Question 1

What is the Islamic version of the Western-style mystic phenomenon called?

Accepted Answer

A) Islamism 
B) Sufism 
C) individualism 
D) feminism 
E) agnosticism 
A) Islamism 
B) Sufism 
C) individualism 
D) feminism 
E) agnosticism

Question 2

What is thought to be the original location of the group of Turks known as the Seljuks?

Accepted Answer

A) Iran 
B) Iraq 
C) Afghanistan 
D) Syria 
E) Lebanon 
A) Iran 
B) Iraq 
C) Afghanistan 
D) Syria 
E) Lebanon

Question 3

The tax-collecting responsibilities under the Abbasid Caliphate were assumed by the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tax-collecting responsibilities under the Abbasid Caliphate...

Question 4

Term for identification: vizier

Accepted Answer

The term "vizier" refers to a high-ranki

Question 5

What was the primary purpose of Harun al-Rashid's House of Wisdom?

Accepted Answer

A) to train young men in the Muslim faith 
B) to prepare mathematicians 
C) to translate Greek classics into Arabic 
D) to promote the study of astrology 
E) to expand the Sunni sciences 
A) to train young men in the Muslim faith 
B) to prepare mathematicians 
C) to translate Greek classics into Arabic 
D) to promote the study of astrology 
E) to expand the Sunni sciences

Question 6

Term for identification: purdah

Accepted Answer

Purdah is a term that originates from th

Question 7

Term for identification: Seljuk

Accepted Answer

The term "Seljuk" refers to a dynasty th

Question 8

What was the foremost promise from the Abbasid caliphate?

Accepted Answer

A) an enlarged empire 
B) religious equality 
C) improved educational opportunities 
D) realigned governmental bodies 
E) more religious leadership 
A) an enlarged empire 
B) religious equality 
C) improved educational opportunities 
D) realigned governmental bodies 
E) more religious leadership

Question 9

Who served as a sort of prime minister for the Abbasid bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) emir 
B) kadi 
C) caliph 
D) muezzin 
E) vizier 
A) emir 
B) kadi 
C) caliph 
D) muezzin 
E) vizier

Question 10

What is the meaning of the phrase the Closing of the Gates  to the Islamic community?

Accepted Answer

A) The ulama sought to close Islam to Christians and Jews. 
B) The ulama convinced the majority of Muslims that God's laws had been made complete, so there was to be no further questioning. 
C) The ulama generally rewrote religious laws to conform to their beliefs about God's will for his people. 
D) The ulama brought the examples set by Muhammad to the center of Muslim religious belief. 
E) The ulama seized power from the vizier. 
A) The ulama sought to close Islam to Christians and Jews. 
B) The ulama convinced the majority of Muslims that God's laws had been made complete, so there was to be no further questioning. 
C) The ulama generally rewrote religious laws to conform to their beliefs about God's will for his people. 
D) The ulama brought the examples set by Muhammad to the center of Muslim religious belief. 
E) The ulama seized power from the vizier.

Question 11

All of the following statements were true of slavery in the Abbasid society EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Slave women were allowed more freedoms. 
B) Many slave women were concubines. 
C) Slavery was common, and many households had at least one slave. 
D) Slaves could be freed for good behavior or if the owner wanted Allah's blessing. 
E) Slaves were assigned to work in the fields and mines under harsh conditions. 
A) Slave women were allowed more freedoms. 
B) Many slave women were concubines. 
C) Slavery was common, and many households had at least one slave. 
D) Slaves could be freed for good behavior or if the owner wanted Allah's blessing. 
E) Slaves were assigned to work in the fields and mines under harsh conditions.

Question 12

Describe the decline and fall of the Abbasids and the impact of that on the rest of the Muslim Arabic world.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include Turkish

Question 13

What was the primary basis for civil law among the Abbasid Muslims?

Accepted Answer

A) decisions of the diwan 
B) the Qur'an and Shari'a 
C) the decisions of the caliph 
D) rulings from the amirs 
E) judgments from the qadis 
A) decisions of the diwan 
B) the Qur'an and Shari'a 
C) the decisions of the caliph 
D) rulings from the amirs 
E) judgments from the qadis

Question 14

Which of the following statements best characterizes the Muslim army under the Abbasids?

Accepted Answer

A) mainly Arab mercenaries 
B) international and well-respected 
C) mainly Persian slaves 
D) no match for Byzantine soldiers 
E) composed mainly of very young Arab men 
A) mainly Arab mercenaries 
B) international and well-respected 
C) mainly Persian slaves 
D) no match for Byzantine soldiers 
E) composed mainly of very young Arab men

Question 15

Term for identification: qadis

Accepted Answer

The term "qadis" refers to Islamic judge

Question 16

The Whirling Dervishes are associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Shi'ite Islam 
B) The Arabian Nights 
C) calligraphy 
D) Sufism 
E) Muslim astrology 
A) Shi'ite Islam 
B) The Arabian Nights 
C) calligraphy 
D) Sufism 
E) Muslim astrology

Exam 16: Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

What is the Islamic version of the Western-style mystic phenomenon called?

What is thought to be the original location of the group of Turks known as the Seljuks?

The tax-collecting responsibilities under the Abbasid Caliphate were assumed by the ____________________.

Term for identification: vizier

What was the primary purpose of Harun al-Rashid's House of Wisdom?

Term for identification: purdah

Term for identification: Seljuk

What was the foremost promise from the Abbasid caliphate?

Who served as a sort of prime minister for the Abbasid bureaucracy?

What is the meaning of the phrase the Closing of the Gates to the Islamic community?

All of the following statements were true of slavery in the Abbasid society EXCEPT

Describe the decline and fall of the Abbasids and the impact of that on the rest of the Muslim Arabic world.

What was the primary basis for civil law among the Abbasid Muslims?

Which of the following statements best characterizes the Muslim army under the Abbasids?

Term for identification: qadis

The Whirling Dervishes are associated with which of the following?

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