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#Rise and Spread of Islam
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1
The hadiths can be said to have ________ the Qur’an
weakened
contradicted
expanded
constituted
2
Under the Abbasids, the Muslim world became more
closely tied to Mecca
commercial
Shi’a
Persian
3
The
Shah-Nama
is a(n) ________.
Sufi prayer cycle
epic poem
treatise on chemistry
treatise on geometry
4
Which of these had the greatest influence on Abbasid culture?
Sufism
Persia
Mongols
Seljuk Turks
5
Sundiata was ruler of ________.
Kongo
Mali
Songhay
Ghana
6
Ifriqiya under the early Muslims referred to ________.
Tunisia
the Magrib
Africa
north Africa
7
The peak of Abbasid culture came in the period of ______
Harun al-Rashid
al-Ma’mun
Saldin
al-Mahdi
8
Unlike rulers in Han China and the Roman Empire, the Umayyad caliphs ruled
as wazirs
a diverse population
as religious and secular leaders
large empires
9
Which of these triumphed over the crusaders in the late 1100s?
Mu’awiya
the Seljuks
Harun al-Rashid
Saladin
10
Which of these ruled Persia around 600?
Huns
Sasanians
Mongols
Byzantines
11
What unique role did Muslims play in the history of the Middle East in the 6-11 to centuries
Persian scholars
merchants
preservers of classical learning
monotheists
12
The ulama are Muslim ________.
mystics
religious scholars
community leaders
scientists
13
Which of these ruled in the name of the caliphs in Baghdad after 1055?
the Buyids
crusaders
Persian slave mercenaries
Seljuk Turks
14
Which of these are the leaders of bedouin communities
zakat
umma
dhimmis
shayks
15
Mira Bai and Kabir were notable ________.
Muslim mercenaries
Sufi mystics
Seljuk rulers
bhaktic poets
16
Which of these was the most prominent clan of the Quraysh tribe?
Umayyad
Abassid
Safavid
Shi'a
17
Which of these spread across much of sub-Saharan Africa, uniting that part of the continent
Yoruba
Arabic
Bantu
Swahili
18
Bhaktic cults emerged in ________.
Buddhism
Christiannity
Hinduism
Islam
19
The kingdom of Ethiopia grew out of what earlier state?
Egypt
Axum
Nubia
Ghana
20
Muhammad ibn Qasim led an attack into ________.
Arabia
south Asia
Anatolia
the Persian heartland
21
Which of these came to constitute a second-class group within Islam?
dhimmis
mawali
Sunnis
pagans
22
Which of these rulers initiated a period of raiding into south Asia?
Muhammad of Ghur
Muhammad ibn Qasim
Mahmud of Ghazni
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
23
The Crusades were led by ________.
Europeans
Persians
Turks
Arabs
24
The bedouins of Arabia are
Shifting cultivators
Farmers
Pastoral Nomads
Town Dwellers
25
Which of these is Muslim mysticism?
Bhakti
Sufism
ulama
Shi’ism
26
Which of these regions of south Asia was conquered by the Umayyad Empire?
Sind
Bengal
the Ganges valley
the Delhi region
27
Al-Ghazali was a Muslim _
military leader
poet
scientist
theologian
28
Considering the economy of the late Abbasid Empire, which of these was true?
Commerce can thrive even in a period of political disruption
Political stability is critical for commerce to continue
The strength of the Abbasid Empire lay in trade
Persian economic traditions ultimately undermined Abbasids
29
The Mamluks were ________.
Muslim mystics
slaves of Turkish descent
Mongol conquerors
Christian crusaders
30
Which of these was a great trading empire of island southeast Asia?
Mataram
Shrivijaya
Java
Malacca
31
Which of these best characterizes the impact of the Crusades on the Islamic world?
devastating
insignificant
small and temporary
destabilizing
32
Which of these best characterizes slavery under Abbasid rule
extremely varied
harsh manual labor
agriculture work
high status
33
In the Abbasid caliphate, which of these was true of succession principles?
Every succession was contested among several candidates
The oldest surviving son automatically succeeded
No clear rule of succession was established.
Succession was by election.
34
The Ka’ba in Mecca was a
administrative center
shrine
marketplace
mosque
35
Treatment of the dhimmis reflects what Muslim attitude towards other religions?
disdain
acknowledgment
indifference
hostility
36
The most important Arabian city was
Quraysh
Riyadh
Mecca
Medina
37
Hulegu was a prominent successor to ________.
Abu Bakr
Muhammad ibn Qasim
Chinggis Khan
Muhammad
38
Which of these captured Baghdad in 945?
Seljuks
Buyids
Umayyads
Abbasids
39
Muhammad of Ghur succeeded in ________.
capturing the Indus valley
establishing a new dynasty in Persia
capturing most of south Asia
suppressing Sind pirates
40
In the thirteenth century, the ________ conquered the region of Persia.
Mongols
Ottomans
Seljuk Turks
Arabs