Question 1

The military defeat of the Byzantine armies by the Seljuk Turks, which led to the Crusades, was the Battle of

Accepted Answer

A) the Tigris. 
B) Manzikert. 
C) Tours. 
D) Anatolia. 
E) Yathrib. 
A) the Tigris. 
B) Manzikert. 
C) Tours. 
D) Anatolia. 
E) Yathrib.

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

The capital of the Abbasid empire was

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A) Damascus. 
B) Persepolis. 
C) Tehran. 
D) Baghdad. 
E) Mecca. 
A) Damascus. 
B) Persepolis. 
C) Tehran. 
D) Baghdad. 
E) Mecca.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Koran/Qur'an

Accepted Answer

The Koran, also spelled Qur'an, is the c

Question 5

One of the key reasons for the Arab empire's success in developing trade was ​

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A) ​commonality of religion through Islam. 
B) ​a mastery of many languages as Islam expanded through many cultures. 
C) ​extermination and enslavement of non-Muslim merchants. 
D) ​mastering the latest in naval technology. 
E) ​expelling Christian Crusaders from major port cities. 
A) ​commonality of religion through Islam. 
B) ​a mastery of many languages as Islam expanded through many cultures. 
C) ​extermination and enslavement of non-Muslim merchants. 
D) ​mastering the latest in naval technology. 
E) ​expelling Christian Crusaders from major port cities.

Question 6

What was a significant factor underlying the decline of the Abbasid caliphate?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​War with the Byzantine Empire 
B) ​Rival factions within the Hashemite dynasty. 
C) ​Conflict between the secular lifestyle and the stern moral code of Islam 
D) ​Slave revolts. 
E) ​War with Kievan Rus' 
A) ​War with the Byzantine Empire 
B) ​Rival factions within the Hashemite dynasty. 
C) ​Conflict between the secular lifestyle and the stern moral code of Islam 
D) ​Slave revolts. 
E) ​War with Kievan Rus'

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Mecca

Accepted Answer

Mecca, also spelled Makkah, is a city lo

Question 8

The Seljuk Turks were originally a nomadic people from southern Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Seljuk Turks were initially incorporated into the Abbasid caliphate as

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A) mercenary soldiers 
B) buffer zone against the Xiongnu Confederation. 
C) traders from China and the Steppes. 
D) Sikhist adversaries. 
E) converted Christians who did not want to pay the religious tax. 
A) mercenary soldiers 
B) buffer zone against the Xiongnu Confederation. 
C) traders from China and the Steppes. 
D) Sikhist adversaries. 
E) converted Christians who did not want to pay the religious tax.

Question 10

​All of the following were territories held under the Andalusian Caliphate EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) ​Tunisia 
B) ​Spain 
C) ​Crete 
D) ​Sardinia 
E) ​Sicily 
A) ​Tunisia 
B) ​Spain 
C) ​Crete 
D) ​Sardinia 
E) ​Sicily

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Hadith

Accepted Answer

The term "Hadith" refers to the collecti

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Ali and Abu Bakr

Accepted Answer

Ali and Abu Bakr are significant histori

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Muslim

Accepted Answer

The term "Muslim" refers to an adherent

Question 14

All of the following are true statements about Arab and Persian literature except

Accepted Answer

A) pre-Islamic traditions influenced later writers in the region. 
B) Persian achievements were greatest in the area of poetry. 
C) the Koran was looked upon as dogma that was separate from literary statement. 
D) one of its greatest works was The Tales of the 1001 Nights/The Arabian Nights. 
E) many writers were bilingual in Arabic and Persian. 
A) pre-Islamic traditions influenced later writers in the region. 
B) Persian achievements were greatest in the area of poetry. 
C) the Koran was looked upon as dogma that was separate from literary statement. 
D) one of its greatest works was The Tales of the 1001 Nights/The Arabian Nights. 
E) many writers were bilingual in Arabic and Persian.

Question 15

Compare and contrast Abbasid civilization under Harun al-Rashid with Frankish civilization at the time of Charlemagne. What were the differences, and what were the similarities, if any?

Accepted Answer

The Abbasid civilization under Harun al-

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Muhammad

Accepted Answer

Muhammad is the central figure in Islam

Question 17

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

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Gabriel

Accepted Answer

The term "Gabriel" can refer to several

Question 19

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 20

The son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad who was murdered after he became caliph was

Accepted Answer

A) Hashemuti. 
B) Ali. 
C) Khadija. 
D) Sadaam. 
E) Abu Bakr. 
A) Hashemuti. 
B) Ali. 
C) Khadija. 
D) Sadaam. 
E) Abu Bakr.

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

The military defeat of the Byzantine armies by the Seljuk Turks, which led to the Crusades, was the Battle of

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

The capital of the Abbasid empire was

Identify the following terms. -Koran/Qur'an

One of the key reasons for the Arab empire's success in developing trade was ​

What was a significant factor underlying the decline of the Abbasid caliphate?​

Identify the following terms. -Mecca

The Seljuk Turks were originally a nomadic people from southern Mesopotamia.

The Seljuk Turks were initially incorporated into the Abbasid caliphate as

​All of the following were territories held under the Andalusian Caliphate EXCEPT

Identify the following terms. -Hadith

Identify the following terms. -Ali and Abu Bakr

Identify the following terms. -Muslim

All of the following are true statements about Arab and Persian literature except

Compare and contrast Abbasid civilization under Harun al-Rashid with Frankish civilization at the time of Charlemagne. What were the differences, and what were the similarities, if any?

Identify the following terms. -Muhammad

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

Identify the following terms. -Gabriel

The Hadith and Shari'a

The son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad who was murdered after he became caliph was

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What was a significant factor underlying the decline of the Abbasid caliphate?

All of the following were territories held under the Andalusian Caliphate EXCEPT