Question 1

The elementary school of early Islam

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A)  taught boys and girls the proper way to read and interpret the Qur'an. 
B)  taught basic religious education to boys. 
C)  taught advanced religious education concerning the Qur'an. 
D)  provided military training and tactics to budding religious warriors. 
A)  taught boys and girls the proper way to read and interpret the Qur'an. 
B)  taught basic religious education to boys. 
C)  taught advanced religious education concerning the Qur'an. 
D)  provided military training and tactics to budding religious warriors. B

Question 2

What important technology did Christian Europe learn from Islamic civilization in Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  gunpowder 
B)  artillery 
C)  paper making 
D)  hydraulics 
A)  gunpowder 
B)  artillery 
C)  paper making 
D)  hydraulics C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true of the Dome of the Rock?

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A)  It has been lost to history. 
B)  It reflected the simple values of Islam. 
C)  Only religious activities were allowed within its walls. 
D)  It contained a qiblah wall. 
A)  It has been lost to history. 
B)  It reflected the simple values of Islam. 
C)  Only religious activities were allowed within its walls. 
D)  It contained a qiblah wall. C

Question 4

Which is the term for the holy law of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  ulama 
B)  Hadith 
C)  sunnah 
D)  Sharia 
A)  ulama 
B)  Hadith 
C)  sunnah 
D)  Sharia

Question 5

The first written Islamic histories dealt with

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A)  the pre-Muslim history of the Arabian peninsula. 
B)  the life of the Prophet. 
C)  the establishment of the Abbasid dynasty. 
D)  Islamic relations with the Byzantine world. 
A)  the pre-Muslim history of the Arabian peninsula. 
B)  the life of the Prophet. 
C)  the establishment of the Abbasid dynasty. 
D)  Islamic relations with the Byzantine world.

Question 6

Which of the following was practiced by medieval Muslim doctors?

Accepted Answer

A)  surgery 
B)  a stress on diet 
C)  observation and experimentation 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  surgery 
B)  a stress on diet 
C)  observation and experimentation 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 7

How did book painting and Persian miniatures reflect artistic stages of development in Islamic civilization?

Accepted Answer

Book painting and Persian miniatures ref

Question 8

25 The dominant architectural structure in Islam is the

Accepted Answer

A)  temple. 
B)  fortress-palace. 
C)  mosque. 
D)  tomb. 
A)  temple. 
B)  fortress-palace. 
C)  mosque. 
D)  tomb.

Question 9

The word Islam is Arabic for

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A)  holy. 
B)  pure. 
C)  submission. 
D)  universal. 
A)  holy. 
B)  pure. 
C)  submission. 
D)  universal.

Question 10

Islamic scholars have not accepted The Thousand and One Nights as classical literature because of its

Accepted Answer

A)  fictional nature. 
B)  pre-Muslim origin. 
C)  rejection of many of the tenets of Islam. 
D)  colloquial language and grammatical errors. 
A)  fictional nature. 
B)  pre-Muslim origin. 
C)  rejection of many of the tenets of Islam. 
D)  colloquial language and grammatical errors.

Question 11

The early caliphs of Islam invaded neighboring areas and, as conquerors, showed wisdom by

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A)  preventing looting by the tribesmen they led. 
B)  destroying the villages they captured. 
C)  allowing conquered peoples to practice their own religions as long as they respected Muslim authorities. 
D)  assassinating all the native political leaders. 
A)  preventing looting by the tribesmen they led. 
B)  destroying the villages they captured. 
C)  allowing conquered peoples to practice their own religions as long as they respected Muslim authorities. 
D)  assassinating all the native political leaders.

Question 12

Discuss the intellectual accomplishments of Muslim scholars during the Abbasid dynasty.

Accepted Answer

During the Abbasid dynasty, Muslim schol

Question 13

A thin pointed tower in which a Muslim official calls the faithful to prayer is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  muezzin. 
B)  minaret. 
C)  mosque. 
D)  broadcast tower. 
A)  muezzin. 
B)  minaret. 
C)  mosque. 
D)  broadcast tower.

Question 14

A Muslim is

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A)  "one who has surrendered". 
B)  a warrior of God. 
C)  flexible in religious belief. 
D)  a leader of the Ottoman Turks. 
A)  "one who has surrendered". 
B)  a warrior of God. 
C)  flexible in religious belief. 
D)  a leader of the Ottoman Turks.

Question 15

Muawiyah (about 602-680), founder of the Umayyad dynasty, moved the caliphate's capital to

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A)  Damascus. 
B)  Baghdad. 
C)  Cairo. 
D)  Jerusalem. 
A)  Damascus. 
B)  Baghdad. 
C)  Cairo. 
D)  Jerusalem.

Question 16

The prophet Muhammad was forced to flee Mecca because

Accepted Answer

A)  he sought to convert the merchants there to polytheism. 
B)  he threatened the economy of the city by attacking the Kaaba, a local pagan shrine. 
C)  his aristocratic origins posed a threat to the Arabs who had settled in the city. 
D)  the materialism he taught was unacceptable to the city leaders. 
A)  he sought to convert the merchants there to polytheism. 
B)  he threatened the economy of the city by attacking the Kaaba, a local pagan shrine. 
C)  his aristocratic origins posed a threat to the Arabs who had settled in the city. 
D)  the materialism he taught was unacceptable to the city leaders.

Question 17

The capital of the Abbasid dynasty was

Accepted Answer

A)  Damascus. 
B)  Baghdad. 
C)  Medina 
D)  Istanbul 
A)  Damascus. 
B)  Baghdad. 
C)  Medina 
D)  Istanbul

Question 18

Discuss the role of Mecca and Medina in the development of Islam.

Accepted Answer

Mecca and Medina played crucial roles in

Question 19

Which of the following does NOT make up the core curriculum taught in Islamic religious schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qur'an 
B)  Hadith 
C)  Arabic language 
D)  madrasa 
A)  Qur'an 
B)  Hadith 
C)  Arabic language 
D)  madrasa

Question 20

What were the key events in the life of Muhammad, and how did these events affect the rise of Islam?

Accepted Answer

The key events in the life of Muhammad i

Exam 9: The Rise of Islam

The elementary school of early Islam

What important technology did Christian Europe learn from Islamic civilization in Spain?

Which of the following is NOT true of the Dome of the Rock?

Which is the term for the holy law of Islam?

The first written Islamic histories dealt with

Which of the following was practiced by medieval Muslim doctors?

How did book painting and Persian miniatures reflect artistic stages of development in Islamic civilization?

25 The dominant architectural structure in Islam is the

The word Islam is Arabic for

Islamic scholars have not accepted The Thousand and One Nights as classical literature because of its

The early caliphs of Islam invaded neighboring areas and, as conquerors, showed wisdom by

Discuss the intellectual accomplishments of Muslim scholars during the Abbasid dynasty.

A thin pointed tower in which a Muslim official calls the faithful to prayer is called a

A Muslim is

Muawiyah (about 602-680), founder of the Umayyad dynasty, moved the caliphate's capital to

The prophet Muhammad was forced to flee Mecca because

The capital of the Abbasid dynasty was

Discuss the role of Mecca and Medina in the development of Islam.

Which of the following does NOT make up the core curriculum taught in Islamic religious schools?

What were the key events in the life of Muhammad, and how did these events affect the rise of Islam?

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

The Aegean: the Minoans, the Mycenaeans, and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The High Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of Early Modernism

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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