1. The Muslim World

2. Where did Islam originate?
A. Jerusalem, Israel
B. Mecca and Medina on the Arabian Peninsula
C. Rome and Genoa on the Italian Peninsula

3. Like Judaism and Christianity, Islam is based on the monotheism of
Abraham
Laozi
Gautama

4. Muslims believe in many of the Judeo-Christian prophets including
Sunni, Shia, and Sufi
B. Abraham, Moses and Jesus
C. Leo, Gregory, and Urban

5. Who was the founder of Islam?
A. Muhammad
B. Jesus
C. Gautama
Who was the founder of Islam? No real picture exists

6. 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

7. Another of the Five Pillars is the pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) to see the
Dome of the Rock
Hagia Sophia
Kaaba

8. The Five Pillars of Islam include all of the following EXCEPT
Daily Prayer
Alms (charity) to the Poor
Meditation during Ramadan
FAPPO

9. Another Pillar of Islam is fasting during the holy month of
September
Ramadan
Sharia
fasting encourages self-control and discipline.

10. What is the holy book of Islam?
Torah
Quran
New Testament

11. As the Muslim Empire grew, Islam spread into Fertile Crescent, Iran and Egypt, including the cities of
Jerusalem and Damascus
Rome and Florence
Athens and Sparta

12. As the Muslim Empire grew, Islam spread into all of the following EXCEPT
Mesopotamia and Persia
Egypt, North Africa, and Spain
Australia and the Americas

13. The capital of the Muslim Empire was moved from Mecca to this city in Syria in order to better control distant territories
Damascus
Medina Ur

14. What caused the split in the Islamic religion?
Disagreement over the Five Pillars
Disagreement over leadership (choosing the next caliph)
Disagreement over the use of the Arabic language in the Quran

15. The Islamic religion split into which of the following two sects?
Sunni and Shi’a
Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic
Mahayana and Theravada

16. By winning this battle, the Franks kept Muslims from advancing beyond (present-day) Spain and further into Western Europe.
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Hastings
Battle of the Tours

17. 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.
Jerusalem
Baghdad
Kabul

18. Which group launched a Crusade to reclaim the Jerusalem and Holy Lands from the Muslims?
Western European Christians
Eastern European Christians
Eastern European Jews

19. Who took back Jerusalem and Damascus from the Crusaders?
Abu Bakir
Saladin
Muhammad

20. Who conquered what the remained of the Byzantine Empire in 1453?
The Mongols
The Ottoman Turks
The Seljuk Turks

21. Which of the following is not a Muslim achievement?
Architecture
Universities
Translation of ancient Greek and Roman texts into Arabic
Icons

22. This is the earliest surviving Muslim mosque
This is the earliest surviving Muslim mosque. It is built on a site holy to Jews as well as Muslims.
Pantheon
Parthenon
Dome of the Rock

23. Muslim mosaics ______ A. pictured holy beings.
B. used geometric designs
C. lacked color or design

24. This was the language of Islam
This was the language of Islam. It facilitated trade across Islamic lands.
Arabic
Latin
C. Persian

25. All of the following are Muslim advances except
A. Algebra
B. Letters of credit (checks)
C. Geographic knowledge
D. Cotton

26. Muslims learned this from Indian civilization and spread this knowledge to Europe in the High Middle Ages.
Hindu-Arabic letters
Hindu-Arabic numerals
Hindu religion

27. less advanced than in Europe more advanced than in Europe.
Muslim medicine was
less advanced than in Europe
more advanced than in Europe.
C. about the same
The works of al Razi became the standard medical textbooks at European schools for 500 years.
First true hospitals.
al Razi

28. This sail helped Arab traders sail closer to the wind
This sail helped Arab traders sail closer to the wind. Use of the sail spread to Europe in the High Middle Ages.
Lorry
Lantern
Lateen