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World History Assessment                  Chapter 22



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

After his vision, Muhammad was convinced that
a.
the Arabs should worship only Allah.
b.
Abraham had been the ancestor of the Arabs.
c.
many gods should be worshiped in Makkah.
d.
the Arabs should follow the religion of Christianity.
 

 2. 

Followers of Islam believe that Muhammad was
a.
a god.
c.
the son of God.
b.
the only rightful caliph.
d.
the prophet of Allah.
 

 3. 

The Quran describes the five duties all Muslims must fulfill, called the
a.
Anno Hijrah.
c.
revelation.
b.
Ka'bah.
d.
pillars of faith.
 

 4. 

What part of Europe had a rich Muslim culture for about 400 years?
a.
North Africa
c.
Spain
b.
Southern Greece
d.
France
 

 5. 

People in Europe learned about the numerals 0 to 9 from
a.
Arab mathematicians.
c.
Persian astronomers.
b.
Gupta mathematicians.
d.
Greek scientists.
 

 6. 

Islamic artists and scholars made valuable contributions in all of the following areas EXCEPT
a.
making maps of the world.
c.
writing histories.
b.
painting pictures of people.
d.
studying the stars.
 

 7. 

Not only were goods from all over the known world  exchanged at Baghdad, but so were
a.
territories and boundaries.
c.
ideas and learning.
b.
leadership and battle skills.
d.
fear and distrust.
 

 8. 

The rich culture of Muslim Spain produced
a.
swift Arabian horses.
b.
beautiful architecture and an increase in medical and philosophical studies.
c.
the first minted Arabic money.
d.
the highest taxes in the Arab empire.
 

 9. 

Working together, Arab astronomers and geographers
a.
proved that blood circulates through the body.
b.
invented chemistry and geometry.
c.
changed tin, iron, and lead into gold.
d.
decided that the earth might be round.
 

 10. 

Even before the founding of Islam, the holiest city in Arabia was
a.
Cairo.
c.
Madina.
b.
Makkah.
d.
Yathrib.
 

 11. 

The capital of the Arab Empire was at Baghdad during the reign of
a.
the Abbasid caliphs.
c.
the Umayyad caliphs.
b.
Abu Bakr.
d.
the Rightly Guided Caliphs.
 

 12. 

One of the finest poems known is the Rubaiyat, written by the Persian poet
a.
Avicenna.
c.
Omar Khayyam.
b.
Khad Ajuh.
d.
Mu'awiya.
 

 13. 

During the Golden Age of Islam, trade increased to such an extent that
a.
the caliphs posted 24-hour guards around the markets.
b.
a banking system developed.
c.
people had to relax by playing polo and chess.
d.
the first private drugstores could be opened.
 

Matching
 
 
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a.
Abbasids
f.
Avicenna
b.
Damascus
g.
mosque
c.
Abu Bakr
h.
Hejaz
d.
Quran
i.
Muhammad
e.
bedouins
j.
Islam
 

 14. 

prophet whose teaching began the Islamic religion
 

 15. 

Muslim scriptures
 

 16. 

Muslim house of worship
 

 17. 

Arabic word that means "the act of submitting to the will of God"
 

 18. 

Mountainous area in the western part of Arabian Peninsula
 

 19. 

Capital of Arab Empire under the Umayyad Dynasty
 

 20. 

Persian doctor who discovered tuberculosis is contagious and wrote Canon of Medicine
 

 21. 

First caliph, father-in-law of Muhammad
 

Short Answer (5 points)
 

 22. 

List and explain the 5 pillars of faith of Islam
 



 
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