JH Unit 5

What is the Hebrew term for "Exilarch"?

Who can be considered the "Renaissance man" of the Geonic period?

All of the following were challenges that Jews faced during the Geonic period EXCEPT:

Which major city were the communities of Sura and Pumpedita located near?

Which of the following issues did Rav Saadiah Gaon's Sefer Emunot Ve-Deot deal with?

How many official "pillars" of Islam are there?

True/False: Karaism is a sect of Jews who rejected the oral Torah and authority of the Geonim.

Which of the following is an Arabic translation of Tanach?

Who appointed the Jewish Exilarch?

Rav Saadiah Gaon used _________________ to defend Jewish principles of faith from criticism.

True/False: In the 700s Islamic conquests spread across North Africa and as far as Spain.

What was the most important Halachic work of the Geonic period?

Where did Muhammad's revelation occur?

Who compiled the first siddur?

What is the significance of the Geonic period to the advancement of Torah learning?

True/False: Karaites adopted a strictly literal interpretation of the Torah text.

What are the dates of the Geonic period?