What was NOT one of the causes for the Crusades?

To convince Christians to convert to Islam

Why has Ibn Sina been called "the prince of physicians"?

He wrote a widely used textbook.

Which question separated the two branches of Islam?

Must a caliph be descended from Mohammed?

The purpose of the inquisition was...

to ensure people were observing the Catholic religion

Muslim rulers established an Empire over Northern India

What event in 1095 led Pope Urban II to call Christians to a religious war?

The Byzantine emperor asked for help against the Turks

Why is Mecca an important city?

caravan city & pilgrimage site of Ka'aba

Which statement describes the effect of the Crusades on Jews?

They were persecuted throughout the empire.

What was one result of the Mongol conquest of Muslim lands?

The Mongols converted to Islam.

How did the crusades impact the jews?

suffered a series of violent persecutions and got looted

What teaching by Muhammad most upset the leaders of Makkah?

The rich should share their wealth.

What was the Reconquista?

Movement to make all of Spain Catholic

What important contributions did Muslim scholars make to mathematics?

They invented algebra and spread Arabic numerals to the world.

How did Muslims contribute to European knowledge of Plato and Aristotle?

A. They preserved and translated Greek texts.

Which of the following was one of the causes of the Crusades?

Muslim Turks didn't let Christian pilgrims visit Jerusalem.

What is said to have happened on Muhammad's Night Journey?

A winged horse took him to Jerusalem.

How did Muslims treat Christians and Jews?

They could convert or pay a tax

Why did the leaders of Mecca want to keep polytheism?

It brought pilgrims to their city.

