ISLAM Civilization

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ISLAM Civilization

• WHI SOL 8
• Version B

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1. What is the symbol for Islam?

1. A
2. b

1. C
2. d

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2. The people who believe in Islam are called

1. Ishlamites
2. Muslims
3. Islamites
4. Muhammadians

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Muslims
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3. This term means submission to the will of
God.

1. Judaism
2. Buddhism
3. Christianity
4. Islam

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Islam
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4 Who is the founder of Islam?

• Gautama
• Mohammed
• Zoroaster
• Abraham

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Mohammed
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5. What year was Muhammad born in?

1. 0
2. 1525 B.C.E
3. 624 B.C.E
4. 570 C.E

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570 C.E
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6 Where did Islam begin?

• Arabian Peninsula
• Iberian Peninsula
• Africa
• Europe

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Arabian Peninsula
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7 What city was Muhammad from?

1. Damascus
2. Mecca
3. Medina
4. Jerusalem

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Mecca
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8. What was the name of the angel that spoke with
Muhammad in the cave near Mecca?

1. Gabriel
2. Michael
3. Raphael
4. Uriel

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Gabriel
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9. Who is Allah?

1. An Angel
2. A prophet
3. God
4. A priest

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God
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10. In Mecca, much of the trade (particularly
that of idols) took place around a cubed stone
temple called the

1. Hijrah
2. Kaaba
3. Buraq
4. Caliph

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Kaaba
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11. Meccans initially resisted Muhammads
teachings because

• the teachings promoted war
• the teachings upheld the worship of more than one
  god
• the people feared Mecca would lose its position
  as a pilgrimage center
• the people did not find his ideas appealing

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the people feared Mecca would lose its position
as a pilgrimage center
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12. The angel in the cave told Muhammad that the
cubed stone temple was built by

• Abraham and Ishmael
• Moses and Aaron
• Siddhartha and Lao Tzu
• Isaac and Joseph

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Abraham and Ishmael
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14. What city invited Muhammad to come and live
with them when they were being persecuted?

1. Jerusalem
2. Mecca
3. Medina
4. Damascus

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Medina
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16. 8 years after fleeing this city, Muhammad had
returned as a conqueror.

• Mecca
• Medina
• Damascus
• Jerusalem

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Mecca
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17. What was the first city that Muhammad became
the ruler of?

• Mecca
• Medina
• Damascus
• Jerusalem

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Medina
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18. According to this map, Muhammad did not hold
territory in this location

1. Rome
2. Judea
3. Arabia
4. Persia

1. Iraq
2. Yemen

1. Arabia
2. Oman

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Iraq
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19 When Muhammad died, his companion, named
___________, took over and became the new caliph.

1. Abraham
2. Ishmael
3. Abu Bakr
4. Sunni Ali

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Abu Bakr
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20 What is a caliph?

1. God
2. A king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks
   to control all aspects of society.
3. A supreme political and religious leader in a
   Muslim government.
4. One of the followers of Jesus who preached and
   spread his teachings.

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supreme political and religious leader in a
Muslim government.
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21 The division of Islam into Sunni and Shi'a
sects resulted from

1. differences over who were the rightful successors
   to Muhammad.
2. conflict over the spoils of Muslim conquests.
3. resistance to the Five Pillars.
4. disputes over the role of Hebrew prophets.

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differences over who were the rightful successors
to Muhammad
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22 This dynasty took over and greatly expanded
the Islamic empire after the first four caliphs

1. Abyssid Dynasty
2. Umayyad Dynasty
3. Achaemenid Dynasty
4. Sassanid Dynasty

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Umayyad Dynasty
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23 When the Abassid Dynasty took control of the
Muslim Empire, the Umayyad Dynasty was forced to
retreat to this land in order to survive.

1. Egypt
2. Spain
3. Italy
4. Greece

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Spain
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24 When the Abassid Dynasty took control of the
Muslim Empire, they moved the capital to this
location.

