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Ch.10: The Muslim World
Ch.10: The Muslim World
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What encouraged Muslim leaders to support places of learning such as the House of Wisdom?
a desire to keep ahead of rival factions within Islam
optical advances that helped a king with bad eyesight
Muhammadís emphasis on study and scholarship
a desire to know more than the Greeks or Indians
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What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be a caliph?
Fatimid
Sufi
Shi'a
Sunni
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What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?
He was the first and only prophet of Allah.
He was the only son of the one true God, Allah.
He was a combination of god and man.
He was the last and greatest of the prophets
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How were conquered peoples treated by the Muslim Empire?
They were treated as equal citizens with Muslims.
They were allowed to become first-class citizens upon converting to Islam
Their religions were tolerated, but restrictions and taxes were imposed.
They were forced to give up their religions and convert to Islam.
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What system of law regulates the family life, moral conduct, and the business and community life of Muslims?
Sunna
umma
Five Pillars
shari'a
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The academic subject developed by al-Khwarizmi and originally called al-jabr is known by what name today?
optics
geometry
algebra
astronomy
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What is the best Muslim model for proper living?
the House of Wisdom
the Hijrah to Yathrib
the rightly guided caliphs
the Sunna
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Toward what city do Muslims pray?
Medina
Mecca
Jerusalem
Damascus
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Why was Baghdad's House of Wisdom significant?
It is the place where The Thousand and One Nights was written.
People translated scientific and philosophical texts into Arabic.
It was the seat of learning for the Umayyadís caliphate
It was where the Qur'an was translated into ten other languages
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Who replaced the last of the "rightly guided" caliphs?
Fatimids
Abbasids
Umayyads
Sufis
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In what form of art can the greatest cultural blending of the Muslim world be seen?
architecture
the decorative arts
woodworking
calligraphy
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What are the five pillars of Islam?
the major duties required of all Muslims
the times during a day when Muslims must pray
Muhammad and the four leaders who followed him
the various divisions of Islam
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Who did Muslims consider the "people of the book"?
the Greeks
only Muslims
Jews and Christians
Zoroastrians
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What was the preferred method of Muslim scientists?
experiments in laboratory settings
logical reasoning
relying solely on Greek and Indian writings
theories based on the Qur'an
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How did the Abbasids control their large empire?
through a strong bureaucracy
through religious persecution
through military governments
through an elaborate reward system
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What does Islam mean in Arabic?
"submission to the will of Allah"
"Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"
"one who has submitted"
"there is no god but Allah"
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Why was the Hijrah important?
Muhammad was accepted as a political leader in Medina.
It was during the Hijrah that Muhammad first heard the voice of Gabriel.
It was the first battle that Muhammad won
Muhammad sounded the call to prayer from its roof in Mecca.
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Which of the following was NOT advanced during the Muslim Empire?
mathematics
medicine
portraiture
optics
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Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
prayer
fasting
military duty
faith
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Why did the Muslim way of praying lead to advances in astronomy?
After the feast of Ramadan ended, Muslims prayed outdoors
The illumination of the stars symbolized the illumination of the divine.
Muslims prayed facing the stars.
Muslims wanted to know the precise direction of Mecca
