Question 1

What was forbidden in Islamic society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery 
B)  Female inheritance of property 
C)  Polygyny 
D)  Adultery 
E)  Divorce 
A)  Slavery 
B)  Female inheritance of property 
C)  Polygyny 
D)  Adultery 
E)  Divorce D

Question 2

The _____ Pillars of Islam outline the basic obligations of all believers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Three 
B)  Four 
C)  Five 
D)  Six 
E)  Seven 
A)  Three 
B)  Four 
C)  Five 
D)  Six 
E)  Seven C

Question 3

Islam is

Accepted Answer

A)  polytheistic. 
B)  monotheistic. 
C)  polyandrous. 
D)  divinistic. 
E)  secularist. 
A)  polytheistic. 
B)  monotheistic. 
C)  polyandrous. 
D)  divinistic. 
E)  secularist. B

Question 4

Muhammad was born into an elite family of scholars and poets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Hasan al-Sabahh formed a rebel group that attacked Seljuk officials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Who was the first great Islamic historian?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muhammad Ali. 
B)  Harun al-Rashid. 
C)  Abu Bakr. 
D)  Kabia al-Kahn. 
E)  Al-Mas'udi 
A)  Muhammad Ali. 
B)  Harun al-Rashid. 
C)  Abu Bakr. 
D)  Kabia al-Kahn. 
E)  Al-Mas'udi

Question 7

The Mongols

Accepted Answer

A)  initially came from the Congo Basin in central Africa. 
B)  introduced the meaning of ornate rugs to Persia and Egypt, from where it spread across the Islamic world. 
C)  adapted quickly to life in the Middle East, as they were already Muslims and greatly interested in trade and urban development. 
D)  were unable to capture Egypt, due to the effective resistance of the Mamluks. 
E)  captured Constantinople two times, but left shortly afterward in order not to destroy the city's profitable trading system. 
A)  initially came from the Congo Basin in central Africa. 
B)  introduced the meaning of ornate rugs to Persia and Egypt, from where it spread across the Islamic world. 
C)  adapted quickly to life in the Middle East, as they were already Muslims and greatly interested in trade and urban development. 
D)  were unable to capture Egypt, due to the effective resistance of the Mamluks. 
E)  captured Constantinople two times, but left shortly afterward in order not to destroy the city's profitable trading system.

Question 8

According to Islamic belief

Accepted Answer

A)  Muhammad created the concept of Allah. 
B)  Allah sent not his first but his final message through Muhammad. 
C)  the teachings of Jesus and Moses are incorrect and immoral. 
D)  Allah ordained that Muhammad was a subordinate God. 
E)  there is no afterlife for the individual. 
A)  Muhammad created the concept of Allah. 
B)  Allah sent not his first but his final message through Muhammad. 
C)  the teachings of Jesus and Moses are incorrect and immoral. 
D)  Allah ordained that Muhammad was a subordinate God. 
E)  there is no afterlife for the individual.

Question 9

The will of Allah, as revealed by Muhammad, was not precise about the relationship between religious and political authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Muslim commander Tariq led the conquest of

Accepted Answer

A)  Constantinople. 
B)  Persia. 
C)  the Balkans. 
D)  southern Spain. 
E)  Egypt. 
A)  Constantinople. 
B)  Persia. 
C)  the Balkans. 
D)  southern Spain. 
E)  Egypt.

Question 11

Standard interpretations of European history present the reconquista as a calamity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Andalusian caliphate was centered on

Accepted Answer

A)  Toledo 
B)  Cordoba 
C)  Granada 
D)  Seville 
E)  Leon 
A)  Toledo 
B)  Cordoba 
C)  Granada 
D)  Seville 
E)  Leon

Question 13

The caliphate that is often described as the Abbasid "Golden Age" was the reign of

Accepted Answer

A)  Muhammad Ali. 
B)  Harun al-Rashid. 
C)  Abu Bakr. 
D)  Kabia al-Kahn. 
E)  Kadija al-Farabi. 
A)  Muhammad Ali. 
B)  Harun al-Rashid. 
C)  Abu Bakr. 
D)  Kabia al-Kahn. 
E)  Kadija al-Farabi.

Question 14

The city to which Muhammad went to in 622, a journey known as the Hijrah, was

Accepted Answer

A)  Mecca. 
B)  Medina. 
C)  Jerusalem. 
D)  Riyad. 
E)  Damascus. 
A)  Mecca. 
B)  Medina. 
C)  Jerusalem. 
D)  Riyad. 
E)  Damascus.

