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The Muslim World
Where did Islam originate?
A. Jerusalem, Israel
B. Mecca and
Medina on the
Arabian Peninsula
C. Rome and Genoa
on the Italian
Peninsula
Like Judaism and
Christianity, Islam is based
on the monotheism of
A. Abraham
B. Laozi
C. Gautama
Muslims believe in many of the JudeoChristian prophets including
A. Sunni, Shia, and Sufi
B. Abraham, Moses and Jesus
C. Leo, Gregory, and Urban
Who was the founder of Islam?
A. Muhammad
B. Jesus
C. Gautama
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
Another of the Five
Pillars is the
pilgrimage to Mecca
(Hajj) to see the
A.Dome of
the Rock
B. Hagia
Sophia
C. Kaaba
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
Another Pillar of Islam
is fasting during the holy month of
A. September
B. Ramadan
C. Sharia
What is the holy book of Islam?
A.Torah
B.Quran
C.New Testament
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Who took back Jerusalem and
Damascus from the Crusaders?
A. Abu Bakir
B. Saladin
C. Muhammad
Who conquered what the remained of the
Byzantine Empire in 1453?
A. The Mongols
B. The Ottoman Turks
C. The Seljuk Turks
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
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
Muslim mosaics ______
A. pictured holy beings.
B. used geometric designs
C. lacked color or design
This was the language of Islam. It
facilitated trade across Islamic lands.
A.Arabic
B.Latin
C. Persian
All of the following are Muslim
advances except
A. Algebra
B. Letters of credit (checks)
C. Geographic knowledge
D. Cotton
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
Muslim medicine was
A.less advanced
than in Europe
B. more advanced
than in Europe.
C. about the same
al Razi
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