Question 1

The Seljuk Turks

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A)  provoked the Byzantine request for European aid that led to the Crusades. 
B)  brought a permanent halt to the conflict between the Sunnites and the Shi'ites. 
C)  temporarily abandoned the guidelines of the Koran to reconcile the Byzantines to Turkish rule. 
D)  conquered Constantinople in 1453. 
E)  were defeated by a revived Persian Empire. 
A)  provoked the Byzantine request for European aid that led to the Crusades. 
B)  brought a permanent halt to the conflict between the Sunnites and the Shi'ites. 
C)  temporarily abandoned the guidelines of the Koran to reconcile the Byzantines to Turkish rule. 
D)  conquered Constantinople in 1453. 
E)  were defeated by a revived Persian Empire.

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-mihrab and the muezzin

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The term "mihrab" refers to a niche in t

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Sadi's Rose Garden

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"Sadi's Rose Garden" likely refers to th

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-sheikh

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The term "sheikh" (sometimes spelled "sh

Question 5

In addition to being Islam's sacred book,the Qur'an

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A)  is composed, in part, of the Christian New Testament. 
B)  also provides the ethical foundation for life. 
C)  provides a systematized body of illegal tenets and theories of political procedures. 
D)  took oral shape before the writing of the Christian bible. 
E)  was written down by Muhammad's two sons. 
A)  is composed, in part, of the Christian New Testament. 
B)  also provides the ethical foundation for life. 
C)  provides a systematized body of illegal tenets and theories of political procedures. 
D)  took oral shape before the writing of the Christian bible. 
E)  was written down by Muhammad's two sons.

Question 6

A ninth-century Persian mathematician created

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A)  chaos theory. 
B)  algebra. 
C)  calculus. 
D)  geometry. 
E)  trigonometry. 
A)  chaos theory. 
B)  algebra. 
C)  calculus. 
D)  geometry. 
E)  trigonometry.

Question 7

Compare and contrast Abbasid civilization under Harun al-Rashid with Frankish civilization at the time of Charlemagne.What were the differences,and what were the similarities,if any?

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The Abbasid civilization under Harun al-

Question 8

To what degree do the beliefs of Islam,distinct from other aspects of Arab culture between 500 and 650 C.E.,appear to have motivated Muslims to expand the territory under their control? How does the evidence,as you see it,lead you to that result?

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The beliefs of Islam played a significan

Question 9

The city that replaced Baghad as the greatest Muslim city and the focus of trade was

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A)  Damascus. 
B)  Jerusalem. 
C)  Cairo. 
D)  Alexandria. 
E)  Medina. 
A)  Damascus. 
B)  Jerusalem. 
C)  Cairo. 
D)  Alexandria. 
E)  Medina.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Harun al-Rashid

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Harun al-Rashid was the fifth Abbasid Ca

Question 11

The council of elders of the Arabian Bedouin tribes was called the

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A)  majlis. 
B)  jihad. 
C)  sheikh. 
D)  Ka'aba. 
E)  iman. 
A)  majlis. 
B)  jihad. 
C)  sheikh. 
D)  Ka'aba. 
E)  iman.

Question 12

In spite of the Islamic principle of human equality,in practice the male was dominant in Muslim society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The major Muslim outpost in Europe was

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A)  the Maghreb. 
B)  Andalusia. 
C)  Savoy. 
D)  Attica. 
E)  the Rhineland. 
A)  the Maghreb. 
B)  Andalusia. 
C)  Savoy. 
D)  Attica. 
E)  the Rhineland.

Question 14

In regard to acceptable behavior for a Muslim,it can be said that

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A)  all men were permitted to have no more than four wives. 
B)  extramarital sexual activities were permitted. 
C)  rules concerning sexual behavior were quite liberal. 
D)  the consumption of pork and alcohol were permitted in limited quantities. 
E)  Muslim priests must be celibate. 
A)  all men were permitted to have no more than four wives. 
B)  extramarital sexual activities were permitted. 
C)  rules concerning sexual behavior were quite liberal. 
D)  the consumption of pork and alcohol were permitted in limited quantities. 
E)  Muslim priests must be celibate.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Yathrib/Medina

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Yathrib, also known as Medina, is a city

Question 16

The imposing hilltop fortress perched high above the city of Granada was the

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A)  Louvre. 
B)  Córdoba Mosque. 
C)  palace of Ukhaidir. 
D)  Alhambra. 
E)  Blue Mosque. 
A)  Louvre. 
B)  Córdoba Mosque. 
C)  palace of Ukhaidir. 
D)  Alhambra. 
E)  Blue Mosque.

