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WH Ch.12 The Great Islamic Empires
WH Ch.12 The Great Islamic Empires
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1
Group of traders that travel together
wagon train
trader group
circus
caravan
2
The caravan trade business made many people in Mecca rich.
True
False
3
Minarets were used to
call Muslims to prayer.
hold translations of poetry.
decorate mosques.
store Islamic texts.
4
Belonging to a tribe probably gave nomads better access to grazing land.
True
False
5
Which of the following is true of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires?
They wanted to convert other Muslims to Shiism.
They tried to expand their territory through warfare.
They practiced religious tolerance in their entire history.
They were ruled by leaders called shahs.
6
After Muhammad’s death, the title given to Islam’s highest leaders was
caliph
emperor.
successor.
sultan.
7
Esma´il made Shiism the official religion of the Mughal Empire.
False
True
8
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal were formed as Islamic empires after the spread of Islam.
False
True
9
A wet, fertile area in a desert is a(n)
__________.
peninsula
oasis
rest area
well
10
A title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam
caliph
sultan
king
shah
11
Janissaries were
slave soldiers in the Ottoman army.
prisoners taken by the Mughal Empire.
Sunni Muslim soldiers in the Safavid Empire.
Muslim soldiers who converted to Christianity.
12
A tower from where Muslims are called to prayer.
mosque
shah
prayer tower
minaret
13
Akbar’s tolerant religious policy helped
end the warfare between Hindus and Muslims.
establish the Mughal Empire in 1526.
convert more people to Islam.
unify the Mughal Empire.
14
Where is the Arabian Peninsula located?
the southwest corner of Asia
the northwest corner of Asia
the southeast corner of Asia
the northeast corner of Asia
15
__________
was chosen to be the leader of Islam after Muhammad’s death.
Mehmed II
Abu Bakr
Akbar
Osama
16
During Suleyman I’s rule, the Ottoman Empire
defeated the Byzantine Empire.
conquered of the Eastern Mediterranean and parts of Europe.
expanded into Anatolia and conquered Syria and Egypt.
turned the Hagia Sophia church into a mosque.
17
Title used by Persian kings
shah
king
caliph
sultan
18
Muslim scientists invented the astrolabe.
False
True
19
Why do geographers call Arabia a "crossroads" location?
Trade routes linking Africa, Asia, & Europe run through it.
People from many different cultures live there.
It is home to very few cultures or people.
It is where Islam, Christianity, and Judaism started.
20
Which of the following was the key reason the Mughal Empire collapsed?
It expanded so much that the emperors could no longer rule.
It was attacked by both the Ottoman and Safavid empires.
Tolerant religious policies changed and the people revolted.
Its emperors spent too much money building great monuments.
21
How were the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire similar?
They both were made up of Turkish Muslims.
They both were blends of different cultures.
They both made Shiism their official religion.
They both encouraged people to learn Urdu.
22
Which Ottoman leader became known as "the Conqueror"?
Mehmed II
Esma’il
´Abbas
Suleyman I
23
The leader of the Safavid Empire was called the sultan.
True
False
24
Arabia lies in a cool, wet region of the world.
False
True
25
Abbas was one of the most famous Sufi poets.
False
True
26
The Ottomans were
__________
Muslims.
Shia
Sunni
27
Decorative writing
mosaic
calligraphy
cursive
fancy pants writin' stuff
28
Muslim advances in
__________
combined new thoughts with Greek and Indian knowledge.
medicine
farming
philosophy
geography
29
A nomad was a person who
settled in an oasis.
sold cooking supplies and clothing.
farmed and raised animals.
traveled from place to place.
30
Who wrote a medical encyclopedia that was translated into Latin and widely used in Europe?
Omar Khayyám
Ibn Battutah
Mehmed II
Avicenna
