Question 1

Muslim visual art can best be described as

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A) explicitly representational. 
B) primitive in technique. 
C) geometrically or floral based. 
D) similar to Christian art. 
E) architecturally oriented. 
A) explicitly representational. 
B) primitive in technique. 
C) geometrically or floral based. 
D) similar to Christian art. 
E) architecturally oriented.

Question 2

Where is the oldest still-functioning university located?

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A) Baghdad. 
B) Cairo. 
C) Cordóba. 
D) Delhi. 
E) Bologna. 
A) Baghdad. 
B) Cairo. 
C) Cordóba. 
D) Delhi. 
E) Bologna.

Question 3

The capture of Baghdad by the ____________________ finally ended the Abbasid Caliphate.

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The answer of The capture of Baghdad by the ____________________...

Question 4

What invading group surged out of Afghanistan and conquered Baghdad in the mid-1000s but kept the Abbasid ruler as a figurehead ruler?

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A) Raiders from Afghanistan. 
B) The Seljuk Turks. 
C) The army of Harun al-Rashid. 
D) The Mongol Khanate. 
E) A coalition of anti-Abbasid Islamists. 
A) Raiders from Afghanistan. 
B) The Seljuk Turks. 
C) The army of Harun al-Rashid. 
D) The Mongol Khanate. 
E) A coalition of anti-Abbasid Islamists.

Question 5

The Qur'an prohibited the lifelike representation of

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A) the human figure. 
B) the horse. 
C) any animal. 
D) Allah. 
E) birds. 
A) the human figure. 
B) the horse. 
C) any animal. 
D) Allah. 
E) birds.

Question 6

Term for identification: Seljuk Turks

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The Seljuk Turks were a medieval Turko-P

Question 7

Genghis Khan encountered which of the following in the Middle East?

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A) A single strong Islamic state. 
B) A revived Persian empire. 
C) A small series of regional kingdoms, some Islamic, some Christian. 
D) All Shi'ite Muslim nations. 
E) A series of large and small Muslim principalities. 
A) A single strong Islamic state. 
B) A revived Persian empire. 
C) A small series of regional kingdoms, some Islamic, some Christian. 
D) All Shi'ite Muslim nations. 
E) A series of large and small Muslim principalities.

Question 8

The Qur'an allows but does not encourage a man to have how many wives?

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A) three 
B) five 
C) two 
D) four 
E) an indefinite number 
A) three 
B) five 
C) two 
D) four 
E) an indefinite number

Question 9

The ____________________ were judges who presided over cases involving Muslims.

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The answer of The ____________________ were judges who presided over...

Question 10

Describe life in the Islamic world for women.

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Answers would include decline

Question 11

What is the the most famous example of Muslim architecture in the world?

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A) Ka'ba. 
B) Taj Mahal. 
C) House of Wisdom. 
D) Azhar Mosque. 
E) University of Cairo Planetarium. 
A) Ka'ba. 
B) Taj Mahal. 
C) House of Wisdom. 
D) Azhar Mosque. 
E) University of Cairo Planetarium.

Question 12

How was Islam the "First World Civilization"?

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Answers would include the expa

Question 13

Elaborate on Islamic art, science and literature highlighting the distinctive features of each.

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Answers would include storytelling, Arab

Question 14

Term for identification: qadis

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The term "qadis" refers to Islamic judge

Question 15

The Islamic world reached as far as ____________________ to the east by 1500.

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The answer of The Islamic world reached as far as...

Question 16

Sufism is the Islamic version of the intellectual phenomenon known in the West as

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A) communism. 
B) mysticism. 
C) individualism. 
D) feminism. 
E) agnosticism. 
A) communism. 
B) mysticism. 
C) individualism. 
D) feminism. 
E) agnosticism.

Question 17

Because of economic realities, the practice of purdah in much of Africa and Asia was

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A) eliminated. 
B) seldom enforced. 
C) enacted. 
D) socially unacceptable. 
E) actively practiced. 
A) eliminated. 
B) seldom enforced. 
C) enacted. 
D) socially unacceptable. 
E) actively practiced.

Question 18

When the Mongols invaded the Middle East in the 1200s, they found a former empire that was already broken apart into a series of large and small Muslim principalities. Who was responsible for the breakup of the disintegrated Abbasid Empire?

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A) Iranians. 
B) Seljuk Turks. 
C) Arabs. 
D) Romans. 
E) Venetians. 
A) Iranians. 
B) Seljuk Turks. 
C) Arabs. 
D) Romans. 
E) Venetians.

Question 19

As a master teacher, Muslim scholars held in particularly high regard

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A) Plato. 
B) Aristotle. 
C) Aeschylus. 
D) Socrates. 
E) Seneca. 
A) Plato. 
B) Aristotle. 
C) Aeschylus. 
D) Socrates. 
E) Seneca.

Question 20

The most famous book originating in the Abbasid world was ____________________.

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The answer of The most famous book originating in the...

Exam 16: Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Muslim visual art can best be described as

Where is the oldest still-functioning university located?

The capture of Baghdad by the ____________________ finally ended the Abbasid Caliphate.

What invading group surged out of Afghanistan and conquered Baghdad in the mid-1000s but kept the Abbasid ruler as a figurehead ruler?

The Qur'an prohibited the lifelike representation of

Term for identification: Seljuk Turks

Genghis Khan encountered which of the following in the Middle East?

The Qur'an allows but does not encourage a man to have how many wives?

The ____________________ were judges who presided over cases involving Muslims.

Describe life in the Islamic world for women.

What is the the most famous example of Muslim architecture in the world?

How was Islam the "First World Civilization"?

Elaborate on Islamic art, science and literature highlighting the distinctive features of each.

Term for identification: qadis

The Islamic world reached as far as ____________________ to the east by 1500.

Sufism is the Islamic version of the intellectual phenomenon known in the West as

Because of economic realities, the practice of purdah in much of Africa and Asia was

When the Mongols invaded the Middle East in the 1200s, they found a former empire that was already broken apart into a series of large and small Muslim principalities. Who was responsible for the breakup of the disintegrated Abbasid Empire?

As a master teacher, Muslim scholars held in particularly high regard

The most famous book originating in the Abbasid world was ____________________.

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