History practice test
History of Islam Quiz
Test your knowledge on the fascinating history of Islam through this comprehensive quiz covering key events, figures, and concepts. Challenge yourself with 102 questions ranging from the early days of Muhammad to the caliphates and cultural developments throughout Islamic civilization.
- Explore various aspects of Islamic history
- Learn about significant figures and events
- Perfect for students, enthusiasts, and anyone interested in history
Who are the people of the book?
Jews and Christians
Muslims and Christians
Jews and Muslims
Hindus and Christians
What is monotheism?
Belief in multiple Gods
A ritual
Belief in one God
Belief in reincarnation
What does the word muslim literally mean?
One who obeys
One who has submitted
One who has accepted
Saint
What are the 5 pillars of Islam?
Prayer, Faith, Fasting, Alms and Pilgrimage
Prayer, Alms, Fasting, Pilgrimage and Halal
Faith, Alms, Fasting, Pilgrimage and Qur'an
Prayer, Faith, Fasting, Alms and Virtue
What is the Qur'an?
The holy book of Muslims
The holy book of Jews
Sacred quotes
Religious passages
What is a caliph?
An elected leader
A title that means successor or deputy north
A title that means true ruler
Muhammed's son
What helped the "rightly guided" caliphs spread Islam?
Weakness in Egypt and Persia and religious tolerance
Message of kindness, weakness in the two empires of Arabia and acceptance
Travellers
Tolerance, weakness in the two empires of Arabia, and the message of equality and hope in the world.
Who are the shi'a?
A group that thought the Caliph should be elected
Followers of Muhammad's example
A group that thought the Caliph needed to be a descendant of Muhammad
A group that wanted to avenge Muhammad's death
Who are the Sunni?
A group that thought the Caliph needed to be a descendant of Muhammad
A group that wanted to raise awareness about Muhammad's death
A group that thought the Caliph needed to be Muhammad's nice
Followers of Muhammad's example
What event could have caused a major problem to this young religion?
Muhammad's death in 632
War
Invaders from the North
An earthquake
What is the significance of the Battle of Karbala?
The sunni and shi'a split
The members of the prophet Muhammad's family are killed off
The expanding of Islam
Muhammad is killed
During the Battle of Karbala the sunnis were lead by?
Hussein (his grandson)
Yazid (his nephew)
Hussein (his cousin)
Yazid (not a blood relative)
During the Battle of Karbala the shi'a were lead by?
Yazid (his nephew)
Hussein (his cousin)
Hussein (his grandson)
Yazid (not a blood relative)
What two major bodies of water allowed the muslim empire to trade successfully?
The Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean
The Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
The Indian Ocean and Red Sea
The Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal
What further steps do Abbasids take to consolidate power?
They improved the army
They developed a strong bureaucracy to conduct the empire's affairs money
The invaded other countries
The enforced new laws
What is a huge determining factor for the responsibilities of women?
Family
Clothing
Looks
Money
What is the House of Wisdoms?
A combination library, academy, and translation center
A school of scholars and linguists
A library
A temple
The ideal was all of these except for?
Disciple of christ
As pious as a greek month
Arabic in faith
Roman in faith
What are the 4 social classes of islamic society (in order)?
Born muslim, protected people, converts and slaves
Born muslim, converts, protected peoples and slaves
Born muslim, converts, protected people and peasants
Converts, born muslim, protected people and slaves
Major cities in the muslim empire were all of these except?
Cairo
Dasmascus
New Delhi
Cordoba
What are the janissaries?
An elite fighting force of 30,000 soldiers
An elite fighting force of 3,000 soldiers
A group of monks
The Government of the muslim empire
What is the devishirme system?
An education system
The system used to convert people
A training system for the army
The army's drafting of boys from the peoples of conquered christian territories
What similarities do we see with how they treated people with how other Islamic peoples treated conquered peoples?
Violence
Tolerance
Forced conversion
Killing
What is a sultan?
Means overlord or one with power
Means king or leader
Means true heir
Means a member of the army
What 2 other names does Suleyman 1 go by?
The lawgiver and the magnificent
The magnificent and the great
The great and the lawgiver
The great and the brave
True or false: the Safavids turned Iran shi'a by rewarding converts and withholding benefits from those who refused ONLY
True
False
The Safavids were double outsiders because they were religiously different and ______ different
Politically
Culturally
Genetically
Ethnically
Where does cultural blending often occur?
Coastal land
Cities
In the borders of countries/empires
Borders of towns
What does Isma'il do to anger the sunnis?
