Quiz 6 Flashcards
The major centers of administrative, cultural, and economic activity that developed with flourishing trade included all EXCEPT _________
Baghdad.
Cairo.
Damascus.
Córdoba.
Córdoba
After Muhammad’s death, Muslim scholars developed a law code known as the __________
shari’ah.
Quran.
hajj.
Hijrah.
Shari’ah
A revolt of Muslims in 680 in present-day Iraq led to a split of Islam, with __________ Muslims only accepting the descendants of Ali as the true ruler.
Sunni
Umayyad
Shiite
Hussein
Shiite
All of the following played a role in the decline of the Abbasid dynasty EXCEPT __________
a strong Arab military.
a shortage of Arabs qualified for key positions.
financial corruption.
fighting over the succession to the caliphate.
a strong Arab military
Which of the following contributed to the collapse of the Umayyad dynasty?
intermarriage with conquered peoples.
an increasingly complex bureaucracy.
the regal lifestyle of the caliph.
resentment of Umayyad favoritism toward Arabs.
resentment of Umayyad favoritism toward Arabs
Muslim contributions to later European culture include __________
all of these answers.
the invention of the astrolabe.
the development of algebra.
translations of and commentaries on the works of Greek philosopher Aristotle.
All of these answers
In the year 1 of the official calendar of Islam, Muhammad and his followers relocated from Makkah to __________
Cairo.
Damascus.
Baghdad.
Madinah.
Madinah
“holder of power,” the military and political head of state under the Seljuk Turks and the Ottomans
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Sultan
The old Islamic Empire established by the Arabs in the seventh and eighth centuries came to an end __________
when the Seljuk Turks defeated the Byzantine Empire.
after the Fatimid dynasty established itself in Egypt.
after the Mongols invaded and split into separate kingdoms.
when Christian crusaders established states in Southwest Asia.
after the Mongols invaded and split into separate kingdoms
Although according to Islam all people are equal in the eyes of Allah, __________
peasants worked as indentured servants for wealthy landowners.
merchants received no respect in the Islamic world.
women had no right to own and inherit property.
slaves were not considered equals.
slaves were not considered equals.
The Alhambra in __________ is considered the finest example of an Islamic palace.
Córdoba
Granada
Samarra
Baghdad
Granada
The Arabian Peninsula took on a new importance when political disorder in Mesopotamia and Egypt ___________
created tensions between Bedouins and Egyptians.
shifted trade routes through Makkah to
present-day Yemen and then the Indian Ocean.
limited trade to Mesopotamia.
ended trade in the region.
shifted trade routes through Makkah to present-day Yemen and then the Indian Ocean.
a pilgrimage to Makkah, one of the requirements of Five Pillars of Islam
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Haji
the journey of Muhammad and his followers to Madinah in 622, which became year 1 of the official calendar of Islam
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Hijrah
Abu Bakr, the first caliph, extended Arab rule until by 650 the Arabs conquered __________
Egypt.
the Byzantine Empire.
Northern Africa.
the Persian Empire.
the Persian Empire.
