Question 1

Umma means

Accepted Answer

A) community of Muslims. 
B) unseen spirit. 
C) personal struggle. 
D) religious garment. 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) community of Muslims. 
B) unseen spirit. 
C) personal struggle. 
D) religious garment. 
E) None of these is correct.

Question 2

The capital of the Umayyad caliphate was in

Accepted Answer

A) Damascus. 
B) Ephesus. 
C) Antioch. 
D) Bagdad. 
E) Mecca. 
A) Damascus. 
B) Ephesus. 
C) Antioch. 
D) Bagdad. 
E) Mecca.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the rule of the Seljuk Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) They ruled the Middle East during the First Crusade. 
B) Mesopotamia grew in population and influence. 
C) Irrigation and canal systems fell into disrepair during their rule. 
D) Seljuk leaders didn't get involved in internal religious fighting. 
E) Cities shrank and lost population during their rule. 
A) They ruled the Middle East during the First Crusade. 
B) Mesopotamia grew in population and influence. 
C) Irrigation and canal systems fell into disrepair during their rule. 
D) Seljuk leaders didn't get involved in internal religious fighting. 
E) Cities shrank and lost population during their rule.

Question 4

Religious conflicts in the Byzantine Empire resulted in treatment of Nestorian Christians as

Accepted Answer

A) holy, seeking the recovery of the holy lands through crusades. 
B) heretics, seeking refuge under the Sasanid shah. 
C) monks, seeking the true meaning of life in vows of poverty and chastity. 
D) converts to new faiths to avoid taxation. 
E) outcasts from society who were unable to find jobs. 
A) holy, seeking the recovery of the holy lands through crusades. 
B) heretics, seeking refuge under the Sasanid shah. 
C) monks, seeking the true meaning of life in vows of poverty and chastity. 
D) converts to new faiths to avoid taxation. 
E) outcasts from society who were unable to find jobs.

Question 5

After the city of Mecca surrendered to Muhammad, he established a new state based on a

Accepted Answer

A) democratic government system. 
B) dynastic system with his sons as the monarchs. 
C) government system similar to the Persian administration. 
D) common religious faith. 
E) loose coalition of Arab city-states. 
A) democratic government system. 
B) dynastic system with his sons as the monarchs. 
C) government system similar to the Persian administration. 
D) common religious faith. 
E) loose coalition of Arab city-states.

Question 6

Umayyad Spain developed a distinctive Islamic culture because of the

Accepted Answer

A) growing influence of Russian and Frankish traditions in Spain. 
B) decrease in Arab power combined with a growing Christian influence. 
C) Viking invasions of the ninth century. 
D) blending of Roman, Germanic, Jewish, Arab, and Berber traditions. 
E) blending of Islam with Roman traditions and Visigoth culture. 
A) growing influence of Russian and Frankish traditions in Spain. 
B) decrease in Arab power combined with a growing Christian influence. 
C) Viking invasions of the ninth century. 
D) blending of Roman, Germanic, Jewish, Arab, and Berber traditions. 
E) blending of Islam with Roman traditions and Visigoth culture.

Question 7

The Sasanid Empire was centered in the area that is present-day Iran, while the Byzantine Empire was centered in the area that is present-day .

Accepted Answer

A) Lebanon 
B) Egypt 
C) Afghanistan 
D) Greece 
E) Turkey 
A) Lebanon 
B) Egypt 
C) Afghanistan 
D) Greece 
E) Turkey

Question 8

Mu'awiya chose his own son, Yazid, to succeed him thereby establishing this caliphate.

Accepted Answer

A) Umayyad 
B) Abbasid 
C) Mamluk 
D) Fatimid 
E) None of these is correct. 
A) Umayyad 
B) Abbasid 
C) Mamluk 
D) Fatimid 
E) None of these is correct.

Question 9

What was the name of the Turkic slaves the Abbasids used for military service?

Accepted Answer

A) Berbers 
B) Arabian Knights 
C) Taherts 
D) Mamluks 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) Berbers 
B) Arabian Knights 
C) Taherts 
D) Mamluks 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 10

How did Muhammad experience revelations?

Accepted Answer

A) from a being he understood to be the Angel Gabriel 
B) dreaming about Ishmael from the Old Testament 
C) many years of religious study in a mosque 
D) being possessed by a shaitan 
E) reading the Bible 
A) from a being he understood to be the Angel Gabriel 
B) dreaming about Ishmael from the Old Testament 
C) many years of religious study in a mosque 
D) being possessed by a shaitan 
E) reading the Bible

Question 11

What late-blooming caravan city was a pilgrimage site of the Ka'ba?

