Unity among the Seljuks vanished after

The death of Malikshah & the assassination of Nizam Al-Mulk

The Mamluks lasted from the end of the Ayyubid dynasty until…?

The Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517

What is the first and foremost pillar one must perform to enter islam?

shahada “no god but allah and Muhammad is messenger of god

Which of the following is not an attribute of God?

leads his believers astray even when they ask for help

Why were Shiis especially active in writing history?

it was crucial to their political and theological positions

How many wives can a man marry?

4; only if he guarantees to treat them equally

How did the advancements in the Middle East influence Europe?

Ideas eventually spread to Europe & increased knowledge

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1
Unity among the Seljuks vanished after
The death of Malikshah & the assassination of Nizam Al-Mulk
The spread of the black death & advancements of Europeans
The collapse of trade and commerce
The Crusades were launched
2
The five pillars of worship can be easily observed after ritual and spiritual purity
Sometimes
No idea
True
False
3
To be a Muslim is to….?
All of the above
Profess to the Unity of God
To Accept Muhammad as God’s messenger
Surrender to the Will of God
4
Pope Urban II preached mainly to Europeans in order to conquer
Turkey
Egypt
Jerusalem
Antioch & Edessa
5
Who is forbidden entry into both Mecca and Medina?
Non-Muslims
The physically impure
The spiritually impure
The mentally disabled
6
For whom is salah mandatory on in the masjid?
Women
Men
Anyone of the age of 7
The elderly
7
Definition of a sufi?
One who opposes Islam
One garbed in wool
A warrior
A religious scholar
8
Mutazilis believed that between God and his creation, there was no resemblance.
False
No idea
Maybe
True
9
Math was particularly useful science, especially in…
astronomy and astrology
psychology
Medicine
anatomy
10
What became the most predominant decorative art?
Calligraphy
Sculpting
Architecture of mosques
Pottery
11
The Mamluks lasted from the end of the Ayyubid dynasty until…?
The Turkish conquest of Egypt in 1250
The Crusaders left
The Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517
The Roman conquest of Egypt in 1310
12
Where was the Blue Mosque built?
Eddessa
Al-Quds
Antioch
Turkey
13
What was the BASIS of a muslim's views of God and religion?
Hadith
Government
The Quran
The Sunnah
14
What lands did the Murabit dynasty conquer?
Algeria and Spain
Rome, Guatemala, and Turkey
Spain and Morocco
Algeria, Morocco, Spain
15
What was the largest city of the Middle East?
Istanbul
Makkah
Jerusalem
Cairo
16
Women played a large role in Turkish tribal life and even occasionally took part in combat
Sometimes
False
True
No idea
17
The best known Muslim historian was…
ibn tawoos
ibn hamamah
ibn Khaldun
ibn Jaja
18
What percent of Zakah must be given up by each Muslim?
2.5%
1.5%
It is not mandatory
3.5%
19
How many crusades were launched?
3
5
1
None of the above
20
What was the accomplishment of Al-Bitruji?
Explained movement of stars by the turning of earth on axis
Advanced the idea of diurnal movements of the earth
All of the above
Captured length of Mediterranean
21
From the Muslim systems of law what two roots did the Sunni and Shii grow from?
The hadiths and Tawrah
The Quran and bible
The Quran and hadiths
The hadiths and bible
22
When was the Quran compiled
During mutasims time
During Ali’s caliph
During Othman’s caliph
During Abu Bakr's caliph
23
At the time of dispute between Ali and Muawiyah, who broke away?
Hanbali
Hanafi
Mutazilis
Kharijis
24
What is the first and foremost pillar one must perform to enter islam?
Hajj-- once in a lifetime trip in the month of thul hijjah
shahada “no god but allah and Muhammad is messenger of god
Siyam-- Fasting from sunrise to sunset
Salah-- five mandatory prayers
25
Persian al-Razi was a Muslim physician. What were some of his achievements?
all of the above
wrote the first clinical report on measles and smallpox
was a studying physician and philosopher
he treated bladder and kidney stones
26
Which of the following are special prayers
Both on left
Asr
Burials
Eclipses
27
Who was Jabir Ibn Hayyan
Dancer
a chemist
a physicist
a poet
28
Which of the following is not an attribute of God?
misleads whom He wills and guides whom he wills
merciful and compassionate
loving, bountiful, and forgiving
leads his believers astray even when they ask for help
29
