islam quiz

Question 0

what type of religion is islam

Answer 0

monotheistic

Question 1

where was muhammad born

Answer 1

mecca

Question 2

what is the muslim god’s name

Answer 2

allah

Question 3

what is the muslim place of worship called

Answer 3

mosque

Question 4

what is the islamic spiritual book called

Answer 4

the koran

Question 5

what are the muslims prayer requirements

Answer 5

they need to pray at least 5 times a day facing mecca

Question 6

what is ramadan

Answer 6

the holiest month of the islamic calender

Question 7

who are the turks

Answer 7

nomads that came from central Asia in the early middle ages

Question 8

where were the first places the turks spread

Answer 8

persia and western asia

Question 9

what religion did the turks convert to

Answer 9

islam

Question 10

what eventually happens to the turks

Answer 10

they spilt into smaller groups that are ruled by seljuk princes

Question 11

what was one of the new groups that were very successful and who was their leader

Answer 11

the ottoman empire emerges lead by osman

Question 12

what is a sultan

Answer 12

a king or prime minister type leader

Question 13

who is the first sultan to take over for osman

Answer 13

orkhan

Question 14

who were the gazis

Answer 14

a warrior group

Question 15

who were the janissaries

Answer 15

they were christian children that were raised as slaves that grew up to become extreme muslims

Question 16

who was the third sultan of the ottoman empire

Answer 16

murad

Question 17

where did murad move the capital of the empire to during his rein

Answer 17

he moved the ottoman capital to adrianople in Thrace from brusa

Question 18

who turned the ottomans back before they could conquer parts of europe

Answer 18

the mongols

Question 19

what started islam in india

Answer 19

the conquest of delhi by muhammad of ghor

Question 20

what happened after Muhammad’s death

Answer 20

the “slave dynasty” started

Question 21

who invades Delhi

Answer 21

tamerlne

Question 22

what was tamerlanes nick-name

Answer 22

timmur the lame

Question 23

who helped reestablish the mongol empire

Answer 23

tamerlane

Question 24

what are some of tamerlanes accomplishments

Answer 24

• captured persia
• destroyed delhi government and wiped out its residents
• captured baghdad and attacked syria
• defeated the ottomans

Question 25

what were the three most important Chinese dynasties

Answer 25

1) tang dynasty
2) sung dynasty
3) ming dynasty

Question 26

what were some Chinese innovations

Answer 26

• magnetic compass
• paper currency
• movable type (printer)
• gun powder

Question 27

who is the first leader of the mongol empire

Answer 27

genghis khan

Question 28

what part of battle were the mongol warriors skilled in

Answer 28

they were great horsemen

Question 29

what places did the mongols capture

Answer 29

Asia, Russia, and parts of central Europe

Question 30

who was the grandson of genghis khan

Answer 30

kubai khan

Question 31

what was the mongolian capital which is current day Beijing

Answer 31

khanbacik

Question 32

what dynasty does the mongol empire start

Answer 32

the yuan dynasty

Question 33

who do the mongols invite into the capital

Answer 33

king louis IX and some fransican friars

Question 34

who were the three polos

Answer 34

Marco, Niccolo, and Mateo

Question 35

who is the most important polo

Answer 35

marco polo

Question 36

who is marco’s dad

Answer 36

niccolo

Question 37

who was marco’s uncle

Answer 37

mateo

Question 38

how did marco polo and kubai khan get along

Answer 38

they were good friends

Question 39

what was the book about marco polos time in china called

Answer 39

the adventures of marco polo

Question 40

when does the mongol empire start to slowly end

Answer 40

after kubai khans death