Global History & Geography - Islam

Question 1

This passage describes the experience of a followers of

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Islam

Question 2

What is being described in this passage?

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the Spanish Reconquista

Question 3

The situation described in the passage led to the

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Division of Sunnis and Shiites

Question 4

In 1453, the Ottoman Empire rose to power by defeating the

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Byzantine Empire

Question 5

Pax Romana, the Golden Age of Islam, and the Renaissance were all periods of

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Advancements in arts and in knowledge

Question 6

A major contribution of the Golden Age of Islam was the

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Advancement of mathematics and science

Question 7

The Abbasid and Ummayad empires most closely associated with

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Creating an Islamic Golden Age

Question 8

Which practice is most closely associated with a person of the Islamic faith?

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Praying five times a day

Question 9

Which civilization is shown in this image?

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Islamic

Question 10

Which empire became powerful partly because of its location near the Mediterranean Sea?

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Ottoman

Question 11

What describes an effect of the westward expansion of the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman?

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Islam became a major religion in the Balkans

Question 12

The conversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque & the fall of the Berlin Wall are similar due

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due to shifts in political power

Question 13

Some of the items shown in this image directly contributed to the

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Age of European exploration

Question 14

The phrase “from south Spain, across north Africa, occupying the Arabian Peninsula to SE Asia”

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once described the extent of the Muslim World

Question 15

Which Golden Age is most closely associated with these achievements?

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Islamic

Question 16

Which empire included all of the lined areas shown on this 1814 map?

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Ottoman

Question 17

Based on this passage, what is a major criterion measuring the civilization found in Cordova?

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Intellectual achievements

Question 18

Which empire is associated with these characteristics?

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Ottoman

Question 19

Which statement about the Golden Age of Islam is a fact rather than an opinion?

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Islamic society preserved Greek and Roman culture

Question 20

Which statement about the Islamic Golden Age is a fact rather than an opinion?

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Muslims used astronomy to fulfill religious obligations

Question 21

Which generalization is best supported by the information in this map?

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The Ottomans had part of the Middle East, N Africa & E Eur.

Question 22

This author is suggesting that during the Ottoman Empire

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Religion was mingled with historic traditions

Question 23

What was one effect of the expansion of Islam between 632 and 750?

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Cultural & commercial links existed over a sizable region

Question 24

The Ottoman Turks viewed Constantinople as being strategically important because it

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Was a crossroads between Europe and Asia

Question 25

What period is associated with zero, a handbook on medicine, & the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam?

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Golden Age of Islam

Question 26

The Ottomans were a strong trading empire through the mid-1600s because they

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Controlled access to the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Question 27

These achievements are most closely associated with the

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Golden Age of Islam

Question 28

Which text is essential to the practice of Islam?

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Qur'an (Koran)

Question 29

Which conclusion about Islamic society during its Golden Age is supported by these statements?

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Achievements relied on a knowledge of math and science

Question 30

The location of the Ottoman Empire had an impact on the

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Trade between Europe and Asia

Question 31

Which statement can best be supported by the information shown on this map?

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The Ottoman Empire included parts of northern Africa

Question 32

Both Ibn Battuta and Mansa Musa demonstrated their religious values by

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Making a pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 33

Which empire best fits these descriptions?

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Ottoman

Question 34

Muslims’ references to Christians and Jews as “People of the Book” demonstrates they all

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Shared a belief in Monotheism

Question 35

This map shows that the height of the Ottoman Empire, the empire

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Included the territory in Europe, Africa and Asia

Question 36

Which empire is most closely associated with these events?

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Ottoman Empire

Question 37

Which term is best illustrated using this passage?

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Golden Age

Question 38

The 1453 conquest of Constantinople is an important turning point in global history because it

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Contributed to the rise of the Ottoman Empire

Question 39

The author would most likely agree with the idea that the

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Location of Constantinople contributed to its prosperity

Question 40

Which factor most contributed to the cultural diversity of the Ottoman Empire?

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Central location spanning Europe, Africa, and Asia

Question 41

Which geographic region made up much of the Ottoman Empire?

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Eastern Mediterranean Basin

Question 42

Which achievements are most closely associated with the Golden Age of Islamic culture?

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Mosques, medical books, and algebra

Question 43

By the late 1500s, the Ottoman Empire governed an area that extended from

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Southwestern Asia to eastern Europe and into northern Africa

Question 44

Which event marked the rise in power of the Ottoman Empire in 1453?

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Conquest of Constantinople

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