Area Studies Final (Middle East)

Identify whether the following applies to Sunni, Shi'a, or both?Name translates as the "Party of Ali"?

Second largest climate region in ME

Flat - sandstone plateaus

Individual parts of the civilization

Identify whether the following applies to Sunni, Shi'a, or both?Recognizes and practices all five Pillars of Islam?

SPEECH AT CLERMONTAccording to the pope, what would people receive for fighting in the Holy Lands?

What historical significance did the Battle of Tours accomplish?

The Battle of Dorylaeum demonstrated the Muslim military superiority through it's siege warfare tactics.

The following were Crusader States, EXCEPT:

Divine Mandate is ruled by gods' will

What miracle inspired the crusaders to victory during the Siege of Antioch?

Identify whether the following applies to Sunni, Shi'a, or both.Infuses cleric leadership with political authority?

The Nile is the World's Longest River

Which event is recognized as ending the Islamic Golden Age in 1258 A.D.?

What happened at the End of the Ice-age?

Similar to Noah's Arc

Averroes is viewed by Europeans as the bridge to Renaissance philosophy.

The following are aspects of the "House of Wisdom" that encouraged learning during the Islamic Golden Age, EXCEPT:

Which of the following was a reason for the success of the First Holy Crusade?

Up to the Holy Crusades, what provided non-Muslims legal protection in Islamic realms?

Streambeds that stay dry until rain

Between 700-1000 A.D. Arabic replaced Greek as the universal language of intellect.

During the King's Crusade, identify the two great leaders that represented each side?

SPEECH AT CLERMONTWhy was Jerusalem considered to be so sacred to Roman Catholics?

Cuneiform are symbols used for writing

The Temple of Solomon became the headquarters for the Knights Templar in Jerusalem.

Hadiths are a collection of sayings of Muhammad.

The Battle of Tours disrupted the relationship betwen the Middle East and Europe, prompting the Holy Crusades.

What are Kums?

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is believed to be the burial site of Saint Peter.

Africa's longest mountain range?

Land between 2 rivers?

The following sites make Jerusalem sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, EXCEPT:

What was the end result of the Third Crusade?

Who is considered the first caliph after the death of Muhammad?

The following were reasons for the First Holy Crusade, EXCEPT:

Which caliphate expanded the Islamic empire to its fullest extent?

What Islamic city was known as the "city of light" ?

Identify whether the following applies to Sunni, Shi'a, or both.Consists of the majority of Muslims, 85-90%?

Developing out of the Muslim leader Zengi, what does "holy struggle" translate from?

Imams are viewed to be descendants of the prophet Muhammad?

What group of people were "massacred" in Germany during the Peasants' Crusade on their way to the Holy Land?

The "Order of the Assassins" demonstrates the disunity of the Muslim world during the First Crusade.

Which of the following are Islamic innovations developed during the Golden Age (may be more than one answer)?

SPEECH AT CLERMONTThe following are aspects the pope states, EXCEPT:

Who called for the First Holy Crusade at the Council of Clermont in 1095 A.D.?

The following were aspects of the Peasants' Crusade, EXCEPT:

SPEECH AT CLERMONTWhy did the pope specifically call upon the Franks?

In which city did the "House of Wisdom", the center for learning, reside? 

Regs are strong plains covered in rocky gravel

The following are aspects of the Sharia, EXCEPT:

Mountain range between Black Sea and Caspian Sea

Which caliphate ushered in the Islamic Golden Age?

What are oasis?

Fertile Area in ME

What's the World's largest desert?

The "Arabian Nights" is considered one of the greatest literary masterpieces in history.

What was the End of the Ice Age?

Islam was able to expand rapidly out of the Arabian Peninsula for the following reasons, EXCEPT:

What was the main objective Europeans up to the Second Crusade?