5 Written Questions

1. a group of traders traveling together
2. a spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells or underground springs
3. a palace and fortress built in Granada by the Muslims in the Middle Ages
4. the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
5. an Arab leader or chief

5 Matching Questions

1. Mecca
2. al- Razi
3. Persia
4. Kaaba
5. Muhammad

1. a an ancient empire in southwest Asia and was one of the most powerful empires of the ancient world
2. b greatest physician of the Muslim world
3. c A religous temple in Mecca that became sacred to Muslims
4. d the holiest city of Islam; Muhammad's birthplace
5. e the Arab prophet who founded Islam

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a tomb built by Shah Jahan for his wife
   1. Caravan
   2. Taj Mahal
   3. Kaaba
   4. Shah Jahan
2. the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus
   1. Kaaba
   2. Muhammad
   3. Bazzar
   4. Umayyad
3. A Muslim ruler
   1. Oasis
   2. Sheikh
   3. Madina
   4. Caliph
4. a city in central Mali near the Niger river
   1. Minaret
   2. Mamun
   3. Timbuktu
   4. Akbar
5. a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
   1. Bedouin
   2. Madina
   3. Mamun
   4. Persia

5 True/False Questions

1. Mosque → (Islam) a Muslim place of worship

   True        False

2. Sunna → a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad

   True        False

3. Omar Khayyam → Muslim poet, mathematician, & astronomer

   True        False

4. Sunni → an Islamic model for living, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad

   True        False

5. Bazzar → greatest Mughal leader of India

   True        False