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7th History: Unit 2 Benchmark Review
7th History: Unit 2 Benchmark Review
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1
Why is the city of Mecca important in Muslim tradition?
Most Muslims today live there
Muhammad moved there with his followers
It was the birthplace of Muhammad
It was the capital of the Umayyad empire
2
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
Vikings attacked parts of Europe from the north
Many emperors asked for help
3
Why has Ibn Sina been called “the prince of physicians”?
He treated the caliph's family
He was descended from Muhammad
He was very highly paid
He wrote a widely used textbook
4
How did the Muslim empire treat Jews and Christians differently from Muslims?
It charged them extra taxes
It outlawed use of their prayers
It made them leave the empire
It burned their houses of worship
5
What was the overall purpose of the Christians in the Crusades?
to learn about Muslim innovations
to gain control of Palestine
to open a trade route to China
to capture Jerusalem from the Jews
6
What did Muslims lose as a result of the Reconquista?
their merchant wealth
their armed forces
their political unity
their land in Spain
7
Which question separated the two branches of Islam?
Should nonbelievers be punished?
Should religious pictures of humans be permitted?
Is it wise to expand the empire?
Must a caliph be descended from Muhammad?
8
Cairo, in Egypt, became known for its
gentle piano music
outstanding university
lifelike sculptures
revision of the Qur'an
9
According to Islamic teachings, what did the angel Gabriel tell Muhammad to do?
defeat the Syrian rulers
teach monotheism
write down the most important laws
flee to the deserts of North Africa
10
What is said to have happened on Muhammad’s Night Journey?
He met an angel in a cave near his home
He visited his sleeping followers just before he died
A winged horse-like creature took him to Jerusalem
He fled from Mecca to another city for safety
11
How did Muslims contribute to European knowledge of Plato and Aristotle?
They painted beautiful pictures of ancient philosophers
They taught in universities in Europe
They met with Catholics to discuss philosophy
They preserved and translated Greek texts
12
What teaching by Muhammad most upset the leaders of Mecca?
Trade with unbelievers was wrong
The rich should share their wealth
Women should have more rights
Children should learn to read
13
How did the Crusades make European monarchs stronger?
by taking nobles away to fight
by decreasing the use of money
by creating professional soldiers
by weakening trust in the Church
14
After the first four caliphs, what changed in the Muslim empire?
Islam split into two branches
The Qur'an was respected
Leaders stopped making war
Egyptian nomads took power
15
What took Muhammad to places beyond the Arabian Peninsula?
searching for a wife
making caravan trips for trade
conquering a vast empire
herding the family goats
16
Before Muhammad was born, the people of Arabia were united by what?
a common language
a belief in one God
a central government
a single social class
17
Unlike the first three Crusades, some later Crusades were primarily movements of what?
Eastern Orthodox knights
poor people and children
armed priests and monks
feudal nobles from France
18
What action by Muhammad in Medina made that city important to his followers?
delivered his Last Sermon, announcing that he would retire
He lived there while he drew more people to Islam
tore down the city walls and destroyed the ancient shrines
He prayed with Abraham, Moses, and Jesus
19
Which group conquered the Byzantine Empire?
Seljuks
Ottomans
Mongols
Mughals
20
Chess probably invented in India. Muslims learned and improved it. Word best describes this?
promotion
adaptation
evolution
innovation
21
Which statement describes the effect of the Crusades on Jews?
They were persecuted throughout Europe
Their numbers grew as Christians converted
Many of them tried to escape to Palestine
They joined Christians to fight the Muslims
22
How did Salah al-Din change conditions in the Middle East?
He converted many Turks to Islam
He killed Richard I of England
He adopted a new policy of peace
He re-conquered most of Palestine
23
Which is the best example of cultural diffusion?
Muslim architects built mosques with minarets
Muslim cities along major trade routes grew wealthy
Muslims spread the Chinese craft of paper making to Europe
Muslims face toward Mecca when they pray
24
Why did the leaders of Mecca want to keep polytheism?
It let them sell expensive idols
It kept peace among the tribes
It taught people to obey them
It brought pilgrims to their city
25
Which of these was an important result of paper making in the Muslim world?
opening of trade routes to China
invention of the printing press
rich growth of Arab literature
loss of ancient manuscripts
26
How did some clans boycott Muhammad’s clan?
by tearing down their stores
by refusing to do business with them
by staging a seige of Medina
by shutting them up in caves
27
Which phrase best explains the importance of Baghdad?
birthplace of Muhammad
blend of Spanish and Arab culture
capital of the Abbasid caliphate
main center of new inventions
28
What was one long-term result of the Mongol conquest of Muslim lands?
The Arabs became more religious
The Persians conquered Palestine
The Greeks allied with the Turks
The Mongols converted to Islam
29
What did the Inquisition accuse them of doing?
mixing with true believers
practicing their old religion
refusing to participate in the Crusades
supporting the wrong pope
30
Why is Jerusalem holy to Muslims?
Muhammad rose to heaven there
It was the headquarters of the empire
Gabriel instructed them to honor it
They pray toward the city
31
How did the Umayyads contribute to the spread of Islam?
As wealthy traders, they spread Arab ideas
As scholars, they translated the Qur'an into other languages
As a ruling family, they conquered new lands
As wandering preachers, they attracted converts
32
Which of these might you see in a work of Islamic art?
smiling children
herds of goats
thirsty camels
flowering vines
33
The Mughal Empire carried Islam to
Anatolia
most of India
West Africa
eastern Europe
34
Who could get treatment in medieval Muslim hospitals?
only the wealthy
anyone
poor workers
nobody but pilgrims
35
Medieval Muslims adapted and improved the astrolabe to use for
irrigation
navigation
defense
printing
36
Which religious activity makes most use of the minbar?
giving a sermon
praying in a group
giving to charity
washing feet
37
Why are 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 called Arabic numerals?
because of how they are written
because they are odd numbers
because they are all prime numbers
because they cannot be divided
38
The word Muslim means one who what?
surrenders to God
follows Muhammad
preaches the one true faith
practices kindness toward all
39
Who set up Christian kingdoms in Palestine and Syria in the early 1100s?
rulers of the Byzantine Empire
winners of the First Crusade
Seljuks with a policy of tolerance
English allies of the Turks
