Question 1

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Ibn Rushd/Averroës and Ibn Sina/Avicenna

Accepted Answer

Ibn Rushd, also known as Averroës, was a

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Calligraphy is the art of beautiful hand

Question 3

Like the Seljuk Turks, the Mongols were Muslims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
the Mosque of Cordoba and the Alhambra

Accepted Answer

The Mosque of Cordoba is a historic mosq

Question 5

Hasan al-Sabahh formed a rebel group that attacked Seljuk officials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The Seljuk Turks were a group of nomadic

Question 7

A primary contribution of Arab scholarship was the

Accepted Answer

A)  creation of original contributions in the areas of astrophysics and geology. 
B)  preservation and dissemination of the science and philosophies of ancient civilizations. 
C)  establishment of the university system of study. 
D)  discovery of the rings of Saturn. 
E)  invention of paper. 
A)  creation of original contributions in the areas of astrophysics and geology. 
B)  preservation and dissemination of the science and philosophies of ancient civilizations. 
C)  establishment of the university system of study. 
D)  discovery of the rings of Saturn. 
E)  invention of paper.

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Shi'ites

Accepted Answer

Shi'ites are a branch of Islam that beli

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Gabriel was a key figure in the history

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Ali and Abu Bakr

Accepted Answer

Ali and Abu Bakr are significant figures

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

A major reason that Andalusia became a hub of artistic and intellectual activity was the

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of a centralized political authority in Andalusia. 
B)  absence of any official state religion in Andalusia. 
C)  close proximity of the kingdom of the Franks. 
D)  tolerance in social relations fostered by the state. 
E)  forced relocation of artists and scholars to the region. 
A)  lack of a centralized political authority in Andalusia. 
B)  absence of any official state religion in Andalusia. 
C)  close proximity of the kingdom of the Franks. 
D)  tolerance in social relations fostered by the state. 
E)  forced relocation of artists and scholars to the region.

Question 13

A ninth-century Iranian mathematician created

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Abu al-Abbas and the Abbasid Caliphate and Baghdad

Accepted Answer

Abu al-Abbas was the founder of the Abba

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Jihad is an Arabic term that translates

Question 16

Primary evidence suggests that ninth-century Abbasid caliphs

Accepted Answer

A)  exempted nobles from taxation. 
B)  did not tax their secretaries and personal retainers. 
C)  supported hospices where the sick could gain shelter and medical treatment. 
D)  cared nothing for widows and orphans. 
E)  routinely killed women and children. 
A)  exempted nobles from taxation. 
B)  did not tax their secretaries and personal retainers. 
C)  supported hospices where the sick could gain shelter and medical treatment. 
D)  cared nothing for widows and orphans. 
E)  routinely killed women and children.

Question 17

In 1291, ____, the last stronghold of the crusaders, fell to Muslim forces.

Accepted Answer

A)  Acre 
B)  Jerusalem 
C)  Antioch 
D)  Edessa 
E)  Tripoli 
A)  Acre 
B)  Jerusalem 
C)  Antioch 
D)  Edessa 
E)  Tripoli

Question 18

What does the 'Hajj' refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  A pilgrimage to Mecca 
B)  Ka'aba in Mecca 
C)  The contents of the Ka'aba 
D)  Muslim leader or caliph 
E)  A religious war 
A)  A pilgrimage to Mecca 
B)  Ka'aba in Mecca 
C)  The contents of the Ka'aba 
D)  Muslim leader or caliph 
E)  A religious war

Question 19

Muhammad's teachings

Accepted Answer

A)  stressed that Islam was not just a religion but also a way of life. 
B)  required all Muslims to follow the Six Suras and the Seven Pillars. 
C)  accepted polygyny, but permitted men to take only one wife. 
D)  were entirely theological with almost no ethical nor moral aspects. 
E)  were propagated in Greek to make them more understandable in the non-Arab world. 
A)  stressed that Islam was not just a religion but also a way of life. 
B)  required all Muslims to follow the Six Suras and the Seven Pillars. 
C)  accepted polygyny, but permitted men to take only one wife. 
D)  were entirely theological with almost no ethical nor moral aspects. 
E)  were propagated in Greek to make them more understandable in the non-Arab world.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The term "umma" refers to the community

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Ibn Rushd/Averroës and Ibn Sina/Avicenna

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

Like the Seljuk Turks, the Mongols were Muslims.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. the Mosque of Cordoba and the Alhambra

Hasan al-Sabahh formed a rebel group that attacked Seljuk officials.

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

A primary contribution of Arab scholarship was the

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Shi'ites

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Ali and Abu Bakr

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

A major reason that Andalusia became a hub of artistic and intellectual activity was the

A ninth-century Iranian mathematician created

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Abu al-Abbas and the Abbasid Caliphate and Baghdad

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

Primary evidence suggests that ninth-century Abbasid caliphs

In 1291, ____, the last stronghold of the crusaders, fell to Muslim forces.

What does the 'Hajj' refer to?

Muhammad's teachings

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

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

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