Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Even before the founding of Islam, the holiest city in Arabia was
a. | Cairo. | c. | Madina. | b. | Makkah. | d. | Yathrib. |
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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. |
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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. |
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The first year of the Muslim calendar is
a. | 570 A.D., the year of Muhammad's birth. | b. | 622 A.D., the Anno
Hijrah. | c. | 632 A.D., the year Muhammad died. | d. | 661 A.D., the death of
Ali. |
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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. |
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The Quran describes the five duties all Muslims must fulfill, called the
a. | Anno Hijrah. | c. | revelation. | b. | Ka'bah. | d. | pillars of
faith. |
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What part of Europe had a rich Muslim culture for about 400 years?
a. | North Africa | c. | Spain | b. | Southern Greece | d. | France |
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People in Europe learned about the numerals 0 to 9 from
a. | Arab mathematicians. | c. | Persian astronomers. | b. | Gupta mathematicians. | d. | Greek
scientists. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Muhammad was able to return his government to Makkah
a. | because he signed a treaty with the citizens there. | b. | by defeating the
government there. | c. | with the help of the pilgrims who visited the
Ka'bah. | d. | with trade caravans from India and China. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Islam tried to help women by
a. | insisting that women travel. | b. | outlawing marriage to more than one
woman. | c. | teaching that raising a female child guaranteed the parents a reward in heaven.
| d. | entrusting their inheritance to their fathers or
husbands.
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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. |
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Matching
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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 |
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prophet whose teaching began the Islamic religion
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Mountainous area in the western part of Arabian Peninsula
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Muslim scriptures
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Capital of Arab Empire under the Umayyad Dynasty
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Muslim house of worship
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Arabic word that means "the act of submitting to the will of
God"
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Persian doctor who discovered tuberculosis is contagious and wrote Canon of
Medicine
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Arab-speaking desert herders and warriors
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First caliph, father-in-law of Muhammad
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Islamic dynasty that favored non-Arab peoples
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Short Answer
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27.
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List three or four ways in which the development of Islam was similar to that of
Christianity. What do you think are the major differences?
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28.
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What were the major contributions of the Muslim Culture to modern
civilization.
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