Question 1

By 632, on the eve of his death, Muhammad had succeeded in uniting the people of the Arabian peninsula and providing them all the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a faith based on revelation. 
B)  a model of pacifistic expansion. 
C)  an ethical code of conduct. 
D)  a monotheistic deity. 
A)  a faith based on revelation. 
B)  a model of pacifistic expansion. 
C)  an ethical code of conduct. 
D)  a monotheistic deity.

Question 2

What is Islam's simple confession of faith?

Accepted Answer

A)  "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet". 
B)  "There is but one god, Yahweh, and Muhammad is his Prophet". 
C)  "There is but one God, Allah, and Muhammad is His Son". 
D)  "There are two Gods, Yahweh and Satan, and Mani is their Prophet". 
A)  "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His prophet". 
B)  "There is but one god, Yahweh, and Muhammad is his Prophet". 
C)  "There is but one God, Allah, and Muhammad is His Son". 
D)  "There are two Gods, Yahweh and Satan, and Mani is their Prophet".

Question 3

Ibn Khaldun argued that history should

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A)  emphasize the role of divine forces. 
B)  focus on human activity. 
C)  stress the shaping power of religion. 
D)  concentrate on the central role of "great men" in events. 
A)  emphasize the role of divine forces. 
B)  focus on human activity. 
C)  stress the shaping power of religion. 
D)  concentrate on the central role of "great men" in events.

Question 4

What are the principal theological beliefs found in the Qur'an and the Hadith?

Accepted Answer

The principal theological beliefs found

Question 5

Which of the following was an influence of medieval Islam on the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  It transmitted the legacies of classical Greco-Roman culture. 
B)  It reconciled religion with Aristotle's philosophy. 
C)  It gave the West algebra, the pointed arch, and other technologies. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  It transmitted the legacies of classical Greco-Roman culture. 
B)  It reconciled religion with Aristotle's philosophy. 
C)  It gave the West algebra, the pointed arch, and other technologies. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 6

The word Qur'an literally means

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A)  translation. 
B)  prophet. 
C)  monotheism. 
D)  recitation. 
A)  translation. 
B)  prophet. 
C)  monotheism. 
D)  recitation.

Question 7

In the eighth century, Sunni Islam was challenged by the rise of Sufism, a mystical movement that

Accepted Answer

A)  rejected the legalism and formalism that had crept into Islam. 
B)  rejected the Five Pillars of Faith. 
C)  insisted that silk garments were the proper attire for the faithful. 
D)  concluded that all righteous Muslims should live in monasteries. 
A)  rejected the legalism and formalism that had crept into Islam. 
B)  rejected the Five Pillars of Faith. 
C)  insisted that silk garments were the proper attire for the faithful. 
D)  concluded that all righteous Muslims should live in monasteries.

Question 8

Who wrote the Canon of Medicine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Averroës 
B)  Ibn Khaldun 
C)  Avicenna 
D)  Muhammad al-Razi 
A)  Averroës 
B)  Ibn Khaldun 
C)  Avicenna 
D)  Muhammad al-Razi

Question 9

Which of the following influenced Islamic architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Greco-Roman columns 
B)  Byzantine domes 
C)  the Persian teaching mosque 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Greco-Roman columns 
B)  Byzantine domes 
C)  the Persian teaching mosque 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 10

The Great Mosque in Spain is a brilliant example of what style of mosque?

Accepted Answer

A)  simple dome 
B)  iwan 
C)  madrasa 
D)  congregational 
A)  simple dome 
B)  iwan 
C)  madrasa 
D)  congregational

Question 11

The Shiites are distinguished from the Sunni, or mainstream Muslims, as partisans of which caliph and cousin of Muhammad, who was murdered in 651?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ali 
B)  Muawiyah 
C)  Abbas 
D)  Saladin 
A)  Ali 
B)  Muawiyah 
C)  Abbas 
D)  Saladin

Question 12

Ibn Khaldun's greatest achievement was

Accepted Answer

A)  the translation of the Qur'an into multiple languages. 
B)  a multivolume history of the world. 
C)  the development of new forms of Arabic poetry and verse. 
D)  the reconciliation of Aristotelian and Christian thought. 
A)  the translation of the Qur'an into multiple languages. 
B)  a multivolume history of the world. 
C)  the development of new forms of Arabic poetry and verse. 
D)  the reconciliation of Aristotelian and Christian thought.

Question 13

Which of the following is a pulpit?

Accepted Answer

A)  minaret 
B)  qiblah 
C)  minbar 
D)  D.iwan 
A)  minaret 
B)  qiblah 
C)  minbar 
D)  D.iwan

Question 14

How did Islam influence the technological development and the arts of the modern West?

Accepted Answer

Islam has had a significant influence on

Question 15

What impact did Islam have on society, politics, art, architecture, and literature?

Accepted Answer

Islam had a significant impact on societ

By 632, on the eve of his death, Muhammad had succeeded in uniting the people of the Arabian peninsula and providing them all the following EXCEPT

What is Islam's simple confession of faith?

Ibn Khaldun argued that history should

What are the principal theological beliefs found in the Qur'an and the Hadith?

Which of the following was an influence of medieval Islam on the West?

The word Qur'an literally means

In the eighth century, Sunni Islam was challenged by the rise of Sufism, a mystical movement that

Who wrote the Canon of Medicine?

Which of the following influenced Islamic architecture?

The Great Mosque in Spain is a brilliant example of what style of mosque?

The Shiites are distinguished from the Sunni, or mainstream Muslims, as partisans of which caliph and cousin of Muhammad, who was murdered in 651?

Ibn Khaldun's greatest achievement was

Which of the following is a pulpit?

How did Islam influence the technological development and the arts of the modern West?

What impact did Islam have on society, politics, art, architecture, and literature?

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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Exam 9: The Rise of Islam

By 632, on the eve of his death, Muhammad had succeeded in uniting the people of the Arabian peninsula and providing them all the following EXCEPT

What is Islam's simple confession of faith?

Ibn Khaldun argued that history should

What are the principal theological beliefs found in the Qur'an and the Hadith?

Which of the following was an influence of medieval Islam on the West?

The word Qur'an literally means

In the eighth century, Sunni Islam was challenged by the rise of Sufism, a mystical movement that

Who wrote the Canon of Medicine?

Which of the following influenced Islamic architecture?

The Great Mosque in Spain is a brilliant example of what style of mosque?

The Shiites are distinguished from the Sunni, or mainstream Muslims, as partisans of which caliph and cousin of Muhammad, who was murdered in 651?

Ibn Khaldun's greatest achievement was

Which of the following is a pulpit?

How did Islam influence the technological development and the arts of the modern West?

What impact did Islam have on society, politics, art, architecture, and literature?

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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