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A review of Muslim Empires in History
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1
How did Mohammed originally succeed in his new city?
Hiring preachers
Raiding Caravans
Converting the leaders
Killing city leaders
2
The practice of visiting the holy city of Mecca for followers is called which of the following?
Dakkar
Alms
Habisha
Hajj
3
To what did Mohammed attribute his new found faith?
mediation
emancipation
revelation
anticipation
4
The covering Muslim women wear is called what?
Gi'a
Mumu
Burka
Sarong
5
Which Muslim Empire stretched farthest West - into Europe?
Abbasids
Ottomans
Safavids
Mughals
6
Which is not one of the 5 basic foundations of Islam?
Fasts
Sacrifice
Hajj
Alms
7
The Taj Mahal - a tomb - was built under the reign of which Muslim Dynasty?
Ottoman in Turkey
Mughal in India
Safavid in Persia
Seljuk in Turkey
8
Which financial improvement did Suleyman make to his government?
balanced budgets
credit from banks
gold based currency
standard coins
9
How must Muslims pray according to their principles?
Facing Yathrib
Facing Baghdad
Facing Mecca
Facing Medina
10
Which choice below is common to both Muslims and Jews?
dietary laws
marriage customs
prayer habits
system of government
11
What does the Muslim faith have in common with others?
their rituals
their society
monotheism
their political structure
12
Which city is sacred to three religions?
Medina
Rome
Jerusalem
Mecca
13
What was the Arab word for the tax on non-Muslims?
jizya
soljid
devshirme
akbar
14
Special troops loyal only to the Sultan were known as which one below?
sunnites
janissaries
devshirme
sufis
15
Which of the following Muslim leaders fought against Europeans in the Crusades?
Osman
Suleyman
Saladin
Malik the Great
16
Which as the most advanced legal concept implemented by Suleyman?
lawyers for criminals
compensation for property losses
"plea bargains" in criminal cases
trials before imprisonment
17
Why was Mohammed opposed when he began preaching in Mecca?
Monotheism was illegal
Monotheism was bad for business
Monotheism was practiced by slaves
Monotheism was not understood
18
What is the Hijrah?
A Muslim school
Mohammed's flight to Yathrib
a prayer to Allah
an Arab marketplace
19
Which legal reform was Suleyman the Magnificent known for?
Taing over the court system
Punishing corrupt officials
Removing Jews from Islamic lands
Beheading adulterers
20
Which was the most advanced adminstrative policy of Mughal King Akbar?
criminal laws
a police force
land distribution
"graduated" income tax structure
21
In the Safavid Empire, the king was referred to as which of the following?
Poobah
Sultan
Emir
Shah
22
Which of the following groups are considered to be
second
in importance in Muslim society?
Merchants in Mecca
Protected Classes
Converts to Islam
Rulers of conquered cities
23
What was Mohammed's occupation before his "calling"?
teacher
soldier
tent maker
merchant
24
Which is the most
'radical'
interpretation of the word
"jihad"?
Crusading
Striving
Trying
Struggle
25
The social and political guide for all Muslims is said to be which of the following?
Basra Law
Meccan Law
Mohammed's Law
Sharia Law
26
Which of the following is
NOT
a religion usually found in the Muslim Mughal India?
Christianity
Hindu
Sikh
Muslim
27
Who were Mohammed's first followers?
family & friends
the merchants of Mecca
Arab solldiers
dissatisfied Christians
28
The system for
'grooming'
public officials in Suleyman's Ottoman Empire was which one below?
devshirme
janissary
jihad
salam
29
Protected classes, regarded as separate nations of the Ottoman Empire were called what?
mullets
millets
mollets
mellets
30
The most enduring (long lasting) accomplishment of the Safavids was which of the following?
carpets
calligraphy
gunpowder
porcelain
31
People of the book are considered to be which of the following groups?
Persians and Jews
Christians
Christians and Jews
Jews
32
Which of the choices below are the 2 correct sects of Islamic religion?
Shi'a and Osman
Sunni and Osman
Shi'a and Sunni
Sharia and Sunni