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1
Which of these games were popularized by Muslims?
Chess
Checkers
Hunting
Horse-riding
2
What geographic feature made Makkah/Mecca a wealthy city?
oasis water for agriculture
deep mountain forests
location on trade routes
3
Why is Jerusalem such an important holy city
King David made the city the capital to the Jewish people
Mohammed ascended into heaven there for Muslims
Jesus died and was resurrected there for Christians
All of the Above
4
Which country was Ottoman Empire?
England
U.S.A
Turkey
Russia
5
After the first four caliphs, what changed in the Muslim empire?
Islam split into two branches.
Leaders stopped making war.
Egyptian nomads took power.
The Qur'an was respected.
6
What was NOT one of the causes for the Crusades?
To spread the churches influence
To follow the "Will of God"
To convince Muslims to convert to Christianity
To convince Christians to convert to Islam
7
Before Muhammad was born, the people of Arabia were united by
a common language
a single social class
a belief in one God
a central government
8
Who conquered the Byzantine Empire?
The Crusades
The Ottoman Turks
The Magyars
William the Conquerer
9
The Crusaders captured and gained control of Jerusalem in the
2nd Crusade
3rd Crusade
1st Crusade
4th Crusade
10
Why has Ibn Sina been called "the prince of physicians"?
He wrote a widely used textbook.
He treated the caliph's family.
He was descended from Muhammad.
He was very highly paid.
11
What did Muslims lose as a result of the Reconquista?
their land in Spain
their political unity
their merchant wealth
their armed forces
12
Which question separated the two branches of Islam?
Must a caliph be descended from Mohammed?
Is it wise to expand the empire?
Should religious pictures of humans be permitted?
Should nonbelievers be punished?
13
the founder of the Mughal empire was
Mughal
Akbar
Taj Mahal
Babur
14
The purpose of the inquisition was...
to unite Spain and Portugal as one religious entity
to torture non-Christians
to ensure people were observing the Catholic religion
to help Christians, Jews & Muslims live peacefully together
15
Medieval Muslims adapted and improved the astrolabe to help with
Defense
Printing
Irrigation
Navigation
16
The Mughal Empire
The first empire of the new world
Muslim rulers established an Empire over Northern India
Created the Silk Road
The first African empire
17
What was the overall purpose of the Christians in the Crusades?
to open a trade route to China
to gain control of Palestine
to learn about Muslim innovations
to capture Jerusalem from the Jews
18
King of England who led the 3rd Crusade
Clovis
Richard the Lionhearted
Charles Martel
William the Conqueror
19
European name for Palestine, the region where Jesus had lived
England
Happy Land
Holy Land
America
20
What event in 1095 led Pope Urban II to call Christians to a religious war?
The Seljuk Turks sent ships to attack Rome.
Charlemagne asked to be crowned Holy Roman emperor.
The Byzantine emperor asked for help against the Turks
Vikings attacked parts of Europe from the north.
21
Why is Mecca an important city?
abundantly watered & needs no irrigation
caravan city & pilgrimage site of Ka'aba
rival city of Jerusalem
cold climate for Arabia
22
Which statement describes the effect of the Crusades on Jews?
Many of them tried to escape to Palestine.
They joined Christians to fight the Muslims.
Their numbers grew as Christians converted.
They were persecuted throughout the empire.
23
Ibn Sina was a Muslim scholar famous for....
Sufism
textile work
books on medicine
discovering earthquakes
24
What was one result of the Mongol conquest of Muslim lands?
The Mongols outlawed Islam.
Muslims lost control of their faith.
The Mongols converted to Islam.
Muslims lost control of Palestine.
25
Who set up Christian kingdoms in Palestine and Syria in the early 1100s?
Seljuk Turks
Muslims
winners of the First Crusade
Jews
26
How did the crusades impact the jews?
They were victorious in the 2nd Crusade
nothing
suffered a series of violent persecutions and got looted
They acquired new territory
27
What teaching by Muhammad most upset the leaders of Makkah?
Women should have more rights.
Trade with unbelievers was wrong.
The rich should share their wealth.
Children should learn to read.
28
What was the Reconquista?
Movement to make all of Spain fun
Movement to make all of Spain Catholic
Movement to make all of Spain Jewish
Movement to make all of Spain Muslim
29
Who created the Ottoman Empire?
Osman Gazi
Turkish tribes
Peter the great
Henry the Navigtor
30
The word Muslim means one who
practices kindness toward all
preaches the one true faith
surrenders to God
follows Muhammad.
31
What important contributions did Muslim scholars make to mathematics?
They invented the zero.
They invented algebra and spread Arabic numerals to the world.
They invented calculus.
They invented Geometry
32
What began to decline in Europe because of the Crusades?
feudalism
christianity
the use of money
power of monarchs
33
why is Mecca concidered to be the holiest city to Islam?
there food was made by supernatural beings
the clothing is religious
the Kab'ah resides here
the first skysraper was built here
34
How did Muslims contribute to European knowledge of Plato and Aristotle?
C. They met with Catholics to discuss philosophy.
A. They preserved and translated Greek texts.
B. They taught in universities in Europe.
D. They painted beautiful pictures of ancient philosophers.
35
Which of the following was one of the causes of the Crusades?
Jews, Christians, and Muslims co-existed in great cities.
The Islamic world was wealthier than Europe.
The Muslim armies were exhausted.
Muslim Turks didn't let Christian pilgrims visit Jerusalem.
36
What is said to have happened on Muhammad's Night Journey?
He met Ryan Palmer and Aidan Ellis in a cave near his home.
A winged horse took him to Jerusalem.
He visited his sleeping followers just before he died.
He fled from Makkah to another city for safety.
37
What did Islamic art mainly consist of?
Religious Figures
Arabic Letter
Minaret
Natural plants
38
What happened to the prisoners taken by the crusaders at Acre?
They were executed
They were ransomed
They were released
They were sold into slavery
39
How did the Crusades make European monarchs stronger?
by decreasing the use of money.
by creating professional soldiers.
by weakening trust in the church.
by taking nobles away to fight
40
How did Muslims treat Christians and Jews?
They were forced to convert
They were always murdered
They were always enslaved
They could convert or pay a tax
41
Who could get treatment in medieval Muslim hospitals?
C. nobody but pilgrims
D. poor workers
B. only the wealthy
A. anyone
42
Why did the leaders of Mecca want to keep polytheism?
It kept peace among the tribes.
It brought pilgrims to their city.
It taught people to obey them.
It let them sell expensive idols.

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