Why were Shiis especially active in writing history?
they were forced to
they enjoyed it
it gave them wealth
it was crucial to their political and theological positions
30
Who is al-Tabari?
a professional chronicler
a history teacher
a scholar
a scientist
31
Segregation of men and women were practiced by_____ in the Middle East
Non-Muslims
Muslims
None of the above
All of the Above
32
Turkish dynasties such as Ghaznavids and Seljuks dominated the central and eastern Middle East
occasionally
False
True
No idea
33
The early period of Islam under Prophet Mohammed (saw) can be described as...
Difficult
Successful and prosperous
Declining
Confusing
34
During the late Umayyad and early Abbasid, what was lost in the Muslim world?
Politics
Motivation & Politics
Theology & Politics
Theology & Motivation
35
A few centuries after the Prophets death, Arabic was the universal language,who didnt speak it?
the Christians
Arab Muslims
the Jews
none of the above
36
Piety in Islam sometimes took the form of ____________.
Leadership
Holyness
Asceticism
Purity
37
What fundamental principles were the questions of law resolved from?
Analogy and consensus
The Quran
All the above
Hadith
38
Where did Shah Rukh move Irans capital to?
Jerusalem
Herat
Antioch
Istanbul
39
Umar Khayyam made procedures for solving quadratic&cubic equations& developed analytic geometry
False
True
No idea
Maybe
40
Mamluk sultans were outstanding at politics and great generals
True
None of the above
They weren't as good as Trump
False
41
Who were the Il-Khans?
Ottomans
Mongol rulers of Iran and Iraq
Turks
Mamluks
42
How many wives can a man marry?
1
4; only if he guarantees to treat them equally
2
3
43
Discoveries in physics created solutions to problems such as...
Pollution
broken cars
social classes
Irrigation
44
When was the early medieval Middle East?
1500-1800
1250-1500
1800-present
950-1250
45
Who was the ruler of Zengid dynasty and ruled over Mosul, Aleppo, Hama and Edessa, Mesopotamia
Nur al-deen
Imad ad-Din Zengi
J Cole
Salahadeen
46
Sufis could be either Sunnis or Shiis
True
False
Maybe
No idea
47
As Arab Muslims expanded into other lands, who built the mosques
Architects
None of the above
engineers
local craftsmen
48
Al Wathiq, an Abbasid caliph, devoted much of his poetry to
None of the above
a male lover
Women
Nature
49
Qara Quyunlu was also known as…
White Sheep Turkomans
Black Sheep Turkomans
Atabegs of Mosul
Defenders of the Holy land
50
Who was the 9th ruler of Qara Quyunlu
Uzun Hassan
Aif ad-Din Ghazi I
Uzun Mohamed
Al-Rashid
51
How did the advancements in the Middle East influence Europe?
Europe became angry because they wanted to be the smartest.
Europe lost power and became divided
Europe eventually broke out into war
Ideas eventually spread to Europe & increased knowledge
52
Why was Abu Said the last Mongol to rule over a united Iran and Iraq?
Timur Leng killed him
Trade was prosperous under his rule
Left no heir, civil war & puppet rulers followed his death
He made peace with the Mamluks
53
Will Jinn be judged on the Day of Judgement?
They don't exist
Yes
They all go to heaven
No
54
Which cities did the capital of Islam transfer to?
Jerusalem to Aleppo
Jerusalem to Cairo
Damascus to Cairo
Damascus to Baghdad
55
What were the Ismailis masters of?
Sciences and maths
Art and calligraphy
Organization and tactics
Destruction
56
Majority of the Mamluks in the kingdom were…?
Great fighters
All the above
Muslim by name and by heart
Excellent in reading and writing Arabic
57
The Umayyad period featured letters addressed to who?
Caliphs
all of the above
Secretaries
Arabized bureaucrats
58
Who insisted that ulama accept Mutazilis’ views & the doctrine of the createdness of the Quran?
Al-Mustansir
Al-Mamun
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
The Prophet
59
Which one was the smallest among the orthodox schools?
Shafi
Hanbali
Hanafi
Malaki
60
Under the Fatimids…
Cholera spread and killed millions
It was similar to the Umayyad dynasty
The European empires built railroads
Egypt prospered and was successful in commerce
61
Who had the most power in the Middle East
Ayyubid Empire
Ottoman Empire
Turkish Seljuks
Sultan Yazid
62
Which leader (that was discussed in class) expanded the Ottoman empire the most?
Mehmed II
Mehmed Celebi
Salem I
Bayezid I
63
What happened to the power of the central gov. by the end of the classical Islamic period?
the central government never had power
it grew
it had greatly lessened
it flourished
64
Yakut ibn Abd Allah al-Hamawi was a
