Test 3

Question 1

hereditary to Hussain, always correct, in hiding for a while

Answer 1

Isma’ili Shi’i Imam

Question 2

claimed to be 12th imam until forced to exile to north africa, executed Abu ‘Abd Allah after he helped created Fatimids, created Mahdiya)

Answer 2

‘Ubayd Allah al-Mahdi

Question 3

missionary from Yemen who settled in N Africa, partner in making Fatimids

Answer 3

Abu ‘Abd al-Shi’i

Question 4

revolt that sacked ‘Abbassids in Mecca

Answer 4

Qaramita

Question 5

captured Egypt and created Cairo

Answer 5

Caliph al-Mu’izz and Jawhar

Question 6

erratic caliph who some thought was divine

Answer 6

al-Hakim

Question 7

secret religion of Islam except God takes human form

Answer 7

Druze

Question 8

optics scientist

Answer 8

Ibn al-Haytham

Question 9

split at his death between Nizar and al-Musta’li

Answer 9

al-Mustanisir

Question 10

revolt in Alexandria and involved with Hassan-i Sabbah

Answer 10

Nizar

Question 11

put on throne by Wazir al-Afdal, championed by Egyptian and Yemeni Isma’ilis

Answer 11

al-Musta’li

Question 12

scholar and had group of Assassins, seized Alamut, fought against Seljuqs

Answer 12

Hasan-i Sabbah

Question 13

Samanids slave soldier/general in Afghanistan who was loyal to the ‘Abbassids

Answer 13

Sebuktegin

Question 14

son to Sebugktegin, loyal to ‘Abbassids, plundered N India, took control of Panjab, seized Rayy

Answer 14

Mahmud

Question 15

son of Mahmud and grandson to Sebuktegin, governor of Isfahan and Rayy, defeated brother Muhammad to become Sultan, murdered on way to India

Answer 15

Mas’ud

Question 16

Ghaznavids lost persian land under Mas’ud, huge victory for Seljuqs and the brothers

Answer 16

Battle of Dandanqan

Question 17

History of India, mathematics and astronomy as well

Answer 17

al-Biruni

Question 18

The Shah-nama (Book of Kings) who was expert on Persian literature

Answer 18

Firdawsi

Question 19

First Persian Sufi Manual, Sufism

Answer 19

‘Ali Hujwiri

Question 20

Two Brothers and unified the Seljuq tribes and captured Khurasan from Ghaznavids, then took Baghdad

Answer 20

Toghril and Chagri Beg

Question 21

sultan who had standing army of slave soldiers

Answer 21

Alp Arsalan

Question 22

Wazir who took over after Alp Arsalan

Answer 22

Nizam al-Mulk

Question 23

son to Alp Arsalan and killed mysteriously probably by Nizams supporters

Answer 23

Malik Shah

Question 24

non hereditary land revenue grants

Answer 24

Iqta’

Question 25

pious endowment in perpetuity

Answer 25

Waqf

Question 26

law college, nizamiyya in baghdad

Answer 26

Madrasa

Question 27

rest stations for long distance trade

Answer 27

caravanseri

Question 28

books on positive law, legal theory and history of jurists, first teacher at Nizamiyya

Answer 28

Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi

Question 29

four paths to the truth with sufism being only one satisfactory, (theologians, philosophers authoritative instruction as well)

Answer 29

al-Ghazali

Question 30

teachings on the soul “roots of sufism” Imam of his time Hanibali preacher Fana’; annihilation of the self don’t complain and don’t ask for anything from others, try to be like all prophets

Answer 30

‘Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Question 31

Seljuqs

Answer 31

Reassertion of sunni islam, domination of politics until 20th century, brief reunification of central lands of Islam, conquest of Anatolia, legal colleges, development of sufi orders, failure to repel crusades