1. Damascus
2. Jerusalem
3. Mecca
4. Baghdad

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Baghdad
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25 The holy book of Islam that contains the
revelations that Muhammad received from the angel
Gabriel

1. Quran
2. Bible
3. Torah
4. Vedas

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Quran
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26 The system of law that regulates the family
life, moral conduct, and business and community
life of Muslims.

1. Sharia
2. Torah
3. 8 Noble Truths
4. Karma

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Sharia
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27 Islamic house of worship
Dome of the Rock

1. Church
2. Mosque
3. Synagogue
4. Cathedral

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Mosque
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28 The greatest contribution of Islamic culture
to the West was its

• cosmopolitan urban centers
• legal code
• architecture
• scholarship

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scholarship
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29 The Muslims used Hindu numbers to create a
new type of math. What was it called?

1. Geometry
2. Calculus
3. Trigonometry
4. Algebra

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Algebra
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30 Which city is important to Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam?

1. Rome
2. Constantinople
3. Mecca
4. Jerusalem

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Jerusalem
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31 What geographic feature was a barrier between
West African kingdoms andthe Muslim Empire?

1. The Red Sea
2. The Nile River
3. The Sahara Desert
4. The Ethiopian Highlands

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The Sahara Desert
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32 Muhammad also said that all Muslims must
perform five duties. What are these 5 duties
called.

1. Dharma
2. 5 Pillars of Islam
3. Torah
4. Sharia

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5 Pillars of Islam
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33 In the Muslim Empire, which language helped
trade and stimulated intellectual activity?

1. Latin
2. Greek
3. Persian
4. Arabic

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Arabic
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34 Which of the following is not one of the
Pillars of Islam?

1. Giving charity
2. Fasting during Ramadan
3. Being baptized
4. Making a pilgrimage

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Being baptized
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35 On the map below, which arrow shows the
journey called the Hajira

• 4
• 2
• 3
• 1

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1
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36 Muslims believe that one should pray five
times a day facing

1. Medina
2. Mecca.
3. Cairo.
4. Jerusalem.

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Mecca
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37 Which of the following is true about the
Koran?

1. It was written by Mohammed.
2. It has been changed over time.
3. It was recorded by Mohammeds followers.
4. It includes the Old and New Testament.

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It was recorded by Mohammeds followers
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38 An important cultural contribution of the
Muslims is the

1. development of gunpowder.
2. preservation of ancient Greek and Roman texts.
3. establishment of trade with Australia.
4. building of churches throughout the empire.

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preservation of ancient Greek and Roman texts
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39 Which of the following represents the correct
order of the Islamic dynasties from the seventh
to the thirteenth centuries?

• Umayyad, Abbasid, Seljuk
• Abbasid, Seljuk, Umayyad
• Abbasid, Shiite, Sunni
• Umayyad, Shiite, Abbasid

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Umayyad, Abbasid, Seljuk
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40 The most serious threat to the Muslim Empire
came from

1. internal power struggles.
2. Christian missionaries.
3. changing economic conditions.
4. Byzantine armies.

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internal power struggles
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41 At its height, the Islamic empire expanded
from

• East Asia to Europe.
• the Indus River Valley to the Atlantic Ocean.
• the Nile River Valley to the Pacific Ocean.
• West Africa to Scandinavia.

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the Indus River Valley to the Atlantic Ocean
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42 Who of the following is not regarded as a
prophet by Muslims?

• Jesus
• Paul
• Abraham
• Mohammed

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Paul
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• 43 Look at the map above. During which period
  did Islam spread farthest north in Europe and
  Asia?

1. 622 to 632
2. 632 to 661
3. 661 to 750
4. 750 to 945

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661 to 750
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• 44 According to this chart, approximately how
  much larger was the population in Baghdad than
  Constantinople?
• 700, 000
• 600, 000
• 500,000
• 900,000

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600, 000
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45 The Islamic and Christian faiths share a
belief in

1. the divinity of Jesus
2. Mohammad as the most recent prophet
3. polytheistic gods
4. A monotheistic god

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A monotheistic god
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46 How did Islam spread across Africa, Asia, and
into Spain?

1. letters
2. warfare
3. travelers
4. isolation

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warfare