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Which West African leader is best known for his lavish fourteenth-century pilgrimage to Mecca?
Mansa Musa
Sundiata Keita
Kwame Nkrumah
Sunni Ali
2
What is the term for the Islamic community?
Umma
Dhimmis
Ulama
Imams
3
The term for "peoples of the Book" or Christians and Jews.
Caliph
Umma
Dhimmis
Ulama
4
What is the name of the peninsula that served as the home for both the Byzantines and Ottomans?
Horn of Africa
Anatolia
Italian
Iberian
5
What is the term for the community of all believers that replace tribal and ethnic identities?
Ulama
Hajj
Imam
Umma
6
Which region's social structure was LEAST influenced by Islam?
India
Spain
Anatolia
West Africa
7
Initially, Islam, with regard to women and gender roles,
secluded women and took away most of their property rights
greatly strengthened the position of women
introduced a harsh patriarchal system
adopted Christian attitudes towards women
8
Which religious schism stemmed from disputes over succession after the death of its founder?
Catholic and Protestant
Eastern Orthodox and Catholic
Mahayana and Zen
Sunni and Shia
9
Emphasized personal religious experience, often challenging the ulama's emphasis on sharia.
Umma
Shia
Dhimmis
Sufis
10
Both footbinding in China and the harem and the veil in Islam
were rejected by their societies’ religious establishments
originated in India and spread to Chinese and Muslim lands
symbolized the increasing subordination of women to men
Ended with the spread of Buddhism
11
Which Muslim group overthrew the Ummayyad dynasty and set up a new caliphate?
Swahilis
Abbasids
Seljuks
Sassanids
12
How were Islam and Christianity different?
Unlike Christianity, Islam included elements of Judaism
None of the above
Unlike Christianity, Islam was monotheistic
Unlike Christianity, Islam was a new religion & empire.
13
Historians associate the gold-salt trade most closely with which of the following trade routes?
Silk Roads
Hanseatic League
Indian Ocean
Trans-Saharan
14
Which of the following is true of Muhammad and Jesus?
Both preached messages that appealed to elites
Both preached a message of caring for the poor and needy
Both were political and religious leaders of a new empire
Both were viewed by their followers as the Son of God
15
Region of the world into which Islam spread more by trade than conquest or missionaries?
Anatolia
India
Spain
W. Africa
16
Which intellectual or technological advancement CANNOT be traced to Islamic civilization?
Anatomical knowledge
Steam-powered industry
Lateen sails
Philosophical inquiry
17
Which region was most influenced by Turkish language and culture?
West Africa
Spain
Anatolia
India
18
According to Islamic belief, this text contains the final revelation of Allah?
Quran
Hadith
Sharia
Madrassa
19
In which dynasty did Persian culture play a prominent role?
Delhi Sultanate
Ummayad
Abbasid
The Ottomans
20
The success and timing of trade through the Indian Ocean basin largely depended upon
Controlling the actions of Turkish pirates
Understanding the rhythms of the monsoon winds
Forming a lasting trading partnership with China
The Indian desire to purchase pepper from the Romans
21
Which of the following places the fall of West African States in proper chronological order?
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
Ghana, Songhai, Mali
Songhai, Ghana, Mali
22
The Delhi Sultanate brought a cultural conflict to the Indian subcontinent in which
Islam clashed with Hinduism
Fighting among castes intensified
Emphasis on trade clashed with Indian emphasis on isolation
Buddhism clashed with Hinduism
23
Which choice best describes the origins of the Swahili language?
Arabic- Bantu mix
Bantu-Hindi mix
Arabic-Berber mix
Berber-Bantu mix
24
Which of the following is a unifying element of Islam?
The Five Pillars of Faith
The Ulama (religious scholars)
The Quran
All of the above
25
W. African city that became a center of trade and Islamic learning?
Mali
Ghana
Songhai
Timbuktu
26
Pre-Islamic Arab society is best characterized as
Pastoral Nomadic
Maritime trade-based
Highly urbanized
Hunter-gatherer
27
How did the role of Caliph change as Islam expanded?
Became absolute monarchs with elaborate bureaucracies
All of the above
They had elaborate court rituals
Used Byzantine and Persian Empires as examples
28
The first dynasty of the Islamic Empire, ruling from 661-750--moved capital to Damascus.
Rightly Guided Caliphs
Delhi Sultanate
Abbasid
Ummayyad
29
Other than Arab culture, what two culture heavily influenced Islam as it spread?
Byzantine and Roman
Persian and Turkic
Chinese and Roman
Chinese and Indian
30
Ibn Battuta’s detailed 14th-century written account is an important source of information about
Demographic changes resulting from the spread of disease
Life in Islamic lands
China during the rule of Kublai Khan
Technological innovations that spread along the Silk Road
31
A similarity among Sudanic states during the period from 1000 to 1450 C.E. was that most
Were controlled by Islamic elites
Were politically weak
Had few connections to long-distance trade
Had weak oral traditions
32
Which of the following areas of learning progressed under the Abbasid caliphate?
Law and Philosophy
All of the above
Philosophy and Mathmatics
Medicine and Law
33
What is the term for Holy War in Islam?
Hajj
Sharia
Hijra
Jihad
34
In which region was Christianity not completely overwhelmed by Islam?
West Africa
Anatolia
Spain
India
35
The political and religious leader of Islam.
Imam
Caliph
Shaykh
Sultan
36
In which region was Islam appealing to low-caste individuals?
West Africa
Anatolia
Spain
India
37
Which city became the capital of the Abbasid Empire and a center of the Islamic golden age?
Timbuktu
Baghdad
Constantinople
Istanbul
38
The lateen sail was an important technology for traveling across the Indian Ocean because
It was especially suited for short-distance travel
Its shape made maneuvering the monsoon winds possible
Its square shape meant that it picked up more ocean breezes
It was more durable than most other sails
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Trade spurred the introduction of both Islam and Hinduism to what is now called:
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
Japan
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Sufis were Muslims who
Believed in carefully following Sharia law
Rejected ideas that you could reach personal union with God
Turned away from the material world to seek union with God
Persecuted other Muslims with different beliefs
