What is the House of Wisdom?

A renowned center of learning in Baghdad.

Who was Nasir al-Din al-Tusi?

One of the most celebrated Islamic scholars.

What happened to Baghdad?

It lost its center trade, wealth, population, and food.

Grouped European Christian soldiers to reopen access to Jerusalem.

What did the Jewish philosopher Maimonides do?

Developed a synthesis of Aristotle's reasoning and biblical interpretation

Famous conquerors in history who conquered the remaining Abbasid Empire.

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1
The Umayyads ruled briefly in the Middle East and kept power longer in ____.
Romania
Portugal
Spain
Italy
2
What government did Mamluks seize control of?
The Chinese government
The Arabian government
The Egyptian government
The Portuguese government
3
Who led the Abbasid Caliphate?
Persians
Neither
Arabs
Both
4
What did the Sufis do?
Emphasized introspection
Emphasized intellectual pursuits
5
Islamic scholars followed the advice of the prophet Muhammad.
False
True
6
How long did Muslims rule Spain?
7 centuries
3 centuries
5 centuries
6 and a half centuries
7
Islamic women were allowed to do all these things, except-
Could always initiate divorce
Inherit property and retain ownership after marriage
Remarry if widowed
Own a business
8
What were Muhammad's policies?
Dowries were paid to the future bride, not her father
Forbade female infanticide
All of the above
Treating wives with love and devotion
9
Who is 'A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah?
A famous female activist
Prolife female writer
A famous female artist
A celebrated scholar
10
The Umayyad ruler created a climate toleration with all of these, except-
Christians
Judaism
Jews
Muslims
11
Mamluks are enslaved Turkish people to serve as soldiers and bureaucrats for Arabs.
True
False
12
How far did the Seljuk Turks extend their power?
They did not extend their power.
They only extended to a little bit outside of their border.
Almost to Western China
Past Egypt
13
What time period was the Mamluk Sultanate?
1280 - 1494
1235 - 1390
1250 - 1517
1260 - 1494
14
What is the House of Wisdom?
An old library with the history of Baghdad.
An old library with the history of Jerusalem.
A renowned center of learning in Jerusalem.
A renowned center of learning in Baghdad.
15
Who was Nasir al-Din al-Tusi?
A cultured Islamic artist.
One of the most celebrated Islamic scholars.
A famous Islamic poet.
One of the most celebrated Islamic religious leaders.
16
What happened to Baghdad?
It lost its center trade, wealth, population, and food.
Nothing happened to it.
Had a rapid increase of food supplies.
It became the major trade center.
17
Who could Muslims not enslave?
Muslims
Zoroastrians
All of the above
Jews
18
What did the Seljuk leader call himself?
Chief Sunni
Sultan
Caliph
Abbasid
19
What did the Islamic state in Spain become?
A center of language
A center of religion
A center of learning
A center of trade
20
Islamic scholars translated _____ literary classics into Arabic.
Turkish
Greek
Mandarin
Latin
21
What are Crusaders?
Seljuk Turk soldiers sent to reopen access to Jerusalem.
Grouped European Christian soldiers to reopen access to Jerusalem.
Abbasid soldiers sent to reopen access to Jerusalem.
22
What did the Jewish philosopher Maimonides do?
Developed a synthesis of Aristotle's reasoning and biblical interpretation
Developed a counter to Aristotle's reasoning and biblical interpretation
23
What happened after Muhammad died?
The spread of Islam slowed down.
Buddhism stopped spreading.
Islam spread from Arabia.
Judaism started to spread quickly.
24
When the Islamic military was defeated by Frankish forces it limited Islamic expansion into where?
Western Europe
South Asia
South Europe
Middle East
25
Who are the Mongols?
A sub-section of the remaining Abbasid Empire.
Another name for the Abbasid Empire.
Famous conquerors in history who conquered the remaining Abbasid Empire.
The leaders of the Abbasid Empire.

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