Transcript File - History with Mr. Bayne

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 JudeoChristian prophets including
A. Sunni, Shia, and Sufi
B. Abraham, Moses and Jesus
C. 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
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8. Another Pillar of Islam
is fasting during the holy month of
A. September
B. Ramadan
C. Sharia
9. What is the holy book of Islam?
A.Torah
B.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 territories
A. 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 (presentday) 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. Jerusalem
B. Baghdad
C. 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 designs
C. lacked color or design
23. This was the language of Islam. It
facilitated trade across Islamic lands.
A.Arabic
B.Latin
C. 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