Social Studies - Chapter 1 Review
The Byzantine and Muslim Empires
Section A: (7 matching for vocabulary terms - 21 points)
Given two tables:
The Byzantine and Muslim Empires
Section A: (7 matching for vocabulary terms - 21 points)
- Be sure to know definitions for: Extra Credit -
- hajj -If the student creates notecards with these
- nomad words on one side and the definition on the
- caliph other side, 5/100 points will be added to test.
- tolerance -If the student writes out the responses to the
- Ramadan three short answer questions in Section C
- patriarch below, with the page numbers where they found
- Quran the information, 5/100 points will be added too.
- The Byzantines recorded and saved the knowledge of ancient __________ and ________.
- Islam quickly spread to Asia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean Coast because Muslim __________ took their religion there.
- The followers of Islam and the Jewish and Christian religions all believe in ______ God alone.
- One great contribution of the Islamic golden age was (algebra/singing stars).
- Islam treated Jews and Christians with respect, but did make them pay special _________.
- Muslims pray five times a (day/hour/week).
- Harun ar-Rashid was a great supporter of the _________.
- In the A.D. 600s, the Islamic world split into two groups: the Shiites and the __________.
- The Bedouins were nomadic, meaning they __________ from one place to another.
- Islam spread so fast because the Muslim people were expert ___________ and traveled wisely.
- Scholars see Islam’s golden age as one of the (worst/most brilliant) periods of world history.
- The Five Pillars of Islam consist of fasting, sharing, pilgrimage, faith, and _____________.
- Islam was so attractive to the peoples of the Arabian peninsula because it offered people a way of life in contrast to the ____________ rules of the nearby Byzantine and Persian empires.
- Constantinople grew rich because it was located at a natural ________________ of trade.
- The Code of ____________ clearly stated the laws and what they meant.
- What are the Five Pillars of Islam and how do they affect a Muslim person’s way of life? (6 points)
- Explain Islam’s views of other religions. How did their policy of tolerance affect the Muslim world? (5 points)
- What did the Byzantine Empire need to do to encourage the arts? What other achievements were there in science, mathematics, and historical records? (5 points)
Given two tables:
- be able to read the rows and columns to find information
- be able to tell the difference between two A.D. years