a geographer
from Anatolia
all of the above
greek slave
65
Who was the first ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty
Alptigin
Saddam Hussein
Salahadeen
Noor al deen
66
Ibn Sina wrote encyclopedias on what subject(s)?
medicine, mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy
trigonometry and medicine
the history of the Prophet
astronomy and philosophy
67
Abd Al-Mumin ruled from
1130-1163
1137-1177
1156-1276
1738-1890
68
What school of thought accepted rulers whose conduct was sinful?
Sunni
Murjiis
Kharijis
Shia
69
What was the most fervently celebrated event in the Shii religious calendar?
The martyrdom of Hasan
The martyrdom of Husain
The martyrdom of Ali
The martyrdom of Muhammad
70
What made poetry so popular in the 700s?
Kings forced every house to have a designated poet
Poetry slams
important expression of literature brought back by Umayyads
It was taught in schools
71
Who were the sons of Ali?
Khaled and Muhammad
Al-Hasan and Al-Husain
Abdullah and Ahmad
Omar and Uthman
72
Who is Hajj obligatory on?
One who can afford it
The healthy
All believing men and women regardless of health & wealth
Both answers above
73
Which group of scientists did the Iranian, Greek, and Syrian physicians base their work off of?
the Roman scientists
the British scientists
the Greek scientists
the Syrian scientists
74
Who was Nizam al-Mulk
A Muslim slave soldier
A scholar from Iran who converted many Christians
The last ruler of the Fatimid dynasty
The most famous of the bureaucrats who served the Seljuks
75
What did the Kharijis believe?
a muslim who committed great sins was no longer a muslim
a muslim is forgiven for the sins they commit
The ahadith were not a reliable source
The Quran was the way of life
76
Who was the leader of Egypt that saved Egypt and Syria from the violence?
Baibar
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Ghengiz Khan
Saif al-Din Qutuz
77
When Mongols destroyed civilization they were careful to keep their culture & knowledge.
True
Maybe
False
No idea
78
What is the most emphazied quality of god
Unforgivingness
Omniscient
Everlastingness
Being a king
79
Which one of these is not apart of the four schools of thought?
Sunni
Hanafi
Shafii
Hanbali
80
What were the three fundamentals that Islam was classified into after Muhammad’s death?
Good Works (Ihsan)
Religious Duties (Ibadat)
Religious Beliefs (Iman)
All of the above
81
Sultan Baibars was the founder of what?
The Crusades
Mamluk system
Mamluk slaves
The Mongols
82
Prophet Muhammad declared that only 2 sciences existed. What were they?
astronomy and philosophy
physics and chemistry
astronomy and psychology
theology and medicine
83
Who did the Shiis believe were the legitimate imam?
Muawiyah
Omar ibn Khattab
Abu Bakr
Ali
84
The Quran is composed of…..
100 juzu, 114 Surahs, 3020 ayat
Thirty juzu, 114 Surahs, 6236 ayat
20 juzu, 14 Surahs, 114 ayat
Fifty juzu, 23 Surahs, 5000 ayat
85
Why was geographic data needed by Muslims travelers?
to travel to their once in a lifetime pilgrimage in Mecca
to travel to gain knowledge
to travel to sell goods
to travel to visit their relatives
86
When the Abbasids took power, the court moved to
Africa
damascus
Baghdad
Mecca
87
Where are the most conservative Shiias found?
Yemen
Medina
Mecca
Aleppo
88
Which dynasty controlled the eastern and central land of the Middle East
Seljuks
All of the above
Ghaznavid
Buyid
89
The most important early biography of the prophet Muhammad was composed by who?
al-razi
abu al faraj
ibnishaq
the prophet himself
90
How old was Timur Leng when he died?
16
21
70
63
91
Who ended the Fatimid rule?
The Beibars
The Roman Empire
Alexander the Great
Salahaldeen
92
What did the life of Muhammad serve as?
touchstone for proper Muslim thought and conduct
Guidance
an example of an obedient slave
an example of a disobedient slave
93
The first mosque was
Prophet Muhammad’s house in Medina
Masjid Al-Nabawi
Masjid Qiba’
Masjid Al-Aqsa
94
The Muslims scholars profoundly influenced whom?
No one was influenced by them
the non-Arab Muslim
the Christian philosophers of medieval Europe
the Jews
95
Who was in control of Baghdad and Iraq?
The Crusaders
Il-Khans
Mamluks
Non-muslim Mongols
96
What is shariah?
Holy law of Islam
Extreme law of Islam
Another name for polytheism
Hypocrisy
97
What were the most emphasized revelations in Mecca
Fear of God
Both answers on the left
Fear of the prophet
Fear of the Day of judgement

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