He murders the sunnis in his empire that don't convert
He kills their leader
He makes sunni practices illegal
He becomes sunni
All of these were reforms implemented by Shah Abbas except for?
He ordered everyone to work more efficiently
Who are the two groups that fight for control of India?
Muslims and Buddhists
Hindus and Muslims
Hindus and Buddhists
Hindus and Jews
What strategy did Akbar think would best serve his people?
Having strict laws to keep absolute power
Invade others before they can invade you
Have the biggest army to protect yourself
Starting wars
True or false: Jahangir is the TRUE leader if the empire not Nur Jahan.
True
False
What does Shah Jahan do to consolidate power in the empire?
He murdered his rivals
Killed those who disobeyed
Taxed his people
Grew his army
Aurangzeb does this to his father after consolidating power:
Tortures him
Sends him to exile
Kills him
Puts him in prison
What are the two major rivers that flow through China?
Yangtze and Red River
Yellow and Yangshi River
Yellow and Yangtze River
Yangshi and Red river
About how much of China's land is farmable?
5%
10%
15%
20%
What do the Chinese name people outside of their civilization?
Savages
Barbarians
Foreigners
People of the book
What is the name that the Chinese use for their own kingdom?
Middle Kingdom
Land of four quarters
East Kingdom
South Kingdom
What was central to Chinese society?
Religion
Farming
Money
Family
Define filial piety
Respect for each other
Kindness towards each other
Respect for their parents and ancestors
A system of inheritance
Define bureaucracy
Those who run the government
A sovereign
A country with religious leaders
A religious leader
The legalists believed...
Laws were the most important part of running a country
People should be obedient
A government needs absolute power to rule correctly
A highly efficient and powerful government was the key to restoring order in society
What are the firsts two steps Shi Huangdi took to unify China?
Reforming the justice system
Stopping all internal conflict and defeating invaders from the North and internal opposition
Funding the army
Enforcing religious laws
Define autocracy
A government that has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary manner
A government ruled by a tyrant
A government that has a weak army
A religious leader
After trade is limited to 3 ports, what develops that breaks the law but allows for rich trade?
Tax fraud
Stealing
Drug dealing
Smuggling
Who is Zheng He?
A Chinese muslim admiral who led 6 voyage
A Chinese muslim admiral who led seven voyages
A ruler of the Chinese kingdom
A dynasty member
All of these were things Hongwu did to reform China when he took power except for:
Z
Z
He industrialized the country
True/false: China did not become highly industrialized for two main reasons. first, the idea of commerce offended China's highly confucian beliefs. second, Chinese economic policies traditionally favored agriculture.
True
False
What two things did the Chinese require of Westerners for trade to happen?
Tribute and only trading at special ports
Payment and tribute
Only trading at special ports and payment
A signed contract and tribute
The Yamato clan eventually becomes the leading family/clan of Japan, they felt they descended from?
Sun goddess Amaterasu
Olmecs
Water god Suijin
The Yamatan
The ruling system of Japan was set up to have these two things:
En emperor as ruler
An emperor was a figurehead and a ruling family/clan behind the scenes.
An emperor was figurehead with a regent behind the scenes
A king as ruler
Define a regent
Member of government
Chief in the army
Someone who advises the monarch
Someone who rules when a monarch is absent, ill or too young to rule
In Japanese culture, what is the key to winning a powerful position?
Qualifications
Hard work
Money
Noble birth right
Who begins to challenge the rule of central government?
Large landowners with private armies
Nobles with private armies
Knights
The middle class
How was history kept alive in young African societies?
Written
Orally
Music
Drawings
Define griots
Landowners
Farmers
Storytellers
Translators
What is the central unit to African societies?
Towns
Farming
Family
Religion
What are the two activities that transitioned it into a settled lifestyle?
Cattle raising and education
Farming and war
Farming and cattle raising
Farming and goat raising
Define Animism
A religion where animal worship is important
A religion in which spirits play an important role in regulating daily life
When deitites are represented by animals
Where animals guide daily decisions
These 3 main categories are the reasons migration falls into except?
Political
Economic
Familial
Social
Define push pull factors
Reasons for a person to migrate from their current location
Reasons for a person to stay in their current location
Factors for refugees in fleeing
Factors for the homeless
Define migration
Move from one country/region to another
To permanently move from one country/region to another
Visit another country
Move from one city to another
Example of a push factor:
Good education
Job opportunities
The government not providing security for citizens
Low unemployment rates
What 3 crops were the basis for mayan life?
