Question 1

How can Muslim visual art best be described?

Accepted Answer

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

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

____________________ were religious associations organized around the teachings of a Sufi master.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ were religious associations organized around the...

Question 4

Describe the life of women in the Islamic world including class, geography, and religious aspects.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include decline

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes the network of trade that flourished from Muhammad's time up to about 1500?

Accepted Answer

A) Hindus and Muslims fought several major battles over control of the Indian Ocean trade. 
B) Africa was less important than India but more important than Asia. 
C) Europe and Asia were the largest consumers in the world. 
D) Trade was responsible for a tremendous exchange of ideas as well as goods. 
E) As a part of this vast trade network, Africa supplied pepper and spices to Asia. 
A) Hindus and Muslims fought several major battles over control of the Indian Ocean trade. 
B) Africa was less important than India but more important than Asia. 
C) Europe and Asia were the largest consumers in the world. 
D) Trade was responsible for a tremendous exchange of ideas as well as goods. 
E) As a part of this vast trade network, Africa supplied pepper and spices to Asia.

Question 6

____________________ prohibited the human form to be reproduced in any life-like representation because it was considered blasphemous.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ prohibited the human form to be...

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

Term for identification: tariqas

Accepted Answer

The term "tariqas" refers to the various

Question 10

What is considered the major source of unification for Muslims?

Accepted Answer

A) jihad 
B) shari'a 
C) education 
D) the Arabic language 
E) tariqas 
A) jihad 
B) shari'a 
C) education 
D) the Arabic language 
E) tariqas

Question 11

Term for identification: Mongols

Accepted Answer

The term "Mongols" refers to an East-Cen

Question 12

Who did Muslim scholars hold in particularly high regard as a master teacher?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Describe the government and religious organization of the Islamic Empire under Abbasid rule. What were the major religious issues?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the terms ulama (s

Question 14

Term for identification: Sunna

Accepted Answer

The term "Sunna" refers to the tradition

Question 15

What invading group surged out of Afghanistan and conquered Baghdad in the mid-1000s?

Accepted Answer

A) raiders from India 
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 India 
B) the Seljuk Turks 
C) the army of Harun al-Rashid 
D) the Mongol Khanate 
E) a coalition of anti-Abbasid Islamists

Question 16

Fidawsi wrote which of the following literary works to chronicle the history of Persia from its origins?

Accepted Answer

A) Upanis hads 
B) Bhagvad 
C) The Arabian Nights 
D) Rubaiyat 
E) Shah-nama 
A) Upanis hads 
B) Bhagvad 
C) The Arabian Nights 
D) Rubaiyat 
E) Shah-nama

Question 17

What were the significant contributions of the Islamic world to science and the arts? Support your answer with specific examples.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include storytelling, Arab

Question 18

What was the Muslim world's contribution to the field of science?

Accepted Answer

A) They showed great interest in medicine but not astronomy. 
B) They never quite caught up with the scientists in the West. 
C) Muslim scientists sought to put their knowledge to practical use. 
D) No individual Muslim scientists became well-known during their lifetimes. 
E) Rationalization was much less important to the Muslim scientists. 
A) They showed great interest in medicine but not astronomy. 
B) They never quite caught up with the scientists in the West. 
C) Muslim scientists sought to put their knowledge to practical use. 
D) No individual Muslim scientists became well-known during their lifetimes. 
E) Rationalization was much less important to the Muslim scientists.

Question 19

The ____________________ is the sacred law based on the words of the Qur'an and the Sunna for how Muslims should live.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ is the sacred law based...

Question 20

Why was Islam considered a First World Civilization ? Support your answer with examples.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the expa

Exam 16: Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

How can Muslim visual art best be described?

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

____________________ were religious associations organized around the teachings of a Sufi master.

Describe the life of women in the Islamic world including class, geography, and religious aspects.

Which of the following statements best describes the network of trade that flourished from Muhammad's time up to about 1500?

____________________ prohibited the human form to be reproduced in any life-like representation because it was considered blasphemous.

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

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

Term for identification: tariqas

What is considered the major source of unification for Muslims?

Term for identification: Mongols

Who did Muslim scholars hold in particularly high regard as a master teacher?

Describe the government and religious organization of the Islamic Empire under Abbasid rule. What were the major religious issues?

Term for identification: Sunna

What invading group surged out of Afghanistan and conquered Baghdad in the mid-1000s?

Fidawsi wrote which of the following literary works to chronicle the history of Persia from its origins?

What were the significant contributions of the Islamic world to science and the arts? Support your answer with specific examples.

What was the Muslim world's contribution to the field of science?

The ____________________ is the sacred law based on the words of the Qur'an and the Sunna for how Muslims should live.

Why was Islam considered a First World Civilization ? Support your answer with examples.

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Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

Central Asia and Indias Beginnings

New Civilizations and Empires in Western and Central Asia

Ancient China to 221 Bce

The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 Bce

Rome From City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 Bce -800 Ce

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Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

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Africa From Axum to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

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A Larger World Opens

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The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

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Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

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European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

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Decolonization of the Non-Western World

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Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

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