Question 1

The great mosque constructed in Jerusalem at the site of the old temple is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Dome of the Rock. 
B)  Alhambra. 
C)  Hegira Sophia. 
D)  Cordoba Mosque. 
E)  Blue Mosque. 
A)  Dome of the Rock. 
B)  Alhambra. 
C)  Hegira Sophia. 
D)  Cordoba Mosque. 
E)  Blue Mosque.

Question 2

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

Question 3

After the death of Harun, civil war broke out in the Abbasid Empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What are the basic beliefs of the Islamic religion? To what degree are they reflective of the experiences of Muhammad and the culture of Arabian society in this time?

Accepted Answer

The basic beliefs of Islam are encapsula

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Allah

Accepted Answer

Allah is the Arabic word for God in Isla

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Genghis Kahn, Khubilai Kahn, and Helegu

Accepted Answer

Genghis Khan was the founder and first G

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
sheikh

Accepted Answer

The term "sheikh" (also spelled sheik or

Question 8

Shortly after Muhammad's death, ____ was selected as the first caliph.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ibn Rushd 
B)  Sadi 
C)  Ferdowzi 
D)  Abu Bakr 
E)  Ibn Battuta 
A)  Ibn Rushd 
B)  Sadi 
C)  Ferdowzi 
D)  Abu Bakr 
E)  Ibn Battuta

Question 9

The diwan was a

Accepted Answer

A)  kind of tax. 
B)  religious scholar. 
C)  form of currency. 
D)  political council. 
E)  rare and valued textile. 
A)  kind of tax. 
B)  religious scholar. 
C)  form of currency. 
D)  political council. 
E)  rare and valued textile.

Question 10

The Ka'aba

Accepted Answer

A)  was a group of sacred stones revered by the Bedouin tribes, each of which possessed one. 
B)  was the shrine in Mecca containing a large black meteorite. 
C)  represented the monotheism of the Bedouins. 
D)  was Allah's representative Arab priesthood. 
E)  was the male initiation ceremony when one formally became an adult. 
A)  was a group of sacred stones revered by the Bedouin tribes, each of which possessed one. 
B)  was the shrine in Mecca containing a large black meteorite. 
C)  represented the monotheism of the Bedouins. 
D)  was Allah's representative Arab priesthood. 
E)  was the male initiation ceremony when one formally became an adult.

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Shari'a

Accepted Answer

Shari'a, also known as Islamic law, is a

Question 12

Unlike Christianity, Islam makes no claims as to the divinity of its founder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Ferdowzi's The Book of Kings

Accepted Answer

Ferdowsi's The Book of Kings, also known

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Great Mosque of Samarra

Accepted Answer

The Great Mosque of Samarra is a histori

Question 15

What role did Arabs come to play in regional trade? Provide examples.

Accepted Answer

Arabs came to play a significant role in

Question 16

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 17

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Bedouin

Accepted Answer

The term "Bedouin" refers to a nomadic A

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Sunni

Accepted Answer

Sunni is a term used to describe the lar

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The great mosque constructed in Jerusalem at the site of the old temple is the

What was forbidden in Islamic society?

After the death of Harun, civil war broke out in the Abbasid Empire.

What are the basic beliefs of the Islamic religion? To what degree are they reflective of the experiences of Muhammad and the culture of Arabian society in this time?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Allah

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Genghis Kahn, Khubilai Kahn, and Helegu

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. sheikh

Shortly after Muhammad's death, ____ was selected as the first caliph.

The diwan was a

The Ka'aba

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Shari'a

Unlike Christianity, Islam makes no claims as to the divinity of its founder.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Ferdowzi's The Book of Kings

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Great Mosque of Samarra

What role did Arabs come to play in regional trade? Provide examples.

According to Islamic belief

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Bedouin

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Sunni

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

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