Question 17

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Arab Empire?

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A)  It was strongly united under the tight control of the caliph in Baghdad. 
B)  It created an era of great economic prosperity in the Middle East region. 
C)  It contained fewer urban centers than any other regime of its era. 
D)  Under Islamic principles, trade was limited and every Muslim received the same income. 
E)  It was culturally and intellectually inferior to the Frankish empire of Charlemagne. 
A)  It was strongly united under the tight control of the caliph in Baghdad. 
B)  It created an era of great economic prosperity in the Middle East region. 
C)  It contained fewer urban centers than any other regime of its era. 
D)  Under Islamic principles, trade was limited and every Muslim received the same income. 
E)  It was culturally and intellectually inferior to the Frankish empire of Charlemagne.

Question 18

All of the following were true about the spread of Arab control except

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A)  its voluntary and egalitarian features proved quite attractive to many people. 
B)  if an individual chose not to become a Muslim, he still had to participate in mandatory military service. 
C)  as a result of the caliphate being won by the Syrian governor, the Islamic capital was located in Damascus for a time. 
D)  Egypt was an early Arab conquest. 
E)  non-Muslims were usually required to pay a special tax. 
A)  its voluntary and egalitarian features proved quite attractive to many people. 
B)  if an individual chose not to become a Muslim, he still had to participate in mandatory military service. 
C)  as a result of the caliphate being won by the Syrian governor, the Islamic capital was located in Damascus for a time. 
D)  Egypt was an early Arab conquest. 
E)  non-Muslims were usually required to pay a special tax.

Question 19

Muhammad was

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A)  a Bedouin sheikh until his "arranged" marriage to a wealthy woman. 
B)  the son, ironically, of a Christian father and a Jewish mother. 
C)  not widely accepted for many years after he announced his religious revelations. 
D)  a peasant farmer before he married his wealthy employer. 
E)  originally considered to be an angel by his followers. 
A)  a Bedouin sheikh until his "arranged" marriage to a wealthy woman. 
B)  the son, ironically, of a Christian father and a Jewish mother. 
C)  not widely accepted for many years after he announced his religious revelations. 
D)  a peasant farmer before he married his wealthy employer. 
E)  originally considered to be an angel by his followers.

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-umma

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The term "umma" (sometimes spelled "umma

Exam 7: Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

The Seljuk Turks

Identify the following terms. -mihrab and the muezzin

Identify the following terms. -Sadi's Rose Garden

Identify the following terms. -sheikh

In addition to being Islam's sacred book,the Qur'an

A ninth-century Persian mathematician created

Compare and contrast Abbasid civilization under Harun al-Rashid with Frankish civilization at the time of Charlemagne.What were the differences,and what were the similarities,if any?

To what degree do the beliefs of Islam,distinct from other aspects of Arab culture between 500 and 650 C.E.,appear to have motivated Muslims to expand the territory under their control? How does the evidence,as you see it,lead you to that result?

The city that replaced Baghad as the greatest Muslim city and the focus of trade was

Identify the following terms. -Harun al-Rashid

The council of elders of the Arabian Bedouin tribes was called the

In spite of the Islamic principle of human equality,in practice the male was dominant in Muslim society.

The major Muslim outpost in Europe was

In regard to acceptable behavior for a Muslim,it can be said that

Identify the following terms. -Yathrib/Medina

The imposing hilltop fortress perched high above the city of Granada was the

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Arab Empire?

All of the following were true about the spread of Arab control except

Muhammad was

Identify the following terms. -umma

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship: Asia the Middle East and Latin America from 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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