Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The Turks, Christians, and Mongols all h

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

The term "caliph" (from the Arabic خليفة

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The term "camel" refers to a large, hump

Question 4

The fairy-tale castle perched high above the city of Granada was the

Accepted Answer

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

Charles Martel was a Frankish military l

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The Fatimids were a Shia Muslim dynasty

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Mu'awiya and Umayyad Caliphate and Damascus

Accepted Answer

Mu'awiya was the founder of the Umayyad

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

An emir is a title of high office or ran

Question 9

What were the wider conditions in the Middle Eastern region during the time of Muhamad's birth and youth? How had conditions changed by the late 7th century?

Accepted Answer

During the time of Muhammad's birth and

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan scholar and e

Question 11

In 636, the Muslims defeated the ____ army at the Yarmuk River.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongol 
B)  Seljuk 
C)  Frankish 
D)  Persian 
E)  Byzantine 
A)  Mongol 
B)  Seljuk 
C)  Frankish 
D)  Persian 
E)  Byzantine

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The term "ulama" (sometimes spelled "ule

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The term "vizier" refers to a high-ranki

Question 14

Conquered peoples who chose not to convert to Islam were

Accepted Answer

A)  forced to flee their homeland. 
B)  required to submit to Muslim rule and pay a tax. 
C)  put to death. 
D)  conscripted into the army. 
E)  enslaved. 
A)  forced to flee their homeland. 
B)  required to submit to Muslim rule and pay a tax. 
C)  put to death. 
D)  conscripted into the army. 
E)  enslaved.

Question 15

Attacks by the Seljuk Turks on the ____ led to the crusades.

Accepted Answer

A)  Byzantines 
B)  Berbers 
C)  Franks 
D)  Persians 
E)  Egyptians 
A)  Byzantines 
B)  Berbers 
C)  Franks 
D)  Persians 
E)  Egyptians

Question 16

The Koran or Qur'an

Accepted Answer

A)  is the book containing the holy scriptures of Zoroastrianism. 
B)  contains the guidelines by which a Hindu was to live. 
C)  was derived from the revelations of Muhammad. 
D)  means, literally, "acceptance." 
E)  was first written in 776 C.E. 
A)  is the book containing the holy scriptures of Zoroastrianism. 
B)  contains the guidelines by which a Hindu was to live. 
C)  was derived from the revelations of Muhammad. 
D)  means, literally, "acceptance." 
E)  was first written in 776 C.E.

Question 17

The Seljuk Turks were a nomadic people from

Accepted Answer

A)  Persia. 
B)  northern Africa. 
C)  Central Asia. 
D)  East Africa. 
E)  the Balkans. 
A)  Persia. 
B)  northern Africa. 
C)  Central Asia. 
D)  East Africa. 
E)  the Balkans.

Question 18

In 1453, Sultan Mehmet II seized ____ and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cairo 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  Tyrus 
D)  Sidon 
E)  Ephesus 
A)  Cairo 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  Tyrus 
D)  Sidon 
E)  Ephesus

Question 19

The Arabs of pre-Islamic times were polytheistic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

An imam is a religious leader in Islam w

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

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

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

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

The fairy-tale castle perched high above the city of Granada was the

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

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Mu'awiya and Umayyad Caliphate and Damascus

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

What were the wider conditions in the Middle Eastern region during the time of Muhamad's birth and youth? How had conditions changed by the late 7th century?

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

In 636, the Muslims defeated the ____ army at the Yarmuk River.

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

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

Conquered peoples who chose not to convert to Islam were

Attacks by the Seljuk Turks on the ____ led to the crusades.

The Koran or Qur'an

The Seljuk Turks were a nomadic people from

In 1453, Sultan Mehmet II seized ____ and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire.

The Arabs of pre-Islamic times were polytheistic.

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

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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