The Muslim World

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The Muslim World
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1. Where did Islam originate?

• A. Jerusalem, Israel
• B. Mecca and Medina on the Arabian Peninsula
• C. Rome and Genoa on the Italian Peninsula

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2. Like Judaism and Christianity, Islam is based
on the monotheism of

1. Abraham
2. Laozi
3. Gautama

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3. Muslims believe in many of the Judeo-Christian
prophets including

• Sunni, Shia, and Sufi
• B. Abraham, Moses and Jesus
• C. Leo, Gregory, and Urban

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4. Who was the founder of Islam?
A. Muhammad B. Jesus C. Gautama
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5. 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
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6. Another of the Five Pillars is the pilgrimage
to Mecca (Hajj) to see the

• Dome of the Rock
• Hagia Sophia
• Kaaba

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7. The Five Pillars of Islam include all of the
following EXCEPT

• Daily Prayer
• Alms (charity) to the Poor
• Meditation during Ramadan
• FAPPO

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8. Another Pillar of Islam is fasting during the
holy month of

1. September
2. Ramadan
3. Sharia

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9. What is the holy book of Islam?

• Torah
• Quran
• New Testament

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10. As the Muslim Empire grew, Islam spread into
Fertile Crescent, Iran and Egypt, including the
cities of

1. Jerusalem and Damascus
2. Rome and Florence
3. Athens and Sparta

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11. As the Muslim Empire grew, Islam spread into
all of the following EXCEPT

1. Mesopotamia and Persia
2. Egypt, North Africa, and Spain
3. Australia and the Americas

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12. The capital of the Muslim Empire was moved
from Mecca to this city in Syria in order to
better control distant territories

• Damascus
• Medina
• Ur

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13. What caused the split in the Islamic religion?

1. Disagreement over the Five Pillars
2. Disagreement over leadership (choosing the next
   caliph)
3. Disagreement over the use of the Arabic language
   in the Quran

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14. The Islamic religion split into which of the
following two sects?

• Sunni and Shia
• Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic
• Mahayana and Theravada

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15. By winning this battle, the Franks kept
Muslims from advancing beyond (present-day) Spain
and further into Western Europe.

• Battle of the Bulge
• Battle of Hastings
• Battle of the Tours

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16. 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.

• Jerusalem
• Baghdad
• Kabul

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17. Which group launched a Crusade to reclaim the
Jerusalem and Holy Lands from the Muslims?

1. Western European Christians
2. Eastern European Christians
3. Eastern European Jews

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18. Who took back Jerusalem and Damascus from the
Crusaders?

• Abu Bakir
• Saladin
• Muhammad

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19. Who conquered what the remained of the
Byzantine Empire in 1453?

1. The Mongols
2. The Ottoman Turks
3. The Seljuk Turks

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20. Which of the following is not a Muslim
achievement?

• Architecture
• Universities
• Translation of ancient Greek and Roman texts into
  Arabic
• Icons

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21. This is the earliest surviving Muslim mosque.
It is built on a site holy to Jews as well as
Muslims.

1. Pantheon
2. Parthenon
3. Dome of the Rock

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22. Muslim mosaics ______
A. pictured holy beings. B. used geometric
designs C. lacked color or design
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23. This was the language of Islam. It
facilitated trade across Islamic lands.

• Arabic
• Latin
• C. Persian

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24. All of the following are Muslim advances
except

• A. Algebra
• B. Letters of credit (checks)
• C. Geographic knowledge
• D. Cotton

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25. Muslims learned this from Indian civilization
and spread this knowledge to Europe in the High
Middle Ages.

1. Hindu-Arabic letters
2. Hindu-Arabic numerals
3. Hindu religion

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26. Muslim medicine was

• less advanced than in Europe
• more advanced than in Europe.
• C. about the same

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27. This sail helped Arab traders sail closer to
the wind. Use of the sail spread to Europe in
the High Middle Ages.

1. Lorry
2. Lantern
3. Lateen