Question 1

Identify the following term(s).
-Shi'ites

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Shi'ites, also known as Shia Muslims, re

Question 2

Identify the following term(s).
-hadith

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The term "hadith" refers to the collecti

Question 3

The Fihrist is one measure of the Islamic caliphate's dependence on paper and literature. It is _______________.

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a catalog of books s

Question 4

Identify the following term(s).
-Abbasid Caliphate

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The Abbasid Caliphate was a major Islami

Question 5

After Muhammad's death, the Muslim community

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A)  held general elections to replace Muhammad. 
B)  abandoned the orthodox teachings of Islam. 
C)  chose a successor (caliph), Abu Bakr. 
D)  searched the entire peninsula for a suitable successor, according to Muhammad's last instructions. 
E)  embraced his wife, Khadija, as his successor. 
A)  held general elections to replace Muhammad. 
B)  abandoned the orthodox teachings of Islam. 
C)  chose a successor (caliph), Abu Bakr. 
D)  searched the entire peninsula for a suitable successor, according to Muhammad's last instructions. 
E)  embraced his wife, Khadija, as his successor.

Question 6

The capital of the Umayyad caliphate was in

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

Question 7

Identify the following term(s).
-Quran

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The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-Quran...

Question 8

How did Muhammad experience revelations?

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A)  From 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 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 9

Identify the following term(s).
-ulama

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The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-ulama...

Question 10

The ulama were religious scholars and

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A)  government officials. 
B)  outcasts. 
C)  the primary interpreters of Islamic law. 
D)  rural leaders. 
E)  a hired foreign military force. 
A)  government officials. 
B)  outcasts. 
C)  the primary interpreters of Islamic law. 
D)  rural leaders. 
E)  a hired foreign military force.

Question 11

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

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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 12

Which group resisted the message of Islam in Medina and was eventually expelled or eliminated by Muhammad?

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A)  Jews 
B)  Christians 
C)  Buddhists 
D)  Zoroastrians 
E)  Nestorians 
A)  Jews 
B)  Christians 
C)  Buddhists 
D)  Zoroastrians 
E)  Nestorians

Question 13

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

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A)  Lebanon. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Afghanistan. 
D)  India. 
E)  Iran. 
A)  Lebanon. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Afghanistan. 
D)  India. 
E)  Iran.

Question 14

Identify the following term(s).
-Mecca

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Mecca, also spelled Makkah, is a city lo

Question 15

Manichaeism is a faith derived from Zoroastrianism and is founded on the idea that

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A)  Jesus is the Savior. 
B)  Muhammad is the Prophet. 
C)  there is a cosmic struggle between good and evil. 
D)  the universe is in cosmic balance. 
E)  people must attune themselves to nature. 
A)  Jesus is the Savior. 
B)  Muhammad is the Prophet. 
C)  there is a cosmic struggle between good and evil. 
D)  the universe is in cosmic balance. 
E)  people must attune themselves to nature.

Question 16

Muslim means

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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

Identify the following term(s).
-shah

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The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-shah...

Question 18

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

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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 19

The decline of the Umayyad dynasty was due to

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A)  converts to Islam numbered no more than 10 percent. 
B)  growing unrest among non-Arab Muslims, who demanded access to political power. 
C)  a peasant revolt over increases in taxes and decreases in wages. 
D)  the arrival of a Jewish messiah. 
E)  a and b above. 
A)  converts to Islam numbered no more than 10 percent. 
B)  growing unrest among non-Arab Muslims, who demanded access to political power. 
C)  a peasant revolt over increases in taxes and decreases in wages. 
D)  the arrival of a Jewish messiah. 
E)  a and b above.

Question 20

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

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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.

Exam 10: The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Identify the following term(s). -Shi'ites

Identify the following term(s). -hadith

The Fihrist is one measure of the Islamic caliphate's dependence on paper and literature. It is _______________.

Identify the following term(s). -Abbasid Caliphate

After Muhammad's death, the Muslim community

The capital of the Umayyad caliphate was in

Identify the following term(s). -Quran

How did Muhammad experience revelations?

Identify the following term(s). -ulama

The ulama were religious scholars and

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

Which group resisted the message of Islam in Medina and was eventually expelled or eliminated by Muhammad?

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

Identify the following term(s). -Mecca

Manichaeism is a faith derived from Zoroastrianism and is founded on the idea that

Muslim means

Identify the following term(s). -shah

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

The decline of the Umayyad dynasty was due to

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

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