Question 1

Which of the following is not a correct statement about Islamic art?

Accepted Answer

A) The arabesque patterns found on woven Islamic carpets are quite sparse, and leave many areas without any decoration at all. 
B) The likeness of Muhammad is never seen in any Islamic art forms. 
C) Non-religious Islamic art did contain many figures of both people and animals. 
D) The Islamic prohibition of deity re-incarnation through art is found in the Hadith . 
E) Paintings were often used to illustrate Persian texts. 
A) The arabesque patterns found on woven Islamic carpets are quite sparse, and leave many areas without any decoration at all. 
B) The likeness of Muhammad is never seen in any Islamic art forms. 
C) Non-religious Islamic art did contain many figures of both people and animals. 
D) The Islamic prohibition of deity re-incarnation through art is found in the Hadith . 
E) Paintings were often used to illustrate Persian texts.

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock

Accepted Answer

The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrin

Question 3

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.

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Islam

Accepted Answer

Islam is a monotheistic Abrahamic religi

Question 5

In many Islamic societies there was no hereditary nobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the early 700s, Charles Martel defeated the Spanish Arabs at the Battle of Tours, in southern France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Consider the relative contributions of Arab, Turk, and Persian cultures to Islamic literature, art, and architecture.

Accepted Answer

The contributions of Arab, Turk, and Per

Question 8

Muhammad's teachings

Accepted Answer

A) stressed that Islam was not just a religion but also a way of life. 
B) required all Muslims to follow the Six Suras and the Seven Pillars. 
C) accepted polygyny, but permitted men to take only one wife. 
D) were entirely theological with almost no ethical nor moral aspects. 
E) were propagated in Greek to make them more understandable in the non-Arab world. 
A) stressed that Islam was not just a religion but also a way of life. 
B) required all Muslims to follow the Six Suras and the Seven Pillars. 
C) accepted polygyny, but permitted men to take only one wife. 
D) were entirely theological with almost no ethical nor moral aspects. 
E) were propagated in Greek to make them more understandable in the non-Arab world.

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat

Accepted Answer

Omar Khayyam's "Rubaiyat" is a collectio

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Ramadan

Accepted Answer

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islami

Question 11

The Hadith and Shari'a

Accepted Answer

A) were adopted, respectively, from Jewish and Christian writings. 
B) were the "Pillars of Islam." 
C) were, respectively, a collection of Muhammad's sayings and a law code. 
D) were, respectively, a law code and a marriage manual for Muslims. 
E) was a military manual to be used in war against the Western Crusaders. 
A) were adopted, respectively, from Jewish and Christian writings. 
B) were the "Pillars of Islam." 
C) were, respectively, a collection of Muhammad's sayings and a law code. 
D) were, respectively, a law code and a marriage manual for Muslims. 
E) was a military manual to be used in war against the Western Crusaders.

Question 12

​Which part of the Abbasid caliphate became independent in the tenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Morocco. 
B) ​Egypt. 
C) ​Spain. 
D) ​Syria. 
E) ​Anatolia. 
A) ​Morocco. 
B) ​Egypt. 
C) ​Spain. 
D) ​Syria. 
E) ​Anatolia.

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Sufism and Rumi

Accepted Answer

Sufism:

Sufism is a mystical Islamic be

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Hasan al-Sabahh and "assassins"

Accepted Answer

Hasan al-Sabah (circa 1050–1124) was a P

Question 16

What role did Saladin have in turning the events of the Crusades?  Why was he able to unify resistance? ​

Accepted Answer

Saladin played a crucial role in turning

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Five Pillars of Islam

Accepted Answer

The Five Pillars of Islam are the five f

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Gabriel

Accepted Answer

The term "Gabriel" can refer to several

Question 19

​Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Prayer five times a day facing Mecca. 
B) ​Recognition of Abu-Bakr as the legitimate caliph 
C) ​Giving charity to the poor. 
D) ​Making a pilgrimage to Mecca. 
E) ​Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. 
A) ​Prayer five times a day facing Mecca. 
B) ​Recognition of Abu-Bakr as the legitimate caliph 
C) ​Giving charity to the poor. 
D) ​Making a pilgrimage to Mecca. 
E) ​Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.

Question 20

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 Mamelukes. 
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 Mamelukes. 
E) captured Constantinople two times, but left shortly afterward in order not to destroy the city's profitable trading system.

Which of the following is not a correct statement about Islamic art?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Islam

In many Islamic societies there was no hereditary nobility.

In the early 700s, Charles Martel defeated the Spanish Arabs at the Battle of Tours, in southern France.

Consider the relative contributions of Arab, Turk, and Persian cultures to Islamic literature, art, and architecture.

Muhammad's teachings

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Ramadan

The Hadith and Shari'a

Which part of the Abbasid caliphate became independent in the tenth century?

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Sufism and Rumi

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Hasan al-Sabahh and "assassins"

What role did Saladin have in turning the events of the Crusades? Why was he able to unify resistance?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Five Pillars of Islam

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Gabriel

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

The Mongols

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

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

Which of the following is not a correct statement about Islamic art?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Islam

In many Islamic societies there was no hereditary nobility.

In the early 700s, Charles Martel defeated the Spanish Arabs at the Battle of Tours, in southern France.

Consider the relative contributions of Arab, Turk, and Persian cultures to Islamic literature, art, and architecture.

Muhammad's teachings

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Ramadan

The Hadith and Shari'a

​Which part of the Abbasid caliphate became independent in the tenth century?

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Sufism and Rumi

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Hasan al-Sabahh and "assassins"

What role did Saladin have in turning the events of the Crusades? Why was he able to unify resistance? ​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Five Pillars of Islam

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Gabriel

​Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

The Mongols

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

Filters

Which part of the Abbasid caliphate became independent in the tenth century?

What role did Saladin have in turning the events of the Crusades? Why was he able to unify resistance?

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?