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World History Test                     Chapter 22 Islam

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

 1. 

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

 2. 

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.
 

 3. 

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.
 

 4. 

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.
 

 5. 

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.
 

 6. 

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

 7. 

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

 8. 

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

 9. 

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.
 

 10. 

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.
 

 11. 

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.
 

 12. 

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.
 

 13. 

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.
 

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. 

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

 19. 

First caliph, father-in-law of Muhammad
 

Short Answer     (Answer BOTH questions - 8 points total)
 

 20. 

List and describe each of the the 5 Pillars of the Islamic faith. (5 points)
 

 21. 

List and describe at least THREE contributions of the Arabic culture to the western world.      (3 points)
 



 
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