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