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Islamic Empire

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Basics of Islam and Empire

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1
Which of these was NOT a Rightly Guided Caliph?
Umar al Qatab
Shah Abbas Muttalib
Abu Bakr
Uthan Affan
2
Which tribe did Muhammad belong to?
Damasca
Bedouins
Quraysh
Umayyad
3
By the year 700, Islamic soldiers conquered lands in all places except:
Persia
Maghreb
Arabia
Central Europe
4
Islamic mathematicians did all of the following EXCEPT
discover a smallpox vaccine
develop algebra
calculated and refined astronomic knowledge
diffused "Arabic" numerals and the decimal system westward
5
Under the Abbasid Dynasty,
the Islamic faith spread into Europe
the Byzantine Empire was attacked and conquered
the Islamic faith spread even further into Asia
a golden age of learning and culture flourished
6
Islamic artistic styles favored
floral and geometric motifs
depictions of human myth and stories
a Greco Roman style
faded and pastel colors
7
Which city was the commercial and political capital of the Umayyad Empire?
Kabul
Jerusalem
Baghdad
Damascus
8
Muslim universities and libraries
included detailed Viking and Russian writings
collected and studied ancient classical texts
were primarily collections of Persian and Chinese texts
consisted of only Muslim writings
9
Which Arab city became known as the House of Wisdom for the academy and library built there?
Mecca
Samarkand
Baghdad
Cairo
10
Because they share many of the early biblical stories, Muslims call Christians and Jews this:
"people of the book"
fellow prophets
minarets
the Five Pillars
11
Term describing Muhammad's flight to Medina
Hejira
Hajj
Pillar
Ramadan