire?
A. Sunni
B. Sufi
C. Shiite
D. caliph
33. ___ These Turks migrated into the Middle East from Central Asia, conquered the
Abbassid empire, threatened the Byzantine empire and caused Pope Urban II to
call for the First Crusade.
A. Ottoman
B. Seljuk
C. Mongols
D. Umayyads
34. ___ Although the Christians captured Jerusalem in 1099, it passed back and forth
between the Muslims and the Christians until this Muslim general captured it in
1187.
A. Muhammad
B. Abu al-Abbas
C. Salah-al-Din
D. Genghiz Khan
35. ___ In the 13th and 14th centuries, which group eventually controlled lands in Persia,
Mesopotamia, Russia and India and eventually adopted Islam.
A. Ottoman
B. Seljuk
C. Mongols
D. Umayyads
36. TRUE or FALSE? Even though various empires crumbled, Islam continued to link
many diverse people across an enormous area.
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