Question 1

During the Abbasid dynasty,

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A) Damascus became the Islamic capital. 
B) Greek writings were regarded as heretical and forbidden. 
C) the caliphs were more like kings than spiritual leaders. 
D) Persians began silk-cultivation. 
E) there was a revival of Zoroastrianism. 
A) Damascus became the Islamic capital. 
B) Greek writings were regarded as heretical and forbidden. 
C) the caliphs were more like kings than spiritual leaders. 
D) Persians began silk-cultivation. 
E) there was a revival of Zoroastrianism.

Question 2

The ruling member of a Bedouin tribe was called the

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

Question 3

Which of the following was not an achievement of Muslim science?

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A) the development of the Upanishads 
B) astronomical studies in Baghdad 
C) knowledge of the nature of contagion and contamination 
D) the development of medicine as a separate field of scientific study 
E) new developments in optics and chemistry 
A) the development of the Upanishads 
B) astronomical studies in Baghdad 
C) knowledge of the nature of contagion and contamination 
D) the development of medicine as a separate field of scientific study 
E) new developments in optics and chemistry

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock

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The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrin

Question 5

​The first areas of Islamic expansion were to

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A) ​the Byzantine and Sassanid empires 
B) ​Egypt and Israel 
C) ​Greece and the Sassanid Empire. 
D) ​North Africa and Spain. 
E) ​India and Afghanistan 
A) ​the Byzantine and Sassanid empires 
B) ​Egypt and Israel 
C) ​Greece and the Sassanid Empire. 
D) ​North Africa and Spain. 
E) ​India and Afghanistan

Question 6

What are the historical roots of the differences between the two major sects of Islam (Shi'ite and Sunni)? How has this affected geographic and political developments?

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The historical roots of the differences

Question 7

What factors led to the decline of the Abbasid Caliphate?​

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The decline of the Abbasid Caliphate can

Question 8

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

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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 9

Identify the following terms.
-caliph/khalifa

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The term "caliph" (also spelled "khalifa

Question 10

The Muslims who sought a mystical relationship with Allah were the

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A) Shi'ites. 
B) Sunnis. 
C) Kurds. 
D) Fatimids. 
E) Sufis. 
A) Shi'ites. 
B) Sunnis. 
C) Kurds. 
D) Fatimids. 
E) Sufis.

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-diwan and vizier

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The terms "diwan" and "vizier" are histo

Question 12

​
Under the Abbasids, caliphs became more like kings than spiritual rulers.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

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Saladin played a crucial role in turning

Question 14

Muhammad was

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A) a Bedouin sheikh until his "arranged" marriage to a wealthy woman. 
B) the son, ironically, of a Christian father and a Jewish mother. 
C) not widely accepted for many years after he announced his religious revelations. 
D) a peasant farmer before he married his wealthy employer. 
E) originally considered to be an angel by his followers. 
A) a Bedouin sheikh until his "arranged" marriage to a wealthy woman. 
B) the son, ironically, of a Christian father and a Jewish mother. 
C) not widely accepted for many years after he announced his religious revelations. 
D) a peasant farmer before he married his wealthy employer. 
E) originally considered to be an angel by his followers.

Question 15

Organized resistance to the Christian crusaders from Europe was led by the former Fatimid vizier

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A) Hasan al-Sabahh 
B) Saladin 
C) Khatib Baghdadi 
D) Harun al-Rashid. 
E) Ibn Battuta 
A) Hasan al-Sabahh 
B) Saladin 
C) Khatib Baghdadi 
D) Harun al-Rashid. 
E) Ibn Battuta

Question 16

The Persian empire which experienced defeats at the hands of the Arab armies was the

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A) Sassanid. 
B) Umayyad. 
C) Abbasid. 
D) Fatimid. 
E) Mongol. 
A) Sassanid. 
B) Umayyad. 
C) Abbasid. 
D) Fatimid. 
E) Mongol.

Question 17

Muhammad's teachings

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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 18

Identify the following terms.
-Charles Martel

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Charles Martel was a Frankish military l

Question 19

In what ways was the Muslim caliphate in Spain more tolerant than those in the east? What kinds of restrictions were generally placed on non-Muslims in Andalusia? Since the attacks of September 2001, how have revisionist historians sought to use the example of the Moorish era in Spain to counter the perception that all Muslims are sympathetic to terrorist attacks against the West? How have other historians disputed this interpretation?

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The Muslim caliphate in Spain, also know

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Sadi's Rose Garden

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"Sadi's Rose Garden" likely refers to th

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

During the Abbasid dynasty,

The ruling member of a Bedouin tribe was called the

Which of the following was not an achievement of Muslim science?

Identify the following terms. -Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock

​The first areas of Islamic expansion were to

What are the historical roots of the differences between the two major sects of Islam (Shi'ite and Sunni)? How has this affected geographic and political developments?

What factors led to the decline of the Abbasid Caliphate?​

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

Identify the following terms. -caliph/khalifa

The Muslims who sought a mystical relationship with Allah were the

Identify the following terms. -diwan and vizier

​ Under the Abbasids, caliphs became more like kings than spiritual rulers.​

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

Muhammad was

Organized resistance to the Christian crusaders from Europe was led by the former Fatimid vizier

The Persian empire which experienced defeats at the hands of the Arab armies was the

Muhammad's teachings

Identify the following terms. -Charles Martel

Identify the following terms. -Sadi's Rose Garden

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

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 2

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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The first areas of Islamic expansion were to

What factors led to the decline of the Abbasid Caliphate?

Under the Abbasids, caliphs became more like kings than spiritual rulers.

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