Journey Across Time: The Early Ages

Chapter 11: Islamic Civilization

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Allah is a(n) _____ word for God.
A)Italian
B)Roman
C)Arabic
D)Latin
2
The _____ is the holy book of Islam.
A)Bible
B)Torah
C)Five Pillars
D)Quran
3
When Muhammad died, his followers chose a __________, or successor to the Messenger of God, to take his place.
A)pope
B)caliph
C)priest
D)sheikh
4
The west African city of __________ became a leading center of Muslim learning.
A)Indonesia
B)Madinah
C)Baghdad
D)Timbuktu
5
When Muhammad died, the Muslim world split into the Sunnis and the __________.
A)Shiites
B)Moguls
C)Sufis
D)Abbasids
6
The people of the Ottoman empire practiced __________.
A)Christianity
B)Judaism
C)Islam
D)All of the above.
7
After the Mogul empire collapsed, __________ took control of most of India.
A)the United States
B)Great Britain
C)Russia
D)China
8
Muslim houses of worship are called _____.
A)bazaars
B)synagogues
C)temples
D)mosques
9
_____, a Persian doctor, showed how disease spread from person to person.
A)Ibn Khaldun
B)Mamun
C)Ibn Sina
D)Rubaiyat
10
What is the common language of the Muslim empires?
A)Latin
B)Muslim
C)Arabic
D)Hebrew
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