Beans, squash and rice
Maize, beans and potatoes
Maize, beans and wheat
Maize, beans and squash
How is leadership passed down from one generation to another
From father to son
From parent to child
From sister to sister
From brother to brother
The social pyramid looked like this (bottom to top)
King, nobility, merchants/artisans, peasants
Peasant, merchants/artisans, nobility, king
Peasants, merchants/artisans, king, nobility
Merchants/artisans, peasants, nobility, king
Although Maya city states were independent of each other, what 2 things brought them together?
Alliance and religion
Trade and conflict
Alliance and war
Alliance and trade
What older civilization influenced the Mayas?
Olmecs
Aztecs
Mexica
Jesuits
Who are members of the triple alliance?
Chines, Mayas and the Olmecs
Aztecs, Mayas and the Tlacopan
Aztecs, Texcoco and Tlacopan
Aztecs, Olmecs and the Mayas
True or false: the Aztecs were told to look for an owl with a snake in its mouth as a sign of where to build their city
True
False
In Teotihuacan, what is the city's most valuable trade item?
Obsidian
Gold
Silver
Quartz
What did the Aztecs base their power on?
Military conquest and tribute
Winning wars
Wealth
Conquering other countries
What did the Aztecs do that we have seen other successful empires do with religion?
The Aztecs killed those who refused to convert
the Aztecs were tolerant of other religions but rewarded those who converted
The Aztecs adopted many of these gods, and religious practices related to them, from other Mesoamerican peoples
The Aztecs were tolerant of other religions
What happens to the Incan empire after Huayna Capac's death?
The empire is given to his son
The empire is divided amongst his 2 sons
The empire is claimed by another country
A war breaks out in disagreement of who inherits his position
What do they refer to as "sweat of the sun"?
Coins
Rain
Rocks
Gold
What is an ayllu?
A translator
An extended family group
A banker
A farming group
What is the land of 4 quarters?
The vast empire of Inca
Mexico
Central America
The Mayan city states
True or false: the Incas developed the most sophisticated written language of the Americas?
True
False
Who are the Mexica?
People from North of the Mexico Valley who eventually become the Aztecs
People from North of the Mexico Valley who eventually become the Incas
People from Mexico Valley who eventually become the Aztecs
Citizens of Mexico
True or false: Western Europe was terrorized by Muslims from south, Magyars from the west and Vikings from the North
True
False
What 2 things led to the rise of feudalism in Europe?
Social injustice
Political and religious turmoil
Political turmoil and constant warfare
Constant warfare and injustice
What determined a person's prestige in the feudal system?
Wealth
Status
Heritage
Education
What was the life expectancy of a peasant?
35
40
65
50
What church teaching kept peasants in a state of poverty?
Cleanliness is next to Godliness
Greed is a sin
You must obey the serf owners
God determined a person's place in society
With weak central government what institution was able to step in and gain more power?
Church
Middle class
Pope
Monarch
True or false: Pope Gelasius I said he saw a problem would arise between the state and taxpayer in the future
True
False
What benefit did the church provide for feudalism?
It fed everyone the same information
It gave people similar values
It bonded people together by giving them common beliefs and security in a group
It allowed people to feel protected
Define canon law
A rule where all must attend church
Church law
Societal norms
A law Henry VIII put in place to allow his divorce
What is the concordat or worms?
An agreement where the pope appoints the bishop but the king can veto the appointment
An agreement where the king appoints a bishop
An agreement where the nobility appoints a bishop
An agreement where the bishop is elected
The Renaissance was a rebirth of what older cultures?
Greek and Italian
Roman and latin
Greek and latin
Greek and roman
What is humanism?
A movement that focused on philosophy
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements
A movement for human rights
An intellectual movement focusing on science
Define secular
Less focus on the church
Growth of appreciation for the arts
World rather than spiritual and concerned with the here and now
Church law
Define vernacular
Native or everyday language
Second language
Less focus on the church
Worldly rather than spiritually
Define patron
Financial supporter of the arts
Priest
Artist
Merchant
All of these were ways that the dead of the Renaissance spread North from Italy except for:
Scholars
Merchants
?
Priests
True or false: the growth of population, end of the Hundred Years war, growth of cities, and growing merchants class all contributed to the acceptance of the Renaissance
True
False
The Renaissance ideal of human dignity inspired some northern humanists to develop plans for social reform based on ______ values
Chinese
Greco-roman
Catholic
Judeo-christian
Who invented block printing?
The French
The Indian
The Chinese
The Italian
Who invented the printing press?
Johann Gutenberg
Frederick the Great
Leonardo Da Vinci
Einstein
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