Question 1

The Umayyad insisted that conquered people pay a special head tax if they did not convert to Islam.This head tax was called the

Accepted Answer

A)  sakk. 
B)  ulama. 
C)  hajj. 
D)  shia. 
E)  jizya. 
A)  sakk. 
B)  ulama. 
C)  hajj. 
D)  shia. 
E)  jizya.

Question 2

How was the Islamic world influenced by its contact with the older Greek,Persian,and Indian societies? How did Islam influence these societies?

Accepted Answer

The Islamic world was greatly influenced

Question 3

The other name for the collection of stories known as The Arabian Nights is

Accepted Answer

A)  the Rubaiyat. 
B)  The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 
C)  The Thousand and One Nights. 
D)  the Quran. 
E)  The Narrow Road to the Deep North. 
A)  the Rubaiyat. 
B)  The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 
C)  The Thousand and One Nights. 
D)  the Quran. 
E)  The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Question 4

Examine the role Muhammad played in the rise of Islam.What was his basic philosophy? How did his life experiences shape this thought?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad played a crucial role in the ri

Question 5

After the death of Muhammad,political leadership fell to a caliph by the name of

Accepted Answer

A)  Abu Bakr. 
B)  Ali. 
C)  Abu al-Abbas. 
D)  Harun al-Rashid. 
E)  Khadija. 
A)  Abu Bakr. 
B)  Ali. 
C)  Abu al-Abbas. 
D)  Harun al-Rashid. 
E)  Khadija.

Question 6

The Sufis believed

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A)  in reconciling the spiritual and rational worlds. 
B)  that they,and not the Umayyads,were the legitimate rulers of the Islamic world. 
C)  in an emotional and mystical union with Allah. 
D)  that the leadership of the Islamic world had to pass through the line of Ali. 
E)  in a strictly logical and rational definition of the divine. 
A)  in reconciling the spiritual and rational worlds. 
B)  that they,and not the Umayyads,were the legitimate rulers of the Islamic world. 
C)  in an emotional and mystical union with Allah. 
D)  that the leadership of the Islamic world had to pass through the line of Ali. 
E)  in a strictly logical and rational definition of the divine.

Question 7

The Islamic thinker who studied Aristotle and whose thought,in turn,influenced the rise of European scholasticism was

Accepted Answer

A)  Omar Khayyam. 
B)  Ibn Rushd. 
C)  Ali. 
D)  al-Ghazali. 
E)  Ibn Khaldun. 
A)  Omar Khayyam. 
B)  Ibn Rushd. 
C)  Ali. 
D)  al-Ghazali. 
E)  Ibn Khaldun.

Question 8

The Quran,following the example of Muhammad,allowed men to have up to how many wives?

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  four 
D)  seven 
E)  ten 
A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  four 
D)  seven 
E)  ten

Question 9

The Islamic holy law is known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  umma. 
B)  sharia. 
C)  ulama. 
D)  qadis. 
E)  hijra. 
A)  umma. 
B)  sharia. 
C)  ulama. 
D)  qadis. 
E)  hijra.

Question 10

The Abbasid dynasty differed from the Umayyad dynasty in that the Abbasid dynasty

Accepted Answer

A)  was not a conquering dynasty. 
B)  was much less cosmopolitan than its predecessor had been. 
C)  conquered a much larger territory than its predecessor had. 
D)  stressed the Shia sect of Islam. 
E)  stressed the Shia sect of Islam and was much less cosmopolitan than its predecessor had been. 
A)  was not a conquering dynasty. 
B)  was much less cosmopolitan than its predecessor had been. 
C)  conquered a much larger territory than its predecessor had. 
D)  stressed the Shia sect of Islam. 
E)  stressed the Shia sect of Islam and was much less cosmopolitan than its predecessor had been.

Question 11

The main split inside Islam was between Sunni and

Accepted Answer

A)  Ulama. 
B)  Qadis. 
C)  Shia. 
D)  Umayyads. 
E)  Sufis. 
A)  Ulama. 
B)  Qadis. 
C)  Shia. 
D)  Umayyads. 
E)  Sufis.

Question 12

Discuss the Five Pillars of Islam.What are some of the other basic tenets of Islam? Examine the importance of the Quran.

Accepted Answer

The Five Pillars of Islam are the five b

Question 13

The turning point in the rise of Islam was

Accepted Answer

A)  Muhammad's pilgrimage to Istanbul. 
B)  the rise of the Umayyad dynasty. 
C)  the conquest of Egypt. 
D)  the hijra. 
E)  Muhammad's conversion to Christianity. 
A)  Muhammad's pilgrimage to Istanbul. 
B)  the rise of the Umayyad dynasty. 
C)  the conquest of Egypt. 
D)  the hijra. 
E)  Muhammad's conversion to Christianity.

Question 14

What was the status of women in the early centuries of Islam?

Accepted Answer

In the early centuries of Islam, the sta

Exam 14: The Expansive Realm of Islam

The Umayyad insisted that conquered people pay a special head tax if they did not convert to Islam.This head tax was called the

How was the Islamic world influenced by its contact with the older Greek,Persian,and Indian societies? How did Islam influence these societies?

The other name for the collection of stories known as The Arabian Nights is

Examine the role Muhammad played in the rise of Islam.What was his basic philosophy? How did his life experiences shape this thought?

After the death of Muhammad,political leadership fell to a caliph by the name of

The Sufis believed

The Islamic thinker who studied Aristotle and whose thought,in turn,influenced the rise of European scholasticism was

The Quran,following the example of Muhammad,allowed men to have up to how many wives?

The Islamic holy law is known as the

The Abbasid dynasty differed from the Umayyad dynasty in that the Abbasid dynasty

The main split inside Islam was between Sunni and

Discuss the Five Pillars of Islam.What are some of the other basic tenets of Islam? Examine the importance of the Quran.

The turning point in the rise of Islam was

What was the status of women in the early centuries of Islam?

Before History

Early Societies in Southwest Asia and the Indo-European Migrations

Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations

Early Societies in South Asia

Early Society in Mainland East Asia

Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania

The Empires of Persia

The Unification of China

State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India

Mediterranean Society: The Greek Phase

Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase

Cross-Cultural Exchanges on the Silk Roads: During the Late Classical Era

The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia

India and the Indian Ocean Basin

The Two Worlds of Christendom

Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration

States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa

The Increasing Influence of Europe

Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania

Expanding Horizons of Cross-Cultural Interaction

Transoceanic Encounters and Global Connections

The Transformation of Europe

New Worlds: The Americas and Oceania

Africa and the Atlantic World

Tradition and Change in East Asia

The Islamic Empires

Revolutions and National States in the Atlantic World

The Making of Industrial Society

The Americas in the Age of Independence

Societies at Crossroads

The Building of Global Empires

The Great War: The World in Upheaval

An Age of Anxiety

Nationalism and Political Identities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America

New Conflagrations: World War II and the Cold War

The End of Empire

A World Without Borders

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