Chapter 7: History of the Islamic

WorldReview Game

Question 1:

Why do geographers call Arabia a “crossroads” location?

A. It is home to very few cultures or people.

B. Trade routes linking Africa, Asia, and Europe run through it.

C. People from many different cultures live there.

D. All trade routes ended in Arabia.

Question 1 ANSWER

Why do geographers call Arabia a “crossroads” location?

ANSWER B

Trade routes linking Africa, Asia, and Europe run through it.

Question 2:

What was the most important difference between Muhammad’s teachings and the beliefs of other Arabs?

A. Muhammad taught that people should be kind to the poor.

B. Muhammad taught that there was only one God.

C. Muhammad taught that there were many gods.

D. Muhammad taught that people should make pilgrimages to Kaaba.

Question 2 ANSWER

What was the most important difference between Muhammad’s teachings and the beliefs of other Arabs?

ANSWER B.

Muhammad taught that people should be kind to the poor.

Question 3:

The Sunnah is based on the _______.

A. hadith

B. Shariah

C. Qur’an

D. Five Pillars of Islam

Question 3 ANSWER:

The Sunnah is based on the ______.

ANSWER A

Hadith.

Question 4

Which is the best prediction of what might have happened if the Berbers had kept fighting the Muslims?

A. The Berbers would have converted to Christianity instead.

B. Muslim rule would have spread more slowly in North Africa.

C. The Muslims would have conquered France.

D. Berber rule would have spread more quickly in Europe.

Question 4 ANSWER

Which is the best prediction of what might have happened if the Berbers had kept fighting the Muslims?

ANSWER B

Muslim rule would have spread more slowly in North Africa.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of Muslim art and architecture?

A. They became more important than religion in the Muslim world.

B. Muslims were only interested in them if they helped spread Islam.

C. They were both influenced in some way by the Muslim religion.

D. Islam would not have spread without them.

Question 5 ANSWER

Which of the following is true of Muslim art and architecture?

ANSWER C

They were both influenced in some way by the Muslim religion.

Question 6

Which goal would have been important to nomads?

A. getting food and water for their animals

B. building large temples

C. getting water for their crops.

D. collecting spices, gold, and other goods.

Question 6 ANSWER

Which goal would have been important to nomads?

ANSWER A

Getting food and water for their animals.

Question 7

What content is included in the Qur’an?

A. guidelines for moral behavior

B. Muhammad’s words and actions

C. interpretation of the Sunnah

D. description of the life of Muhammad

Question 7 ANSWER

What content is included in the Qur’an?

ANSWER A

Guidelines for moral behavior.

Question 8

Which of the following is an Islamic belief?

A. The Sunnah is the exact word of God.

B. Muhammad was the son of God.

C. Allah is the only God.

D. Muhammad’s house in Medina is Islam’s most sacred place.

Question 8 ANSWER

Which of the following is an Islamic belief?

ANSWER C

Allah is the only God.

Question 9

After Muhammad’s death, the title given to Islam’s highest leaders was ________.

A. successor

B. caliph

C. sultan

D. emperor.

Question 9 ANSWER

After Muhammad’s death, the title given to Islam’s highest leaders was _____.

ANSWER B

Caliph

Question 10

Muslims initially showed tolerance by ________.

A. accepting other people’s religious beliefs.

B. converting others to Islam.

C. allowing only Christians to practice their religion.

D. conquering the Berbers

Question 10 Answer

Muslims initially showed tolerance by _____.

ANSWER A

Accepting other people’s religious beliefs.

Question 11

Who wrote a medical encyclopedia that was translated into Latin and widely used throughout Europe?

A. Ibn Battutah

B. Mehmed II

C. Omar Khayyam

D. Avicenna

Question 11 ANSWER

Who wrote a medical encyclopedia that was translated into Latin and widely used throughout Europe?

ANSWER D

Avicenna

Question 12

Who was one of the most famous Sufi poets?

