final exam study Flashcards

1
Q

The battle of Karbala in 680AD took place between the forces of ?

A

Al- husyan and yazid

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2
Q

The rebels who arrived in Medina to present their grievance to caliph uthman came from?

A

eygpt

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3
Q

In what year did Mohammad finally return home in mecca after 7 years in exile?

A

629

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4
Q

Salah is the Arabic term for?

A

confession to faith

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5
Q

The battle of nahrawan in 658AD ended in?

A

victory for Ali forces

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6
Q

The Isma’ilis branch of Shiite islam is also known as?

A

The seveners

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7
Q

The capital of the safavid dynasty was?

A

isfahan

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8
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Under which Caliph did Persia fell to islam?

A

Abu Bakar

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9
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in what year did “ the battle of siffin” between Ali and Muawiyah take place?

A

657

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10
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The crusade took place during which of the following Islamic empires?

A

The abbaside

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11
Q

A’lshah was the wife of

A

none

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12
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imam husuayan iss considered by the sh’ites as their?

A

third imam

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13
Q

Zaydis are considered to be a branch of?

A

shi’itism

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14
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What family ( dynasty ) in Persia established shi’ism as the state religion in the beginning of the 16th century?

A

the safavid

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15
Q

Wahhabism as an Islamic ideology was emerged in the middle of the 18th century in?

A

Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

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16
Q

Capitulation treaty of 1740 was first signed between the ottoman empire and ?

A

france

17
Q

young turks were?

A

devotedly nationalists

18
Q

put the names of the following Caliphs according to the order of succession:

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19
Q

The fanciful tales of “ thousand and one night” is related the period of?

A

Abbasid Empire

20
Q

The cultural contact between the Christians and Muslims during the crusade brought about?

A

scientific gains for the west