Question 1

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Almoravids

Accepted Answer

The Almoravids were a Berber dynasty tha

Question 2

The _____ Pillars of Islam outline the basic obligations of all believers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Three 
B)  Four 
C)  Five 
D)  Six 
E)  Seven 
A)  Three 
B)  Four 
C)  Five 
D)  Six 
E)  Seven

Question 3

The Abbasid caliphs tried to

Accepted Answer

A)  create a new capital at Persepolis. 
B)  launch a holy war against Christianity. 
C)  break down the distinction between Arab and non-Arab Muslims. 
D)  end the practice of religious toleration. 
E)  end intermarriage between Muslims and non-Muslims. 
A)  create a new capital at Persepolis. 
B)  launch a holy war against Christianity. 
C)  break down the distinction between Arab and non-Arab Muslims. 
D)  end the practice of religious toleration. 
E)  end intermarriage between Muslims and non-Muslims.

Question 4

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 5

Key works by Greek philosophers were stored in a "house of wisdom" in Baghdad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The ruling member of a Bedouin tribe was called the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

The poet who wrote the Rubaiyat was

Accepted Answer

A)  al-Mutanabbi. 
B)  Omar Khayyam. 
C)  Rudaki. 
D)  Sadi. 
E)  Tarafah. 
A)  al-Mutanabbi. 
B)  Omar Khayyam. 
C)  Rudaki. 
D)  Sadi. 
E)  Tarafah.

Question 8

In 732, an Arab force making a foray into southern France was defeated by

Accepted Answer

A)  Charlemagne. 
B)  Charles Martel. 
C)  Pepin II. 
D)  Pope Gregory VII 
E)  Louis the Bald. 
A)  Charlemagne. 
B)  Charles Martel. 
C)  Pepin II. 
D)  Pope Gregory VII 
E)  Louis the Bald.

Question 9

Muhammad was

Accepted Answer

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 10

The caliphate that is often described as the Abbasid "Golden Age" was the reign of

Accepted Answer

A)  Muhammad Ali. 
B)  Harun al-Rashid. 
C)  Abu Bakr. 
D)  Kabia al-Kahn. 
E)  Kadija al-Farabi. 
A)  Muhammad Ali. 
B)  Harun al-Rashid. 
C)  Abu Bakr. 
D)  Kabia al-Kahn. 
E)  Kadija al-Farabi.

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Mecca

Accepted Answer

Mecca is a city in Saudi Arabia that hol

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat

Accepted Answer

Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat is a collection

Question 13

Caliph (or khalifa ) literally means

Accepted Answer

A)  prophet. 
B)  judge. 
C)  warrior. 
D)  successor. 
E)  religious lawyer. 
A)  prophet. 
B)  judge. 
C)  warrior. 
D)  successor. 
E)  religious lawyer.

Question 14

Arab traders sought ____ in West Africa.

Accepted Answer

A)  tools and weapons 
B)  horses and saddles 
C)  hides and grain 
D)  gold and slaves 
E)  gems and silver 
A)  tools and weapons 
B)  horses and saddles 
C)  hides and grain 
D)  gold and slaves 
E)  gems and silver

Question 15

Discuss the different meanings of the word 'jihad' as defined by the Qur'an and modern-day usage.

Accepted Answer

The word "jihad" has different meanings

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Medina

Accepted Answer

Medina, also known as Yathrib, is a city

Question 17

Ibn Sina used the work of ____ to support his own belief in natural laws.

Accepted Answer

A)  Plato 
B)  Socrates 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Euclid 
E)  Archimedes 
A)  Plato 
B)  Socrates 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Euclid 
E)  Archimedes

Question 18

In general terms, it can be said that Islamic society

Accepted Answer

A)  was usually extremely intolerant toward Christians and Jews. 
B)  contained very rigid divisions between Church and State. 
C)  relied heavily on religious doctrine to determine proper behavior in the areas of politics, economics, law, and ethics. 
D)  was more violent than its contemporaries. 
E)  became more secular after the death of Muhammad. 
A)  was usually extremely intolerant toward Christians and Jews. 
B)  contained very rigid divisions between Church and State. 
C)  relied heavily on religious doctrine to determine proper behavior in the areas of politics, economics, law, and ethics. 
D)  was more violent than its contemporaries. 
E)  became more secular after the death of Muhammad.

Question 19

Muhammad began the solitary meditations during which he received the revelations underlying Islam because of

Accepted Answer

A)  a dispute with his wife. 
B)  his desire to expand his knowledge of the message of Allah. 
C)  the difficulties created in his mind by the corrupt and decadent society of his day. 
D)  the call of the angel Gabriel. 
E)  his desire to convert the people of Mecca to Islam. 
A)  a dispute with his wife. 
B)  his desire to expand his knowledge of the message of Allah. 
C)  the difficulties created in his mind by the corrupt and decadent society of his day. 
D)  the call of the angel Gabriel. 
E)  his desire to convert the people of Mecca to Islam.

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Andalusia

Accepted Answer

Andalusia is a region in southern Spain

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Almoravids

The _____ Pillars of Islam outline the basic obligations of all believers.

The Abbasid caliphs tried to

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

Key works by Greek philosophers were stored in a "house of wisdom" in Baghdad.

The ruling member of a Bedouin tribe was called the

The poet who wrote the Rubaiyat was

In 732, an Arab force making a foray into southern France was defeated by

Muhammad was

The caliphate that is often described as the Abbasid "Golden Age" was the reign of

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Mecca

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat

Caliph (or khalifa ) literally means

Arab traders sought ____ in West Africa.

Discuss the different meanings of the word 'jihad' as defined by the Qur'an and modern-day usage.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Medina

Ibn Sina used the work of ____ to support his own belief in natural laws.

In general terms, it can be said that Islamic society

Muhammad began the solitary meditations during which he received the revelations underlying Islam because of

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Andalusia

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

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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