Question 1

The city to which Muhammad went to in 622,a journey known as the Hijrah,was

Accepted Answer

A)  Mecca. 
B)  Medina. 
C)  Jerusalem. 
D)  Riyad. 
E)  Damascus. 
A)  Mecca. 
B)  Medina. 
C)  Jerusalem. 
D)  Riyad. 
E)  Damascus.

Question 2

The Hadith and Shari'a

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A)  were adopted, respectively, from Jewish and Christian writings. 
B)  were the "Pillars of Islam." 
C)  were, respectively, a collection of Muhammad's sayings and a law code. 
D)  were, respectively, a law code and a marriage manual for Muslims. 
E)  was a military manual to be used in war against the Western Crusaders. 
A)  were adopted, respectively, from Jewish and Christian writings. 
B)  were the "Pillars of Islam." 
C)  were, respectively, a collection of Muhammad's sayings and a law code. 
D)  were, respectively, a law code and a marriage manual for Muslims. 
E)  was a military manual to be used in war against the Western Crusaders.

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Hegira

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Who? - The term "Hegira" refers to the P

Question 4

How did Turks,Christians,and Mongols influence the course of Islamic civilization?

Accepted Answer

The Turks, Christians, and Mongols all h

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-caliph/khalifa

Accepted Answer

The term "caliph" (also spelled "khalifa

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Ka'aba

Accepted Answer

The Ka'aba is a sacred structure located

Question 7

Which of the following is not a correct statement about Islamic art?

Accepted Answer

A)  The arabesque patterns found on woven Islamic carpets are quite sparse, and leave many areas without any decoration at all. 
B)  The likeness of Muhammad is never seen in any Islamic art forms. 
C)  Non-religious Islamic art did contain many figures of both people and animals. 
D)  The Islamic prohibition of deity re-incarnation through art is found in the Hadith. 
E)  Paintings were often used to illustrate Persian texts. 
A)  The arabesque patterns found on woven Islamic carpets are quite sparse, and leave many areas without any decoration at all. 
B)  The likeness of Muhammad is never seen in any Islamic art forms. 
C)  Non-religious Islamic art did contain many figures of both people and animals. 
D)  The Islamic prohibition of deity re-incarnation through art is found in the Hadith. 
E)  Paintings were often used to illustrate Persian texts.

Question 8

The Seljuk Turks were originally a nomadic people from southern Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following was not an achievement of Muslim science?

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of the Upanishads 
B)  astronomical studies in Baghdad 
C)  knowledge of the nature of contagion and contamination 
D)  the development of medicine as a separate field of scientific study 
E)  new developments in optics and chemistry 
A)  the development of the Upanishads 
B)  astronomical studies in Baghdad 
C)  knowledge of the nature of contagion and contamination 
D)  the development of medicine as a separate field of scientific study 
E)  new developments in optics and chemistry

Question 10

The official calendar of Islam begins

Accepted Answer

A)  in 222 C.E. 
B)  when Muhammad and his closest supporters left Yathrib and went to Mecca. 
C)  with the occurrence of the Hijrah. 
D)  with Muhammad's death in 632 C.E. 
E)  with the Arab conquest of Damascus. 
A)  in 222 C.E. 
B)  when Muhammad and his closest supporters left Yathrib and went to Mecca. 
C)  with the occurrence of the Hijrah. 
D)  with Muhammad's death in 632 C.E. 
E)  with the Arab conquest of Damascus.

Question 11

The Muslim sect who were the "partisans of Ali" are the

Accepted Answer

A)  Sunnis. 
B)  Shi'ites. 
C)  Sufis. 
D)  Kurds. 
E)  "orthodox". 
A)  Sunnis. 
B)  Shi'ites. 
C)  Sufis. 
D)  Kurds. 
E)  "orthodox".

Question 12

The capital city of the Abbasid caliphate was Damascus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Mecca

Accepted Answer

Mecca, also spelled Makkah, is a city lo

Question 14

"Islam was a product of and reflective of a particular time and place." Discuss,pro and con.

Accepted Answer

Pro: Islam was indeed a product of and r

Question 15

According to Islamic belief

Accepted Answer

A)  Muhammad created the concept of Allah. 
B)  Allah sent not his first but his final revelations through Muhammad. 
C)  the teachings of Jesus and Moses are incorrect and immoral. 
D)  Allah ordained that Muhammad was a subordinate God. 
E)  there is no afterlife for the individual. 
A)  Muhammad created the concept of Allah. 
B)  Allah sent not his first but his final revelations through Muhammad. 
C)  the teachings of Jesus and Moses are incorrect and immoral. 
D)  Allah ordained that Muhammad was a subordinate God. 
E)  there is no afterlife for the individual.

Question 16

The Frankish leader who defeated a Muslim army near Tours in 732 was

Accepted Answer

A)  Pepin. 
B)  Clovis. 
C)  Charlemagne. 
D)  Charles Martel. 
E)  Louis the Pious. 
A)  Pepin. 
B)  Clovis. 
C)  Charlemagne. 
D)  Charles Martel. 
E)  Louis the Pious.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the origins and achievements of the Umayyad,Abbasid,and Fatimid regimes.

Accepted Answer

The Umayyad, Abbasid, and Fatimid regime

Question 18

How did the social structure and religious ideas of the Islamic world compare and contrast with those of India after the Aryan invasion?

Accepted Answer

The social structure and religious ideas

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-jihad

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms.
-jihad...

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-sultan

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms.
-sultan...

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

The city to which Muhammad went to in 622,a journey known as the Hijrah,was

The Hadith and Shari'a

Identify the following terms. -Hegira

How did Turks,Christians,and Mongols influence the course of Islamic civilization?

Identify the following terms. -caliph/khalifa

Identify the following terms. -Ka'aba

Which of the following is not a correct statement about Islamic art?

The Seljuk Turks were originally a nomadic people from southern Mesopotamia.

Which of the following was not an achievement of Muslim science?

The official calendar of Islam begins

The Muslim sect who were the "partisans of Ali" are the

The capital city of the Abbasid caliphate was Damascus.

Identify the following terms. -Mecca

"Islam was a product of and reflective of a particular time and place." Discuss,pro and con.

According to Islamic belief

The Frankish leader who defeated a Muslim army near Tours in 732 was

Compare and contrast the origins and achievements of the Umayyad,Abbasid,and Fatimid regimes.

How did the social structure and religious ideas of the Islamic world compare and contrast with those of India after the Aryan invasion?

Identify the following terms. -jihad

Identify the following terms. -sultan

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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