Deck 10: A: The Worlds of Islam Afro-Eurasian Connections 600-1500

Question 1

What details in the sixteenth-century Persian painting of Muhammad's night journey in Source 9.2 indicate that Muhammad is traveling through the heavens?

A) The depiction of Abraham,Moses,and Jesus
B) The symbol of the mythical winged creature
C) The depiction of Allah
D) The depiction of angels

Answer 1

The depiction of angels

Question 2

Which of the following explains why Muhammad's face is obscured in the sources?

A) To focus on the message of Islam
B) To symbolize Muhammad's divinity
C) To avoid idolatry
D) For devotional purposes

Answer 2

To avoid idolatry

Question 3

What event is depicted in the fourteenth-century Persian painting in Source 9.1?

A) Gabriel's command to Muhammad to recite the first revelation of the Quran.
B) Gabriel forcing Muhammad to renounce Islam and convert to Christianity.
C) Muhammad communicating with Allah through prayer and meditation.
D) Muhammad being possessed by a demonic spirit and becoming mad.

Answer 3

Gabriel's command to Muhammad to recite the first revelation of the Quran.

Question 4

What event does the fifteenth-century Persian painting of Muhammad and his followers in Source 9.4 represent?

A) The vengeance carried out by Muslim soldiers after their conquest of the city of Mecca
B) The purification of the Kaaba in order to make it a focal point for the worship of Allah alone
C) The enslavement of prisoners of war captured at the Battle of Badr
D) The public trial and conviction of members of the Quarysh clan

Question 5

The sixteenth-century Turkish painting of the Battle of Badr in Source 9.3 suggests that Muhammad's victory was due to

A) divine intervention.
B) individual bravado.
C) greater numbers.
D) better weapons.