Question 1

Tariq ibn Zayid was responsible for the incorporation of which territory into the Ummayad caliphate?

Accepted Answer

A)  North Africa 
B)  Spain 
C)  Gaul 
D)  Syria 
E)  Egypt 
A)  North Africa 
B)  Spain 
C)  Gaul 
D)  Syria 
E)  Egypt

Question 2

In the mid-sixth century, much of the Byzantine Empire's population died from ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an attack by Persians 
B)  an earthquake 
C)  the bubonic plague 
D)  starvation 
E)  the collapse of Hagia Sophia 
A)  an attack by Persians 
B)  an earthquake 
C)  the bubonic plague 
D)  starvation 
E)  the collapse of Hagia Sophia

Question 3

In enforcing his religious authority, Justinian forbade the study of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arianism 
B)  The Old Testament 
C)  Pre-Christian philosophy 
D)  Socratic rhetoric 
E)  Roman historical treatises 
A)  Arianism 
B)  The Old Testament 
C)  Pre-Christian philosophy 
D)  Socratic rhetoric 
E)  Roman historical treatises

Question 4

Where was the battle which saw the defeat of the Muslims by the Franks in 732?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gibraltar 
B)  Tours 
C)  Damascus 
D)  North Africa 
E)  Cordoba 
A)  Gibraltar 
B)  Tours 
C)  Damascus 
D)  North Africa 
E)  Cordoba

Question 5

Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is Hajj?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prayer 
B)  Fasting 
C)  Charity 
D)  Faith 
E)  Pilgrimage 
A)  Prayer 
B)  Fasting 
C)  Charity 
D)  Faith 
E)  Pilgrimage

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-mosque

Accepted Answer

Building w

Question 7

Theodora convinced Justinian to stay in Constantinople when what occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  The city was under attack from the Slavs. 
B)  A terrible plague hit the city. 
C)  The Blues and Greens started the Nika riots. 
D)  Procopius conspired to assassinate the royal family. 
E)  A rebellion among Monophysites spread through Constantinople. 
A)  The city was under attack from the Slavs. 
B)  A terrible plague hit the city. 
C)  The Blues and Greens started the Nika riots. 
D)  Procopius conspired to assassinate the royal family. 
E)  A rebellion among Monophysites spread through Constantinople.

Question 8

Arabian peoples relied on food sources from ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  grapes and olives 
B)  grain and fish 
C)  goats and date palms 
D)  trading spices for food 
E)  sheep and flax 
A)  grapes and olives 
B)  grain and fish 
C)  goats and date palms 
D)  trading spices for food 
E)  sheep and flax

Question 9

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Kaaba

Accepted Answer

A Shrine in the form

Question 10

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Quran

Accepted Answer

Sacred book of Islam

Question 11

The second Council of Nicaea in 787 forbade the use of icons in religious services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How did Justinian keep the Slavs from attacking while he was concentrating on reunifying the Western Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  He allied with them to attack the Persians instead. 
B)  He paid them protection money. 
C)  He built expensive fortifications on the border. 
D)  He promised them free holdings on the Black Sea. 
E)  He demanded their cooperation as a Christian nation. 
A)  He allied with them to attack the Persians instead. 
B)  He paid them protection money. 
C)  He built expensive fortifications on the border. 
D)  He promised them free holdings on the Black Sea. 
E)  He demanded their cooperation as a Christian nation.

Question 13

Discuss the life of Muhammad.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary, but students should d

Question 14

Emperor Heraclius never fully reclaimed lands lost to the Persians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How did the adoption of Christianity affect the Rus?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The adoption of Chris

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-bazaar

Accepted Answer

Market in a Muslim c

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Theodora

Accepted Answer

Emperor Justinian I's wife and

Question 18

In the mid-seventh century, all of the following areas fell to the Muslim conquest except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Syria 
B)  Persia 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Constantinople 
E)  Palestine 
A)  Syria 
B)  Persia 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Constantinople 
E)  Palestine

Question 19

Islamic intellectual development in math included all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the concept of a zero 
B)  calculus 
C)  algebra 
D)  non-Euclidian geometry 
E)  the system of Arabic numerals 
A)  the concept of a zero 
B)  calculus 
C)  algebra 
D)  non-Euclidian geometry 
E)  the system of Arabic numerals

Question 20

What was the role of women following the birth of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Women in Arabic civil

Exam 8: The Eastern Mediterranean

Tariq ibn Zayid was responsible for the incorporation of which territory into the Ummayad caliphate?

In the mid-sixth century, much of the Byzantine Empire's population died from ______________.

In enforcing his religious authority, Justinian forbade the study of what?

Where was the battle which saw the defeat of the Muslims by the Franks in 732?

Which of the Five Pillars of Islam is Hajj?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -mosque

Theodora convinced Justinian to stay in Constantinople when what occurred?

Arabian peoples relied on food sources from ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Kaaba

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Quran

The second Council of Nicaea in 787 forbade the use of icons in religious services.

How did Justinian keep the Slavs from attacking while he was concentrating on reunifying the Western Empire?

Discuss the life of Muhammad.

Emperor Heraclius never fully reclaimed lands lost to the Persians.

How did the adoption of Christianity affect the Rus?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -bazaar

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Theodora

In the mid-seventh century, all of the following areas fell to the Muslim conquest except ______________.

Islamic intellectual development in math included all of the following except ______________.

What was the role of women following the birth of Islam?

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