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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3.
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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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4.
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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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8.
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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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10.
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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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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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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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15.
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Muslim scriptures
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16.
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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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18.
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Persian doctor who discovered tuberculosis is
contagious and wrote Canon of Medicine
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19.
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First caliph, father-in-law of
Muhammad
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Short Answer (Answer BOTH questions - 8 points
total)
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20.
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List and describe each of the the 5 Pillars of the
Islamic faith. (5 points)
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21.
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List and describe at least THREE contributions of
the Arabic culture to the western world.
(3 points)
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