Ch. 11 Worlds of Islam

W. African city that became a center of trade and Islamic learning?

Historians associate the gold-salt trade most closely with which of the following trade routes?

Which of the following is a unifying element of Islam?

In which dynasty did Persian culture play a prominent role?

What is the name of the peninsula that served as the home for both the Byzantines and Ottomans?

Ibn Battuta’s detailed 14th-century written account is an important source of information about

Which Muslim group overthrew the Ummayyad dynasty and set up a new caliphate?

The political and religious leader of Islam.

Sufis were Muslims who

What is the term for the Islamic community?

Pre-Islamic Arab society is best characterized as

How were Islam and Christianity different?

Which of the following areas of learning progressed under the Abbasid caliphate?

How did the role of Caliph change as Islam expanded?

In which region was Christianity not completely overwhelmed by Islam?

Initially, Islam, with regard to women and gender roles,

Which choice best describes the origins of the Swahili language?

What is the term for the community of all believers that replace tribal and ethnic identities?

Region of the world into which Islam spread more by trade than conquest or missionaries?

Emphasized personal religious experience, often challenging the ulama's emphasis on sharia.

The Delhi Sultanate brought a cultural conflict to the Indian subcontinent in which

Trade spurred the introduction of both Islam and Hinduism to what is now called:

Which region's social structure was LEAST influenced by Islam?

A similarity among Sudanic states during the period from 1000 to 1450 C.E. was that most

The first dynasty of the Islamic Empire, ruling from 661-750--moved capital to Damascus.

What is the term for Holy War in Islam?

Both footbinding in China and the harem and the veil in Islam

The success and timing of trade through the Indian Ocean basin largely depended upon

Which of the following is true of Muhammad and Jesus?

Which religious schism stemmed from disputes over succession after the death of its founder?

The term for "peoples of the Book" or Christians and Jews.

According to Islamic belief, this text contains the final revelation of Allah?

In which region was Islam appealing to low-caste individuals?

Which region was most influenced by Turkish language and culture?

Which West African leader is best known for his lavish fourteenth-century pilgrimage to Mecca?

Which city became the capital of the Abbasid Empire and a center of the Islamic golden age?

Other than Arab culture, what two culture heavily influenced Islam as it spread?

Which intellectual or technological advancement CANNOT be traced to Islamic civilization?