Question 1

_______________________ A sophisticated form of Arabic script

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ A sophisticated form of Arabic script...

Question 2

What is the original language of the Qur'an?

Accepted Answer

A) Arabic 
B) Hebrew 
C) Persian 
D) Latin 
A) Arabic 
B) Hebrew 
C) Persian 
D) Latin

Question 3

What was the focus of Averröes' scholarly work?

Accepted Answer

A) To find a cure for small pox 
B) To reconcile Greek philosophy with Islam 
C) To discredit Greek philosophy 
D) To study the nature of poison 
A) To find a cure for small pox 
B) To reconcile Greek philosophy with Islam 
C) To discredit Greek philosophy 
D) To study the nature of poison

Question 4

How did scholars working in Baghdad's "House of Wisdom" contribute to the dissemination of Aristotle's writings in the West?

Accepted Answer

A) They published Latin translations of Aristotle's works. 
B) They translated Aristotle's works into Arabic. 
C) They founded the first Aristotelian Academy in Islam. 
D) They discovered previously unknown writings by Aristotle. 
A) They published Latin translations of Aristotle's works. 
B) They translated Aristotle's works into Arabic. 
C) They founded the first Aristotelian Academy in Islam. 
D) They discovered previously unknown writings by Aristotle.

Question 5

What was the goal of the Reconquista?

Accepted Answer

A) To drive the Muslims out of Spain 
B) To conquer the remnants of the Roman Empire 
C) To eliminate Christianity in Spain 
D) To promote Islam in all reaches of the known world 
A) To drive the Muslims out of Spain 
B) To conquer the remnants of the Roman Empire 
C) To eliminate Christianity in Spain 
D) To promote Islam in all reaches of the known world

Question 6

What are the five pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

The five pillars of Islam are as follows

Question 7

Which of the Islamic traditions discussed in the text has the largest following?

Accepted Answer

A) Shiite 
B) Sunni 
C) Sufi 
D) Hindu 
A) Shiite 
B) Sunni 
C) Sufi 
D) Hindu

Question 8

_______________________ The pulpit in an Islamic mosque

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ The pulpit in an Islamic mosque...

Question 9

What was the name of the palace complex in Granada that escaped destruction during the Reconquista?

Accepted Answer

A) Al-Uqlidisi 
B) Hadith 
C) Alhambra 
D) Mecca 
A) Al-Uqlidisi 
B) Hadith 
C) Alhambra 
D) Mecca

Question 10

What is interesting about the site of The Great Mosque of Damascus?

Accepted Answer

A) The site was once a pagan burial ground. 
B) The site was once a Christian basilica. 
C) The site once housed a Platonic academy. 
D) The site is in the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty. 
A) The site was once a pagan burial ground. 
B) The site was once a Christian basilica. 
C) The site once housed a Platonic academy. 
D) The site is in the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty.

Question 11

_______________________ The fasting month in the Muslim calendar

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ The fasting month in the Muslim...

Question 12

What is the name of the body of literature which consists of authoritative commentaries on the Qur'an and explanations of oral traditions?

Accepted Answer

A) The Shari'a 
B) The Taj Mahal 
C) The Alhambra 
D) The Hadith 
A) The Shari'a 
B) The Taj Mahal 
C) The Alhambra 
D) The Hadith

Question 13

What city became the Muslim capital in Spain?

Accepted Answer

A) Madrid 
B) Seville 
C) Valencia 
D) Córdoba 
A) Madrid 
B) Seville 
C) Valencia 
D) Córdoba

Question 14

_______________________ Crier who calls Muslim worshipers to daily prayers

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Crier who calls Muslim worshipers to...

Question 15

_______________________ Spiritual and civil leader of the Islamic state

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Spiritual and civil leader of the...

Question 16

What city was the political and cultural capital of the Abbasid Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A) Damascus 
B) Jerusalem 
C) Baghdad 
D) Cairo 
A) Damascus 
B) Jerusalem 
C) Baghdad 
D) Cairo

Question 17

Who is considered the founder of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A) Abdul 
B) Elijah 
C) Muhammad 
D) Allah 
A) Abdul 
B) Elijah 
C) Muhammad 
D) Allah

Question 18

What religious legends surround the location of the Dome of the Rock?

Accepted Answer

Some believe it to be the site where the

Question 19

How many sides are there to the Dome of the Rock?

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) six 
C) eight 
D) ten 
A) three 
B) six 
C) eight 
D) ten

Question 20

_______________________ Decoration using complex interlaced lines

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Decoration using complex interlaced lines...

_______________________ A sophisticated form of Arabic script

What is the original language of the Qur'an?

What was the focus of Averröes' scholarly work?

How did scholars working in Baghdad's "House of Wisdom" contribute to the dissemination of Aristotle's writings in the West?

What was the goal of the Reconquista?

What are the five pillars of Islam?

Which of the Islamic traditions discussed in the text has the largest following?

_______________________ The pulpit in an Islamic mosque

What was the name of the palace complex in Granada that escaped destruction during the Reconquista?

What is interesting about the site of The Great Mosque of Damascus?

_______________________ The fasting month in the Muslim calendar

What is the name of the body of literature which consists of authoritative commentaries on the Qur'an and explanations of oral traditions?

What city became the Muslim capital in Spain?

_______________________ Crier who calls Muslim worshipers to daily prayers

_______________________ Spiritual and civil leader of the Islamic state

What city was the political and cultural capital of the Abbasid Dynasty?

Who is considered the founder of Islam?

What religious legends surround the location of the Dome of the Rock?

How many sides are there to the Dome of the Rock?

_______________________ Decoration using complex interlaced lines

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The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

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_______________________ A sophisticated form of Arabic script

What is the original language of the Qur'an?

What was the focus of Averröes' scholarly work?

How did scholars working in Baghdad's "House of Wisdom" contribute to the dissemination of Aristotle's writings in the West?

What was the goal of the Reconquista?

What are the five pillars of Islam?

Which of the Islamic traditions discussed in the text has the largest following?

_______________________ The pulpit in an Islamic mosque

What was the name of the palace complex in Granada that escaped destruction during the Reconquista?

What is interesting about the site of The Great Mosque of Damascus?

_______________________ The fasting month in the Muslim calendar

What is the name of the body of literature which consists of authoritative commentaries on the Qur'an and explanations of oral traditions?

What city became the Muslim capital in Spain?

_______________________ Crier who calls Muslim worshipers to daily prayers

_______________________ Spiritual and civil leader of the Islamic state

What city was the political and cultural capital of the Abbasid Dynasty?

Who is considered the founder of Islam?

What religious legends surround the location of the Dome of the Rock?

How many sides are there to the Dome of the Rock?

_______________________ Decoration using complex interlaced lines

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Islam

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

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