Accepted Answer

A) Mecca 
B) Medina 
C) Jerusalem 
D) Baghdad 
E) Damascus 
A) Mecca 
B) Medina 
C) Jerusalem 
D) Baghdad 
E) Damascus

Question 12

Describe the evolution of Islamic civilization. What was its effect on Europe?

Accepted Answer

The foundation of Islamic civilization i

Question 13

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 Describe the state's use of religion in the Byzantine and Sasanid Empires.

Accepted Answer

Students should understand that both the

Question 14

Which of the following is not an agricultural good that the Sasanid Empire acquired from Silk Road trade?

Accepted Answer

A) coffee beans 
B) eggplant 
C) sugar cane 
D) rice 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) coffee beans 
B) eggplant 
C) sugar cane 
D) rice 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 15

Muslims originally prayed in the direction of which city?

Accepted Answer

A) Rome 
B) Mecca 
C) Medina 
D) Jerusalem 
E) Alexandria 
A) Rome 
B) Mecca 
C) Medina 
D) Jerusalem 
E) Alexandria

Question 16

Muslim means

Accepted Answer

A) first followers. 
B) the one true religion. 
C) holy people. 
D) one who submits to the will of God. 
E) chosen for purity. 
A) first followers. 
B) the one true religion. 
C) holy people. 
D) one who submits to the will of God. 
E) chosen for purity.

Question 17

Byzantine power was significantly diminished by the Seljuks as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) the Seljuk's alliance with the Mamluks. 
B) the Byzantine alliance with the Buyids. 
C) the Battle of Manzikert. 
D) the failure of the First Crusade. 
E) the Schism of 1054. 
A) the Seljuk's alliance with the Mamluks. 
B) the Byzantine alliance with the Buyids. 
C) the Battle of Manzikert. 
D) the failure of the First Crusade. 
E) the Schism of 1054.

Question 18

T Umar began the expansion of the caliphate outside of

Accepted Answer

A) Arabia. 
B) Egypt. 
C) Mesopotamia. 
D) Iraq. 
E) Anatolia. 
A) Arabia. 
B) Egypt. 
C) Mesopotamia. 
D) Iraq. 
E) Anatolia.

Question 19

Most subjects of both Byzantine and Sasanid rulers found common identity in

Accepted Answer

A) language. 
B) religion. 
C) commerce. 
D) occupations. 
E) family kin groups. 
A) language. 
B) religion. 
C) commerce. 
D) occupations. 
E) family kin groups.

Question 20

The group of Muslims who believe the leader of Islam should be a descendent of Muhammad's son-in-law is called the

Accepted Answer

A) Shi'ites. 
B) Sunnis. 
C) Sufis. 
D) Mobad. 
E) Hadj. 
A) Shi'ites. 
B) Sunnis. 
C) Sufis. 
D) Mobad. 
E) Hadj.

Exam 10: The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Umma means

The capital of the Umayyad caliphate was in

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the rule of the Seljuk Empire?

Religious conflicts in the Byzantine Empire resulted in treatment of Nestorian Christians as

After the city of Mecca surrendered to Muhammad, he established a new state based on a

Umayyad Spain developed a distinctive Islamic culture because of the

The Sasanid Empire was centered in the area that is present-day Iran, while the Byzantine Empire was centered in the area that is present-day .

Mu'awiya chose his own son, Yazid, to succeed him thereby establishing this caliphate.

What was the name of the Turkic slaves the Abbasids used for military service?

How did Muhammad experience revelations?

What late-blooming caravan city was a pilgrimage site of the Ka'ba?

Describe the evolution of Islamic civilization. What was its effect on Europe?

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). Describe the state's use of religion in the Byzantine and Sasanid Empires.

Which of the following is not an agricultural good that the Sasanid Empire acquired from Silk Road trade?

Muslims originally prayed in the direction of which city?

Muslim means

Byzantine power was significantly diminished by the Seljuks as a result of

T Umar began the expansion of the caliphate outside of

Most subjects of both Byzantine and Sasanid rulers found common identity in

The group of Muslims who believe the leader of Islam should be a descendent of Muhammad's son-in-law is called the

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