Question 1

Which of the following did not contribute to the erosion of Abbasid power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mass conversions to Islam among non-Arab populations. 
B)  Discontent about having to pay taxes to a distant capital. 
C)  Growing reliance on Mamluk mercenaries. 
D)  Mass rejection of Islam by conquered non-Arab populations. 
E)  The difficulty of conveying information quickly across the empire. 
A)  Mass conversions to Islam among non-Arab populations. 
B)  Discontent about having to pay taxes to a distant capital. 
C)  Growing reliance on Mamluk mercenaries. 
D)  Mass rejection of Islam by conquered non-Arab populations. 
E)  The difficulty of conveying information quickly across the empire.

Question 2

Under Islamic leadership, the Jewish people of Spain

Accepted Answer

A)  experienced widespread discrimination. 
B)  were frequently arrested and persecuted. 
C)  contributed to the cultural growth of Spain as great thinkers and writers. 
D)  experienced a diaspora to eastern Europe. 
E)  passed laws ensuring the ascension of Jews to the Spanish throne. 
A)  experienced widespread discrimination. 
B)  were frequently arrested and persecuted. 
C)  contributed to the cultural growth of Spain as great thinkers and writers. 
D)  experienced a diaspora to eastern Europe. 
E)  passed laws ensuring the ascension of Jews to the Spanish throne.

Question 3

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Muhammad

Accepted Answer

Muhammad is a name that holds great sign

Question 4

The Arabs' involvement in Byzantine and Sasanid conflicts led to

Accepted Answer

A)  the conversion of Arab nomads to Manichaeism. 
B)  peaceful coexistence of Jews and animists in Yemen. 
C)  several religious wars between Arabs and Nestorians. 
D)  a growing awareness of Christian ideas on the Arabian peninsula. 
E)  the passage of several laws protecting Jews from violence. 
A)  the conversion of Arab nomads to Manichaeism. 
B)  peaceful coexistence of Jews and animists in Yemen. 
C)  several religious wars between Arabs and Nestorians. 
D)  a growing awareness of Christian ideas on the Arabian peninsula. 
E)  the passage of several laws protecting Jews from violence.

Question 5

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Ghana

Accepted Answer

Ghana is a country located along the Gul

Question 6

Religious conflicts in the Byzantine Empire resulted in the treatment of Nestorian Christians as

Accepted Answer

A)  holy believers in the truest form of Christianity. 
B)  heretics and therefore a threat. 
C)  monks seeking the true meaning of life in vows of poverty and chastity. 
D)  converts to new faiths to avoid taxation. 
E)  outcasts from society who were unable to find jobs. 
A)  holy believers in the truest form of Christianity. 
B)  heretics and therefore a threat. 
C)  monks seeking the true meaning of life in vows of poverty and chastity. 
D)  converts to new faiths to avoid taxation. 
E)  outcasts from society who were unable to find jobs.

Question 7

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
hadith

Accepted Answer

Hadith in Islamic tradition refers to a

Question 8

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Sasanid Empire

Accepted Answer

The Sasanid Empire was a powerful Irania

Question 9

Muhammad's revelations from the angel are compiled in a book called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Hadith. 
B)  Third Testament. 
C)  Quran. 
D)  Ka'ba. 
E)  Revelations. 
A)  Hadith. 
B)  Third Testament. 
C)  Quran. 
D)  Ka'ba. 
E)  Revelations.

Question 10

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Mamluks

Accepted Answer

The Mamluks were a military caste in med

Question 11

Non-Arab converts to Islam often migrated to cities that were centers of Arab government

Accepted Answer

A)  to take advantage of economic opportunities. 
B)  because the expensive rituals of conversion could only be performed at capital-city mosques. 
C)  to escape persecution by their non-Muslim neighbors. 
D)  A and C. 
E)  A, B and C. 
A)  to take advantage of economic opportunities. 
B)  because the expensive rituals of conversion could only be performed at capital-city mosques. 
C)  to escape persecution by their non-Muslim neighbors. 
D)  A and C. 
E)  A, B and C.

Question 12

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Quran

Accepted Answer

The Quran is the holy book of Islam, bel

Question 13

What was the relationship between Arab peoples and the Byzantine and Sasanid Empires before Muhammad, and how did those two empires influence the development of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Students should understand that the rela

Question 14

Which of the following areas was not brought under Muslim control during the leadership of the caliphs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt and North Africa 
B)  Syria 
C)  Spain 
D)  Eastern Europe 
E)  The Indus Valley 
A)  Egypt and North Africa 
B)  Syria 
C)  Spain 
D)  Eastern Europe 
E)  The Indus Valley

Question 15

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Medina

Accepted Answer

Medina, also known as Medina Munawwarah,

Question 16

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Umayyad Caliphate

Accepted Answer

The Umayyad Caliphate was the second of

Question 17

The Muslims fought the Battle of the Camel in a dispute over the

Accepted Answer

A)  Nestorian control of Yemenite lands. 
B)  appointment of Abu Bakr. 
C)  control of the royal treasury. 
D)  legitimacy of Ali, son-in-law of Muhammad, as caliph. 
E)  compilation of the Quran. 
A)  Nestorian control of Yemenite lands. 
B)  appointment of Abu Bakr. 
C)  control of the royal treasury. 
D)  legitimacy of Ali, son-in-law of Muhammad, as caliph. 
E)  compilation of the Quran.

Question 18

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
umma

Accepted Answer

The term "umma" (sometimes spelled "umma

Question 19

Manichaeism is a faith derived from Zoroastrianism and is founded on the idea that

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesus is the Savior. 
B)  Muhammad is the Prophet. 
C)  there is a cosmic struggle between good and evil. 
D)  the universe is in cosmic balance. 
E)  people must attune themselves to nature. 
A)  Jesus is the Savior. 
B)  Muhammad is the Prophet. 
C)  there is a cosmic struggle between good and evil. 
D)  the universe is in cosmic balance. 
E)  people must attune themselves to nature.

Question 20

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Sunnis

Accepted Answer

Sunnis are the largest denomination with

Exam 9: The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Which of the following did not contribute to the erosion of Abbasid power?

Under Islamic leadership, the Jewish people of Spain

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Muhammad

The Arabs' involvement in Byzantine and Sasanid conflicts led to

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Ghana

Religious conflicts in the Byzantine Empire resulted in the treatment of Nestorian Christians as

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. hadith

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Sasanid Empire

Muhammad's revelations from the angel are compiled in a book called the

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Mamluks

Non-Arab converts to Islam often migrated to cities that were centers of Arab government

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Quran

What was the relationship between Arab peoples and the Byzantine and Sasanid Empires before Muhammad, and how did those two empires influence the development of Islam?

Which of the following areas was not brought under Muslim control during the leadership of the caliphs?

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Medina

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Umayyad Caliphate

The Muslims fought the Battle of the Camel in a dispute over the

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. umma

Manichaeism is a faith derived from Zoroastrianism and is founded on the idea that

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Sunnis

Nature, Humanity, and the First River-Valley Civilizations

The Middle East and the Mediterranean

New Civilizations in East Asia, Africa, and Europe

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Europe East and West

Southern Lands and Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Americas, the Atlantic, and Africa

Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean

East Asia

Industrial Revolution and Global Impact

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Revolutions in Living

The Collapse of the Old Order

The Cold War and Decolonization

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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