What initiated the division within Islam between the Sunnis and Shias?

Disagreement over who should lead the Islamic world

Which of the following is NOT a reason for Islam's rapid spread (according to Strayer)?

Power of professional religious leaders

Islam had roots in which set of religious or philosophical traditions?

Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism

•Which of the following was a force that helped bind the Islamic world together?

The system of Islamic education created by the ulama

Early Islamic empires treated Jews and Christians as:

To be tolerated as long as they paid a fee

Which of the following is not a right or protection given to women by the Quran?

Men and women now had equal rights of inheritance

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What initiated the division within Islam between the Sunnis and Shias?
Fear that Muslims in conquered lands were abandoning Islam
The belief that Husayn, the son of Ali, was the real messiah
The imam Ali’s elaboration of the teachings of Islam
Disagreement over who should lead the Islamic world
2
Which of the following is NOT a reason for Islam's rapid spread (according to Strayer)?
Power of professional religious leaders
The seeming inevitability of military conquest
Marriage alliances
Economic benefits
3
Islam had roots in which set of religious or philosophical traditions?
Christianity, Hinduism, and Zoroastrianism
Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism
Buddhism, Judaism, and Hinduism
Judaism, Buddhism, and Zoroastrianiam
4
Membership in the Islamic community known as the umma was based on a common:
Culture
Class
Race
Faith
5
The duties practices by Muslims are called
the 4 Truths
the Five Duties
the sacraments
the Five Pillars
6
•Which of the following was a force that helped bind the Islamic world together?
Strong leadership over the Islamic world by Arab caliphs
The system of Islamic education created by the ulama
The successful suppression of competing religious orders
The expulsion of Jews & Christians from Islamic territories
7
Which of the following is a requirement for all Muslims?
Baptism
Confession
Meditation
Charity
8
Which of the following did NOT influence pre-Islamic Arabs?
Jews
Hindus
Christians
Zoroastrians
9
Early Islamic empires treated Jews and Christians as:
To be tolerated as long as they paid a fee
Equals, with all the same rights as Muslims
Infidels, persecuting them harshly
10
Who is the "founder" of Islam
Abraham
Issac
Jesus
Muhammad
11
This famous religious shrine in Mecca is called the
Kaaba
Quraysh
Sassanid
Hajj
12
the concept of the “umma” challenged Arab social structures in all the following ways EXCEPT:
Prioritized loyalty to broader Muslim community over tribe
Allowed Islam to expand rapidly
Centralizing power in the person of Mohammed
Rejected polygamy
13
Which of the following is not a right or protection given to women by the Quran?
Female infants could no longer be killed at birth
Men and women now had equal rights of inheritance
Women could no longer be kidnapped into marriage
Women now had some control over property
14
As the Islamic empire grew and adapted to local traditions, women's rights
Increased
Decreased
15
Choose one of the two major external threats to the Islamic civilization in the third-wave era.
Christian Crusaders
China
Mongols
Jews
16
Who first brought Islam to West Africa?
Abbasid soldiers
Sudanese imperial officials
Muslims fleeing persecution in Iberia
Trans-Saharan merchants

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