Question 15

The Frankish leader who defeated a Muslim army near Tours in 732 was

Accepted Answer

A)  Pepin. 
B)  Clovis. 
C)  Charlemagne. 
D)  Charles Martel. 
E)  Louis the Pious. 
A)  Pepin. 
B)  Clovis. 
C)  Charlemagne. 
D)  Charles Martel. 
E)  Louis the Pious.

Question 16

What is an accurate statement about the Arab Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was strongly united under the tight control of the caliph in Baghdad. 
B)  It created an era of great economic prosperity in the Middle East region. 
C)  It contained fewer urban centers than any other regime of its era. 
D)  It limited trade and provided the same income to all Muslims under Islamic principles. 
E)  It was culturally and intellectually inferior to the Frankish empire of Charlemagne. 
A)  It was strongly united under the tight control of the caliph in Baghdad. 
B)  It created an era of great economic prosperity in the Middle East region. 
C)  It contained fewer urban centers than any other regime of its era. 
D)  It limited trade and provided the same income to all Muslims under Islamic principles. 
E)  It was culturally and intellectually inferior to the Frankish empire of Charlemagne.

Question 17

The Abbasid caliphs tried to

Accepted Answer

A)  create a new capital at Persepolis. 
B)  launch a holy war against Christianity. 
C)  break down the distinction between Arab and non-Arab Muslims. 
D)  end the practice of religious toleration. 
E)  end intermarriage between Muslims and non-Muslims. 
A)  create a new capital at Persepolis. 
B)  launch a holy war against Christianity. 
C)  break down the distinction between Arab and non-Arab Muslims. 
D)  end the practice of religious toleration. 
E)  end intermarriage between Muslims and non-Muslims.

Question 18

In 732, an Arab force making a foray into southern France was defeated by

Accepted Answer

A)  Charlemagne. 
B)  Charles Martel. 
C)  Pepin II. 
D)  Pope Gregory VII 
E)  Louis the Bald. 
A)  Charlemagne. 
B)  Charles Martel. 
C)  Pepin II. 
D)  Pope Gregory VII 
E)  Louis the Bald.

Question 19

The council of elders of the Arabian Bedouin tribes was called the

Accepted Answer

A)  majlis. 
B)  jihad. 
C)  sheikh. 
D)  Ka'aba. 
E)  iman. 
A)  majlis. 
B)  jihad. 
C)  sheikh. 
D)  Ka'aba. 
E)  iman.

Question 20

All of the following were true about the spread of Arab control except

Accepted Answer

A)  its voluntary and egalitarian features proved quite attractive to many people. 
B)  if an individual chose not to become a Muslim, he still had to participate in mandatory military service. 
C)  as a result of the caliphate being won by the Syrian governor, the Islamic capital was located in Damascus for a time. 
D)  Egypt was an early Arab conquest. 
E)  non-Muslims were usually required to pay a special tax. 
A)  its voluntary and egalitarian features proved quite attractive to many people. 
B)  if an individual chose not to become a Muslim, he still had to participate in mandatory military service. 
C)  as a result of the caliphate being won by the Syrian governor, the Islamic capital was located in Damascus for a time. 
D)  Egypt was an early Arab conquest. 
E)  non-Muslims were usually required to pay a special tax.

Exam 7: Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

What was forbidden in Islamic society?

The _____ Pillars of Islam outline the basic obligations of all believers.

Islam is

Muhammad was born into an elite family of scholars and poets.

Hasan al-Sabahh formed a rebel group that attacked Seljuk officials.

Who was the first great Islamic historian?

The Mongols

According to Islamic belief

The will of Allah, as revealed by Muhammad, was not precise about the relationship between religious and political authority.

The Muslim commander Tariq led the conquest of

Standard interpretations of European history present the reconquista as a calamity.

Andalusian caliphate was centered on

The caliphate that is often described as the Abbasid "Golden Age" was the reign of

The city to which Muhammad went to in 622, a journey known as the Hijrah, was

The Frankish leader who defeated a Muslim army near Tours in 732 was

What is an accurate statement about the Arab Empire?

The Abbasid caliphs tried to

In 732, an Arab force making a foray into southern France was defeated by

The council of elders of the Arabian Bedouin tribes was called the

All of the following were true about the spread of Arab control except

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

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