A. Ibn Battutah

B. Mehmed II

C. Omar Khayyam

D. Avicenna

Question 12 ANSWER

Who was one of the most famous Sufi poets?

ANSWER C

Omar Khayyam

Question 13

What can you infer about the journey from Ctesiphon to Medina?

A. It was slower than a journey from Ctesiphon to Mecca.

B. People who made the trip were very wealthy.

C. It was a difficult journey through a harsh climate.

D. People did not take this route because it was too dangerous.

Question 13 ANSWER

What can you infer about the journey from Ctesiphon to Medina?

ANSWER C

It was a difficult journey through a harsh climate.

Question 14:

A way of life in which people traveled the deserts with their herds in search of food and water is called ______________.

Sedentary

OR

Nomadic

Question 14 ANSWER

A way of life in which people traveled the deserts with their herds in search of food and water is called NOMADIC.

Question 15

_________ was the name of the religion introduced by the prophet Muhammad.

Muslims

OR

Islam

Question 15 ANSWER

Islam was the name of the religion introduced by the prophet Muhammad.

Question 16

________ refers to the inner struggle people go through in their effort to obey God and behave according to Islamic ways.

Allah

OR

Jihad

Question 16 ANSWER

Jihad refers to the inner struggle people go through in their efforts to obey God and behave according to Islamic ways.

Question 17

The capital of the Ottoman Empire was ____________.

Istanbul

OR

Hagia Sophia

Question 17 ANSWER

The capital of the Ottoman Empire was Istanbul.

Question 18

Muslim advances in ____________ combined new thoughts with Greek and Indian knowledge.

Geography

OR

Medicine

Question 18 ANSWER

Muslim advances in medicine combined new thoughts with Greek and Indian knowledge.

Question 19

Belonging to a tribe offered nomads safety from desert dangers.

TRUE

Or

FALSE

Question 19 ANSWER

TRUE

Belonging to a TRIBE did offer nomads safety from desert dangers.

Question 20

The first year of the Islamic calendar is the year of Muhammad’s PILGRIMAGE, or journey from Mecca to Medina.

Is Pilgrimage the correct word?

TRUE

Or

FALSE

Question 20 ANSWER

FALSE

The first year of the Islamic calendar is the year of Muhammad’s HEGIRA, or journey from Mecca to Medina.

Question 21

Baghdad was an impressive Muslim city in Europe in the 900s.

TRUE

Or

FALSE

Question 21 ANSWER

FALSE

CORDOBA was an impressive Muslim city in Europe in the 900’s.

Question 22

Muslims study the HADITH, which is a written record of Muhammad’s words and actions.

TRUE

Or

FALSE

Question 22 ANSWER

TRUE

The hadith is a written record of Muhammad’s words and actions.

Question 23

Three major Muslim empires were the Ottoman Empire, the SHARIAH Empire, and the Mughal Empire.

TRUE

OR

FALSE

Question 23 ANSWER

FALSE

The three major Muslim empires were Ottoman, SAFAVID, and Mughal empires.

Question 24

What was the title used by Persian kings?

Question 24 ANSWER

SHAH

Question 25

What is a “slave soldiers trained by the Ottomans?

Question 25 ANSWER

Janissaries

Question 26

What is the “five acts of worship required of all Muslims”?

Question 26 ANSWER

FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM

Question 27

What word means “to make an effort, or to struggle”?

Question 27 ANSWER

Jihad

Question 28

What word means “decorative writing?”

Question 28 ANSWER

Calligraphy

Question 29

What word means “acceptance?”

Question 29 ANSWER

Tolerance

Question 30

What word means “building for Muslim prayer”?

Question 30 ANSWER

Mosque

Question 31

What word means “a title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam”?

Question 31 ANSWER

Caliph

Question 32

What is a “common feature of Muslim architecture”?

Question 32 ANSWER

Minaret

Question 33

What word means a “journey to a sacred place”?

Question 33 ANSWER

Pilgrimage