The Muslim World. 1. Where did Islam originate? A. Jerusalem, Israel B. Mecca and Medina on the...

The Muslim World

1. Where did Islam originate?

A. Jerusalem, Israel

B. Mecca and Medina on the Arabian Peninsula

C. Rome and Genoa on the Italian Peninsula

2. Like Judaism and Christianity, Islam is based

on the monotheism of

A. Abraham

B. Laozi

C. Gautama

3. Muslims believe in many of the Judeo-Christian prophets includingA. Sunni, Shia, and SufiB. Abraham, Moses and JesusC. Leo, Gregory, and Urban

4. Who was the founder of Islam?

A. Muhammad

B. Jesus

C. Gautama

5. One of the Five Pillars is that Muslims must make a declaration of faith that they

believe in one God who they call

A. Yaweh

B. Brahman

C. Allah

Allah in Arabic

6. Another of the Five Pillars is the

pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) to see the

A.Dome of the Rock

B. Hagia Sophia

C. Kaaba

7. The Five Pillars of Islam include all of the following EXCEPT

A. Daily Prayer

B. Alms (charity) to the Poor

C. Meditation during Ramadan• FAPPO

8. Another Pillar of Islam is fasting during the holy month of

A. SeptemberB. RamadanC. Sharia

9. What is the holy book of Islam?A.TorahB.Quran C.New Testament

10. As the Muslim Empire grew, Islam spread into Fertile Crescent, Iran and

Egypt, including the cities of

A. Jerusalem and Damascus

B. Rome and Florence

C. Athens and Sparta

11. As the Muslim Empire grew, Islam spread into all of the following EXCEPT

A. Mesopotamia and Persia

B. Egypt, North Africa, and Spain

C. Australia and the Americas

12. The capital of the Muslim Empire was moved from Mecca to this city in Syria in order

to better control distant territoriesA. Damascus

B. Medina

C. Ur

13. What caused the split in the Islamic religion?

A. Disagreement over the Five Pillars

B. Disagreement over leadership (choosing the next caliph)

C. Disagreement over the use of the Arabic language in the Quran

14. The Islamic religion split into which of the following two sects?

A. Sunni and Shi’a

B. Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic

C. Mahayana and Theravada

15. By winning this battle, the Franks kept Muslims from advancing beyond (present-

day) Spain and further into Western Europe.

A. Battle of the Bulge

B. Battle of Hastings

C. Battle of the Tours

16. The capital of the Islamic Empire was

moved to this city in present-day Iraq due to its prime location for trade on the Tigris

and Euphrates Rivers.

A. JerusalemB. BaghdadC. Kabul

17. Which group launched a Crusade to reclaim the Jerusalem and Holy Lands

from the Muslims?A. Western European Christians

B. Eastern European Christians

C. Eastern European Jews

18. Who took back Jerusalem and Damascus from the Crusaders?

A. Abu Bakir

B. Saladin

C. Muhammad

19. Who conquered what the remained of the Byzantine Empire in 1453?

A. The Mongols

B. The Ottoman Turks

C. The Seljuk Turks

20. Which of the following is not a Muslim achievement?

A. Architecture

B. Universities

C. Translation of ancient Greek and Roman texts into Arabic

D. Icons

21. This is the earliest surviving Muslim mosque. It is built on a site

holy to Jews as well as Muslims.

A. Pantheon

B. Parthenon

C. Dome of the Rock

22. Muslim mosaics ______A. pictured holy beings.B. used geometric designsC. lacked color or design

23. This was the language of Islam. It facilitated trade across Islamic lands.

A.ArabicB.LatinC. Persian

24. All of the following are Muslim advances except

A. Algebra

B. Letters of credit (checks)

C. Geographic knowledge

D. Cotton

25. Muslims learned this from Indian civilization and spread this knowledge to

Europe in the High Middle Ages.

A.Hindu-Arabic letters

B.Hindu-Arabic numerals

C.Hindu religion

26. Muslim medicine was

A.less advanced than in Europe

B. more advanced than in Europe.

C. about the same

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27. This sail helped Arab traders sail closer to the wind. Use of the sail spread

to Europe in the High Middle Ages.

A. Lorry

B. Lantern

C. Lateen