Question 1

The driving force behind the expansion of Islam up to the 18?? century was

Accepted Answer

A)  the belief in Muslim superiority. 
B)  the need for markets among true believers. 
C)  the belief that spreading the faith and establishing God's earthly kingdom was a tenet of the faith. 
D)  the desire to stamp out Christianity. 
E)  the desire for Western technology. 
A)  the belief in Muslim superiority. 
B)  the need for markets among true believers. 
C)  the belief that spreading the faith and establishing God's earthly kingdom was a tenet of the faith. 
D)  the desire to stamp out Christianity. 
E)  the desire for Western technology.

Question 2

The Ottoman Empire had one attribute that was very unusual compared to other Muslim areas at the time,before a reaction to that characteristic set in.That was its

Accepted Answer

A)  military equipment. 
B)  leadership. 
C)  cultural development. 
D)  religious toleration. 
E)  religious over secular education. 
A)  military equipment. 
B)  leadership. 
C)  cultural development. 
D)  religious toleration. 
E)  religious over secular education.

Question 3

Which of the following began as a strength but later became a weakness Ottoman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  the arts and literature 
B)  architecture 
C)  religious tolerance even for unbelievers 
D)  an international language 
E)  change in the rights of the janissaries 
A)  the arts and literature 
B)  architecture 
C)  religious tolerance even for unbelievers 
D)  an international language 
E)  change in the rights of the janissaries

Question 4

Which statement below describes the situation in the major Muslim countries by the 1880s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain controlled India and Persia. 
B)  The Ottomans were still maintaining a precarious hold on North Africa. 
C)  The Anglo-Ottoman Alliance held Egypt. 
D)  The Ottomans controlled only some portions of the Middle East. 
E)  The Ottomans had been soundly defeated by the French in Europe, and the French also controlled North Africa. 
A)  Britain controlled India and Persia. 
B)  The Ottomans were still maintaining a precarious hold on North Africa. 
C)  The Anglo-Ottoman Alliance held Egypt. 
D)  The Ottomans controlled only some portions of the Middle East. 
E)  The Ottomans had been soundly defeated by the French in Europe, and the French also controlled North Africa.

Question 5

Evaluate the strengths and the weaknesses of the Ottoman Empire as it existed in the 1700s and 1800s.Analyze the factors that led to the empire's decline and eventual destruction.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 6

Dar al-Harb is the Arabic word for

Accepted Answer

A)  the community of God. 
B)  religious warriors. 
C)  merchants. 
D)  teaching of the imams. 
E)  unbelievers. 
A)  the community of God. 
B)  religious warriors. 
C)  merchants. 
D)  teaching of the imams. 
E)  unbelievers.

Exam 35: The Islamic World, 1600-1917

The driving force behind the expansion of Islam up to the 18?? century was

The Ottoman Empire had one attribute that was very unusual compared to other Muslim areas at the time,before a reaction to that characteristic set in.That was its

Which of the following began as a strength but later became a weakness Ottoman Empire?

Which statement below describes the situation in the major Muslim countries by the 1880s?

Evaluate the strengths and the weaknesses of the Ottoman Empire as it existed in the 1700s and 1800s.Analyze the factors that led to the empire's decline and eventual destruction.

Dar al-Harb is the Arabic word for

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