How were the Muslims able to spread their empire so rapidly?

Strong armies, tolerance for conquered people, weak empires

How was Islam different under the Abbasid Caliphate than during the Umayyad Caliphate?

Abbasids represented a move away from Arab control in Islam

How were conquered peoples treated by the Muslim Empire?

Religions were tolerated but restrictions/ taxes imposed

Muslims consider Muhammad to be

the last and greatest of the prophets

The prophet Muhammad had knowledge about life beyond Mecca because he was

a merchant and did business with foreign merchants

How did Byzantines and Persians impact the status of Arab Muslim women?

increased seclusion from men/veiling their faces in public

How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture?

by translating works of Aristotle and Plato

The examples in the list identify:

achievements of the Islamic world that affected Europe

What was the most lasting impact of Islam’s entry into northern India?

the conversion of many in the lower castes to Islam

Why was Baghdad's House of Wisdom significant?

Scholars translated scientific/philosophical texts to Arabic

Sunni:________::Shi'a:_________

election of leaders :: leaders must be related to Muhammad

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How were the Muslims able to spread their empire so rapidly?
Destroyed trade centers and elimination of conquered people
Fierce warriors, destruction, enthusiasm for their faith
Extreme enthusiasm for their faith, alliances, and bribery
Strong armies, tolerance for conquered people, weak empires
2
How was Islam different under the Abbasid Caliphate than during the Umayyad Caliphate?
Islam began to shrink during the Abbasid Caliphate
Umayyads represented a desire to keep Islam within Arabia
Abbasids represented a move away from Arab control in Islam
Turks and Mongols entered Islamic lands during the Umayyads
3
What is the Arabic word for the Islamic Holy Book?
Allah
Qur’an
Mosque
Hijra
4
How were conquered peoples treated by the Muslim Empire?
Allowed to become leading citizens upon converting to Islam
Were forced to give up their religions and convert to Islam
Religions were tolerated but restrictions/ taxes imposed
They were treated as equal citizens with Muslims
5
Muslims consider Muhammad to be
the Messiah
a great teacher and writer
a living god
the last and greatest of the prophets
6
How did the Abbasids control their empire?
through military governments
through a strong bureacracy
through religious persecution
through an elaborate reward system
7
The prophet Muhammad had knowledge about life beyond Mecca because he was
a judge who settled disputes
a traveling scholar who went from city to city teaching
well-read and educated as a Muslim scholar
a merchant and did business with foreign merchants
8
How did Byzantines and Persians impact the status of Arab Muslim women?
fell to a social position roughly equal to that of slaves
they gained geater equality with men
increased seclusion from men/veiling their faces in public
they became more actively involved in military conquest
9
How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture?
by building the Great Mosque at Córdoba
by translating works of Aristotle and Plato
by exempting European scholars from paying taxes
by halting 100 miles from Paris instead of conquering it
10
The examples in the list identify:
significant accomplishments of Ming China
achievements of the Islamic world that affected Europe
scientific and technological advances made by feudal Europe
skills learned by the Mongols after conquering China
11
What was the most lasting impact of Islam’s entry into northern India?
the collapse of Hinduism
the conversion of many in the upper castes to Islam
the conversion of many in the lower castes to Islam
unification and re-empowerment of Hinduism under a dynasty
12
Which was considered a Muslim achievement?
Gunpowder
Algebra
Printing Press
Concept of zero
13
Why was Baghdad's House of Wisdom significant?
Scholars translated scientific/philosophical texts to Arabic
It was the seat of learning for the Umayyad Caliphate
Scholars translated the Qur'an into other languages
Was the place where The Thousand and One Nights was written
14
Who replaced the last of the "rightly guided" caliphs?
Abbasids
Sufis
Umayyads
Fatimids
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Sunni:________::Shi'a:_________
election of leaders :: leaders must be related to Muhammad
Mecca :: Damascus
Five Pillars :: Four Noble Truths
Christianity :: Islam

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