Chapter 11

Question 0

The great religious shrine of both pre-Muslim and Muslim Arabia is called the

Answer 0

Kaaba

Question 1

nomadic Arabs are known as

Answer 1

Bedouins

Question 2

Who is the founding prophet of Islam that had a series of revelations

Answer 2

Muhammad

Question 3

what is the community of almost unbelievers, the basis of Islamic Society

Answer 3

umma

Question 4

in 751, Arab armies crushingly defeated the forces of China at the battle of

Answer 4

Talas River

Question 5

in the Islamic empire, protective subjects who followed the other religions of the book beside Islam were known as

Answer 5

dhimmis

Question 6

____ was Muhammads successor as a political leader of the Islamic world

Answer 6

caliph

Question 7

leaders of the Shia sect of Islam were known as

Answer 7

imams

Question 8

in 750 what Arab dynasty overthrew the Umayyad caliphate

Answer 8

Abbasids

Question 9

The body of Islamic law, concerned with both religious and social life is known as

Answer 9

sharia

Question 10

muslim mystics who sought direct and personal experience with God

Answer 10

Sufis

Question 11

____ our traditions about the sayings or deeds of Muhamed regarded as authoritative for proper Muslim practice

Answer 11

hadiths

Question 12

in 1258 invading Mongols sacked what place and killed the last caliph

Answer 12

Bahgdad

Question 13

turkic rule of India became more systematic with the establishment of what in 1206

Answer 13

The sultanate of Delhi

Question 14

_____ is a religion blending elements of Hinduism and Islam that developed in 16th century India

Answer 14

Sikhism

Question 15

which West African city had more than 150 quranic schools and thousands of more advanced scholars by 16th century

Answer 15

Timbuktu

Question 16

The Islamic name for Spain is

Answer 16

Al-Andalus

Question 17

Spanish Christians who adopted Arabic language and cultural practices were known as

Answer 17

Mozarabs

Question 18

what were formal colleges called established in the Islamic world beginning in the 11th century

Answer 18

madrassas

Question 19

The Islamic intellectuals who argued truth could be more certainly reach for a reason rather than through revelation were known as

Answer 19

Mutazalites

Question 20

which of the following is not true of the Arabian Peninsula before the birth of Islam

Answer 20

it was a strong kingdom that dominated its neighbors

Question 21

which of the following is an authentic teaching of Muhamed

Answer 21

The umma or community of believers is more important than tribal, racial, ethnic identity

Question 22

all except which of the following is among the pillars of Islam

Answer 22

respect for divinely appointed authority

Question 23

The Arabic term jihad can be all except which of the following

Answer 23

forcible conversion of conquered people

Question 24

which of the following was not a reason for the rapid spread of Islam in the seventh century Arabia

Answer 24

Muhamed imposed the new religion by force on the peoples he and his followers conquered

Question 25

what’s up elevation did not lose all or part of its territory to the Arab empire

Answer 25

China

Question 26

which of the following was a reason for the herbs rapid success in establishing their empire in the seventh century CE

Answer 26

b and c

Question 27

as far as world Conquerors go subject peoples would have approved of the Arab rulers of the seventh and eighth century is for all except which of the following reasons

Answer 27

rulers gave special tax breaks to subjects who were people of the book

Question 28

early Islam offered all except which of the following incentives to conversion

Answer 28

only Muslims were safe from having land and property confiscated

Question 29

why was that shia branch of Islam formed

Answer 29

A leadership crisis occurred causing division between the Sunni and Shiites who believe the blood relations of Muhamed should rule the Islamic world

Question 30

which was not a basis for Islamic law

Answer 30

bible

Question 31

which of the following was not true of most Sufis

Answer 31

actively allied with governments to further religious teachings

Question 32

which of the following statements about women in early Islam is true

Answer 32

right to control own property

Question 33

which of the following people was not significant transmitter of Islam to other populations

Answer 33

Egyptians

Question 34

which of the following reasons helps account for the spread of Islam in India

Answer 34

Low cast Hindu and Untouchables found that Islam gave them more rights than Hinduism

Question 35

which of the following statements is the best definition of Sikhism

Answer 35

it blended elements of Hinduism and Islam to create a new religion

Question 36

which of the following is not a reason Anatolia was much more Islamized than India

Answer 36

lower-class Christians found Islam particularly attractive

Question 37

of which region is it true that Islam spread especially among merchants thanks to their inclusion in a major Islamic trading network rather than through conquest and Islamic rule

Answer 37

west Africa

Question 38

which of the following was not something that is gone gave to west Africa in the premodern period

Answer 38

The concept of the city

Question 39

which of the following Islamic lands was most opens in attitude toward women allowing them to appear unveiled in public and mingle freely was meant to whom they were not related

Answer 39

b and c