Question 1

What were the key characteristics of Islamic science and philosophy? How were Islamic science and philosophy influenced by the Greco-Roman legacy?

Accepted Answer

Islamic science and philosophy were char

Question 2

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

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Maimonides, also known as Rabbi Moses be

Question 3

The Qur'an instructs men to treat women with respect.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What led to the Sunni-Shi'ite split within Islam? What were the consequences of this split?

Accepted Answer

The Sunni-Shi'ite split within Islam can

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Hegira" refers to the migratio

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Qur'an

Accepted Answer

The term "Qur'an" refers to the holy boo

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
The Arabian Nights

Accepted Answer

The Arabian Nights, also known as One Th

Question 8

In addition to being Islam's sacred book, the Koran

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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 9

How did the founding of Islam compare and contrast with that of the other major monotheistic religions?

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The founding of Islam compared and contr

Question 10

What led to the decline of Andalusia as a cultural center? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The decline of Andalusia as a cultural c

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock

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The Dome of the Rock is a shrine located

Question 12

Which statement about Islamic art is FALSE ?

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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 13

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Sadi's Rose Garden

Accepted Answer

Sadi's Rose Garden, also known as the Gu

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Saladin was a Muslim military leader and

Question 15

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

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The term "114 suras" refers to the 114 c

Question 16

What accounts for the rapid expansion of the Arabs after the rise of Islam in the early seventh century?

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The rapid expansion of the Arabs after t

Question 17

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

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The term "Mongols" refers to a nomadic g

Question 18

The assassination of Abu Bakr created a split within Islam.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Muslim commander Tariq led the conquest of

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A)  Constantinople. 
B)  Persia. 
C)  the Balkans. 
D)  southern Spain. 
E)  Egypt. 
A)  Constantinople. 
B)  Persia. 
C)  the Balkans. 
D)  southern Spain. 
E)  Egypt.

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 
Ka'aba

Accepted Answer

The Ka'aba is a cube-shaped building loc

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

What were the key characteristics of Islamic science and philosophy? How were Islamic science and philosophy influenced by the Greco-Roman legacy?

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

The Qur'an instructs men to treat women with respect.

What led to the Sunni-Shi'ite split within Islam? What were the consequences of this split?

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Qur'an

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. The Arabian Nights

In addition to being Islam's sacred book, the Koran

How did the founding of Islam compare and contrast with that of the other major monotheistic religions?

What led to the decline of Andalusia as a cultural center? Explain.

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock

Which statement about Islamic art is FALSE ?

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Sadi's Rose Garden

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

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. 114 suras

What accounts for the rapid expansion of the Arabs after the rise of Islam in the early seventh century?

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

The assassination of Abu Bakr created a split within Islam.

The Muslim commander Tariq led the conquest of

Instructions: Identify the terms and briefly state their historical significance. Ka'aba

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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

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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

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Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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

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