Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Five Pillars of Islam

Accepted Answer

Who: The "Who" refers to the individuals

Question 2

Translations of international works of knowledge ​within the Arab world were done in

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A) ​academies 
B) ​symposia 
C) ​universities 
D) ​colloquia 
E) ​cathedral schools 
A) ​academies 
B) ​symposia 
C) ​universities 
D) ​colloquia 
E) ​cathedral schools

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Harun al-Rashid

Accepted Answer

Harun al-Rashid was the fifth Abbasid Ca

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Abu al-Abbas and the Abbasid Caliphate and Baghdad

Accepted Answer

Abu al-Abbas, also known as Abu al-Abbas

Question 5

All of the following were true about the spread of Arab control except

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A) its voluntary and egalitarian features proved quite attractive to many people. 
B) if an individual chose not to become a Muslim, he still had to participate in mandatory military service. 
C) as a result of the caliphate being won by the Syrian governor, the Islamic capital was located in Damascus for a time. 
D) Egypt was an early Arab conquest. 
E) non-Muslims were usually required to pay a special tax. 
A) its voluntary and egalitarian features proved quite attractive to many people. 
B) if an individual chose not to become a Muslim, he still had to participate in mandatory military service. 
C) as a result of the caliphate being won by the Syrian governor, the Islamic capital was located in Damascus for a time. 
D) Egypt was an early Arab conquest. 
E) non-Muslims were usually required to pay a special tax.

Question 6

Saladin was the Muslim leader who recaptured Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-sultan

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-sultan...

Question 8

Conversion to Islam was required of conquered populations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Koran, or Qur'an,

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A) is the book containing the holy scriptures of Zoroastrianism. 
B) contained the guidelines by which a Hindu was to live. 
C) was derived from the revelations of Muhammad. 
D) means, literally, "acceptance." 
E) was first written in 776 C.E. 
A) is the book containing the holy scriptures of Zoroastrianism. 
B) contained the guidelines by which a Hindu was to live. 
C) was derived from the revelations of Muhammad. 
D) means, literally, "acceptance." 
E) was first written in 776 C.E.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a correct statement about Islamic art?

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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 11

Identify the following terms.
-mihrab and the muezzin

Accepted Answer

The term "mihrab" refers to a niche in t

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Mongols

Accepted Answer

The Mongols are a Central Asian ethnic g

Question 13

Which of the following is not a correct statement about the Mongols?

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A) They caused great havoc and destruction throughout the Middle East. 
B) Their westward advance continued on to absorb the Cordova caliphate in Spain. 
C) Over time, their upper-class population became Muslim. 
D) Initially, the Mongols were not Muslims. 
E) They often engaged in acts of mass brutality. 
A) They caused great havoc and destruction throughout the Middle East. 
B) Their westward advance continued on to absorb the Cordova caliphate in Spain. 
C) Over time, their upper-class population became Muslim. 
D) Initially, the Mongols were not Muslims. 
E) They often engaged in acts of mass brutality.

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Seljuk Turks

Accepted Answer

The Seljuk Turks were a medieval Turkic

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Fatimids and Cairo

Accepted Answer

The Fatimids were a significant Islamic

Question 16

The caliphate that is often described as the Abbasid "Golden Age" was the reign of

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A) Muhammad Ali. 
B) Harun al-Rashid. 
C) Abu Bakr. 
D) Kabia al-Kahn. 
E) Kadija al-Farabi. 
A) Muhammad Ali. 
B) Harun al-Rashid. 
C) Abu Bakr. 
D) Kabia al-Kahn. 
E) Kadija al-Farabi.

Question 17

How did the social structure and religious ideas of the Islamic world compare and contrast with those of India after the Aryan invasion?

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The social structure and religious ideas

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Saladin

Accepted Answer

Saladin was a Muslim military and politi

Question 19

The council of elders of the Arabian Bedouin tribes was called the

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A) majlis. 
B) jihad. 
C) sheikh. 
D) Ka'aba. 
E) iman. 
A) majlis. 
B) jihad. 
C) sheikh. 
D) Ka'aba. 
E) iman.

Question 20

​Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

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A) ​Prayer five times a day facing Mecca. 
B) ​Recognition of Abu-Bakr as the legitimate caliph 
C) ​Giving charity to the poor. 
D) ​Making a pilgrimage to Mecca. 
E) ​Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. 
A) ​Prayer five times a day facing Mecca. 
B) ​Recognition of Abu-Bakr as the legitimate caliph 
C) ​Giving charity to the poor. 
D) ​Making a pilgrimage to Mecca. 
E) ​Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.

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

Identify the following terms. -Five Pillars of Islam

Translations of international works of knowledge ​within the Arab world were done in

Identify the following terms. -Harun al-Rashid

Identify the following terms. -Abu al-Abbas and the Abbasid Caliphate and Baghdad

All of the following were true about the spread of Arab control except

Saladin was the Muslim leader who recaptured Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187.

Identify the following terms. -sultan

Conversion to Islam was required of conquered populations.

The Koran, or Qur'an,

Which of the following is not a correct statement about Islamic art?

Identify the following terms. -mihrab and the muezzin

Identify the following terms. -Mongols

Which of the following is not a correct statement about the Mongols?

Identify the following terms. -Seljuk Turks

Identify the following terms. -Fatimids and Cairo

The caliphate that is often described as the Abbasid "Golden Age" was the reign of

How did the social structure and religious ideas of the Islamic world compare and contrast with those of India after the Aryan invasion?

Identify the following terms. -Saladin

The council of elders of the Arabian Bedouin tribes was called the

​Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

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 2

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

Toward the Pacific Century

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Translations of international works of knowledge within the Arab world were done in

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?