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Islamic Empires. Review. The Sasanid Empire was centered in the area that is present-day a) Lebanon. b) Egypt. c) Afghanistan. d) India. e) Iran. Ans: e. What role did the Arabs play in the rivalry between the Sasanid and Byzantine Empires?
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Islamic Empires Review
The Sasanid Empire was centered in the area that is present-day • a) Lebanon. • b) Egypt. • c) Afghanistan. • d) India. • e) Iran. • Ans: e
What role did the Arabs play in the rivalry between the Sasanid and Byzantine Empires? • a) They played a significant role as merchants and military mercenaries. • b) They played a significant role as negotiators and diplomats. • c) They were unknown to these empires. • d) They were viewed as “inferior” peoples and therefore were virtually ignored by these powers. • e) They became a financial drain to these empires through welfare plans. • Ans: a
The establishment of Zoroastrianism and Christianity as official faiths in the Byzantine and Sasanid Empires set the precedent for what future event? • a) The rise of Islam as the focus of an empire • b) The dominance of monotheism in all subsequent empires • c) The rejection of religion as an official political focus • d) The rise of corrupt leadership in those empires • e) The worldwide spread of Christianity • Ans: a
The Arab community prior to the seventh century C.E. • a) was polytheistic. • b) was devoted to Zoroastrianism. • c) practiced Christianity but split between monophysitism and Nestorianism. • d) was persecuted by Jews and Christians. • e) was devoted to fire-worshiping rituals. • Ans: a
Mecca is an important city because it. • a) has an unusually cold climate for the Arabian peninsula. • b) is a caravan city and pilgrimage site of the Ka'ba. • c) is the rival city to Jerusalem. • d) is abundantly watered and needs no irrigation for crops. • e) is the birthplace of Abraham. • Ans: b
Muhammad conceived Islam after • a) experiencing revelations. • b) dreaming about Ishmael from the Old Testament. • c) many years of religious study in a mosque. • d) being possessed by a shaitan. • e) reading the Bible. • Ans: a
Muslim means • a) first followers. • b) the one true religion. • c) holy people. • d) one who makes submission. • e) chosen for purity. • Ans: d
Islam means • a) surrender to the will of God. • b) the one true religion. • c) the true belief. • d) leader of God's people. • e) the Chosen People. • Ans: a
Islam means • a) surrender to the will of God. • b) the one true religion. • c) the true belief. • d) leader of God's people. • e) the Chosen People. • Ans: a
Why did Muhammad leave Mecca for Medina (hijra)? • a) He sought more followers in the north. • b) One of his visions commanded him to. • c) Meccan leaders were threatened by his popularity. • d) Muhammad's wife had family in Medina. • e) Theology argued that Abraham had lived in the north. • Ans: c
The unified community that accepted Islam and believed that Muhammad was the “Messenger of God” was called the • a) jihad. • b) hijra. • c) shaitan. • d) ka'ba. • e) umma. • Ans: e
After Muhammad's death, the Muslim community • a) held general elections to replace Muhammad. • b) abandoned the orthodox teachings of Islam. • c) chose a caliph, Abu Bakr. • d) searched the entire peninsula for a suitable successor, according to Muhammad's last instructions. • e) embraced his wife, Khadija, as his successor. • Ans: c
Muslim religious practice is based on the • a) Three Goals to Salvation. • b) Ten Commandments. • c) Eightfold Path. • d) Four Noble Truths. • e) Five Pillars. • Ans: e
Muhammad's revelations from the angel are compiled in a book called • a) the Hadith. • b) the Third Testament. • c) the Quran. • d) the Ka'ba. • e) the Revelations. • Ans: c
The subsequent split of supporters to different caliphs, or successors, divided the umma into • a) Shi'ites and Sunnis. • b) Sunnis and Sufis. • c) Mobad and Quran. • d) Shi'a and Mobad. • e) Hadj and Sunni. • Ans: a
Which of the following areas was not brought under Muslim control under the leadership of the caliphs? • a) Egypt and North Africa • b) Syria • c) Spain • d) Eastern Europe • e) The Indus Valley • Ans: d
Why is the Abbasid rule considered a “golden age”? • a) It created a refined and cosmopolitan culture in Baghdad. • b) The Spanish region was considered the golden frontier. • c) It used gold as the standard coinage throughout the empire. • d) It used the golden cow as the focus of religious worship. • e) It is marked by the rule of the “golden” monarch, Abu Bakr. • Ans: a
The ulama were • a) government officials. • b) outcasts. • c) religious scholars. • d) rural leaders. • e) a hired foreign military force. • Ans: c
The foundation of Islamic civilization is the Shari'a, or • a) taxes. • b) community. • c) literature. • d) philosophy. • e) law. • Ans: e
Sufism was significant in being a(n) • a) quest for a direct union with God through rituals and training. • b) blending of Christian and Buddhist ideas into Islam. • c) rejection of religious formalism. • d) new doctrine that excluded the lower classes. • e) attempt to convert more women to Islam. • Ans: a
The Mughal ruler who constructed the Taj Mahal was • a. Shah Jahan. • b. Akbar. • c. Zahir al-Din Muhammad. • d. Osman Bey. • e. Aurangzeb. • A.
The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires were all • a. Christian. • b. anamistic. • c. Zoroastrian. • d. Buddhist. • e. Islamic. • E.
The Ottoman institution that provided Balkan slaves for the formation of the Janissaries was the • a. jizya. • b. devshirme. • c. dhimmi. • d. sharia. • e. millet. • B.
The Ottomans took the Byzantine cathedral Hagia Sofia and • a. burned it to the ground as part of the looting after Mehmed II’s conquest. • b. turned it into a special university for janissaries. • c. restructured its configuration to become the great palace of the sultans. • d. converted it into the mosque of AyaSofya. • e. used it as an astronomical observatory. • D.
Shah Jahan was unable to finish the construction of the TajMahal because • a. he was overthrown by his son Aurangzeb. • b. he died from smallpox. • c. he was captured by the Ottomans while on a hunting trip. • d. his country was invaded by Afghan tribesmen. • e. his Mughal rule was interrupted by a Safavid invasion. • A.