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1
At the bottom of Ottoman society were the
men of the sword.
men of husbandry.
men of the pen.
men of negotiation.
2
Which was the "City of peace, Gift of God, and Paradise on Earth"
Damacus
Cario
Hudson
Baghdad
3
What new weapon helped the Ottoman's take Constantinople?
Long Bow
Greek Fire
Gun
Cannon
4
Muslims believe the sacred word of God as revealed to Muhammad is contained in the
Jannah
Quran
Dawah
Qiyamah
5
What was the name of the Muslim empire in India?
Mughal
Ottoman
Mongol
Persian
6
Muslim Land is found primarily where?
Southern Africa
China
Eastern Asia
Middle East
7
Islam is an Arabic word meaning?
Meditation of the people
Messenger of God
To submit to God
Struggle
8
Which of the following beliefs and practices are shared by both Sikhs and Muslims?
dancing during religious occasions
veneration of many sacred texts
rejection of the caste system
belief in reincarnation
9
In what way did the Delhi sultanate affect India?
Trade increased between Indian and Muslim lands.
Art and architecture declined in the area of Delhi.
Turks and Persians fled from India to Baghdad.
Buddhism and Hinduism became stronger throughout India.
10
How is Islam similar to Judaism and Christianity?
It teaches a belief in only one prophet
Its Polytheistic
Its holy book is written in Arabic
Its Monotheistic
11
How were Safavid different from their neighbors?
They were Persian and Hindu's
They were Persian and Sunnis
They were Persian and Shiites
They were Arab and Shiites
12
Which of the following is a key belief, or duty, of Islam?
A priest should mediate between the people and God.
The Quran may be read by Muslims in any language.
Each Muslim should make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Sins should be washed away through baptism.
13
In 1453, after defeating the Byzantines, the Ottomans moved their capital to
Baghdad
Damascus
Delhi
Constantinople
14
Who was the greatest Ottoman Emperor?
Muhammad
Mehmet II
Shah Abbas
Suleiman the Magnificent
15
When Muslims conquered a new land, they often
imposed a special tax on non-Muslims.
forced the conquered people to convert to Islam.
looted and burned conquered cities.
adopted the beliefs of the conquered people.
16
Merchants in Mecca were hostile to Muhammad because they thought
his Islamic law would discriminate against them.
his religion would disrupt their pilgrim trade.
the angel Gabriel did not really appear to him.
he worshipped traditional Arab gods.
17
Many lower-caste Hindus in India converted to Islam because
they wanted to escape the tax on Hindus.
Islam taught that all believers were equal.
Muslim sultans killed those who refused to convert.
they wanted jobs in the Muslim government.
18
In Ottoman society, the men of the sword were almost exclusively
Armenian Christians.
Greek Christians
Jews
Muslims
19
The Ottomans renamed Constantinople...
Cario
Jerusalem
Damacus
Istanbul
20
Mecca became the holiest city in Islam because that is where Muhammad
wrote the original Sharia.
organized the first community of Muslims.
rededicated the Kaaba to Allah.
died and was buried in a splendid tomb.
21
Which region produced cotton and traded it?
Damacus
Egypt
Constantinople
Persia
22
What was true about paintings by Muslim artists?
Their work was limited to paintings on canvas.
Their work was not influenced much by Islamic beliefs.
They were forbidden to create works with secular themes.
They did not portray human figures in religious art.
23
According to Muslim belief, Muhammad became the prophet of Islam after he
saw a mysterious burning bush in the desert.
had a vision about bringing peace to Arab clans.
heard the voice of the angel Gabriel calling him.
was blinded by a heavenly light as he traveled to Mecca.