Islamic World Test Practice

Where is Taj Mahal located?

Agra, India

Who was a mathematician born in Baghdad who wrote a textbook explaining "the art of bringing together the unknowns to match a known quantity?" He also called this technique Al-jabr meaning Algebra

Al-Khwarizmi

It was under this Mughal emperor that the empire expanded to its greatest size. Even so, the power of the empire weakened greatly during his reign.

Aurangzeb

This persons tiny kingdom in central asia was taken away from him by his elders, who drove him south. in the years to past he fled to pakistan and laid the foundation for the mughal empire.

Babur the Tiger

What was Constantinople previously known as?

Buizatum

This word is defined as as a supreme political and religious leader in an islamic government.

Caliph

What word is defined as the art of beautiful handwriting?

Calligraphy

Who do the followers of Islam consider the "people of the book" to be?

Christians and Jews

What system was designed to turn Christian boys into soldiers who were followers of Islam?

Devshirme

What is Constantinople known as today?

Istanbul

Who was the son of Akbar who called himself this which means "Grasper of the World" and left the affairs of state to his wife Nur Jahan?

Jahangir

This woman was Muhammad's wife

Khadijah

Who is considered the be the founder of Islam?

Mahammad

Toward what city do followers of Islam face when they pray?

Mecca

What city was Muhammad born in?

Mecca

Where is the Kaaba located?

Mecca

In 1453, this man launched on and took constantinople.

Mehmed II

This word is defined as an Islamic place of worship

Mosque

This term refers to a person who calls islamic worshipers to prayer

Muezzin

Followers of islam are called?

Muslims

The duties that muslims carry out are called the Five ________ Islam?

Pillars

Muslims study this book which they believe contains revelation Muhammad claimed he received from the angel Gabriel is called what?

Qu'arn

This word is defined as hereditary monarchy of Iran

Shah

This Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal in memory of his beloved wife

Shah Jahan

What system of laws regulates the family life, moral conduct and the business and community life of followers of Islam?

Sharia

A member of the originally non-violent religious group whose beliefs blend elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufism is called what?

Sikhs

A follower of Islam who seeks to achieve direct contact with Allah through mystical means is called what?

Sufi

Under this man who ruled from 1520 to 1566 the Ottoman Empire reached its peak size

Suleyman

This word mean "overlord" or "one with power"

Sultan

the branch of islam whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad is called what?

Sunni

When this group came to power in A.D. 750, they murdered the remaining members of the umayyads family.

The Abbasids

These people were members of a turkish group who migrated into the abbasid empire in the 10th century and established their own empire in the 11th century; they fought the christians in the crusades.

The Seljuks

The branch of islam that whose members acknowledge that Ali and his descendants as the rightful successors to Muhammad is called what?

The Shi'a

This family established a dynasty that ruled the muslim empire from A.D. 661 to A.D.

The Umayyads

True or False: Both ghazis and janissaries were warriors

True

This word is defined as a prime minister in an islamic kingdom or empire

Vizier

True or False: Muhammad specified a successor or indicated how to chose one

False

What do followers of islam do from sun up to sun down during Ramadan?

Fast

This term refers to Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Media in AD 622

Hjjah

Who was the warrior from Samarkand that burned the city of Baghdad and crushed the Ottomans therefore halting their expansion?

Hulagu