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Why was Baghdad's House of Wisdom significant?
Translated scientific and philosophical texts into Arabic
It was where the Qur'an was translated into other languages
It was were A Thousand and One Nights was written
It was the seat of learning for the Umayyad's caliphate
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How do the Five Pillars help Muslims submit to Allah's will?
By helping focus on Allah, Muhammad, and the poor.
By helping focus on Allah, military training, and learning
By helping focus on Allah, the poor and learning
by helping focus on Allah, Muhammed and learning
3
What encouraged Muslim leaders to support places of learning such as the House of Wisdom?
Muhammad 's emphasis on study and scholarship
A desire to know more than the Greek or Indians
A desire to keep ahead of rival factions within Islam
Optical advances that helped a king with bad eyesight
4
How many times a day do Muslims pray?
3 times
4 times
2 times
5 times
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Caliphate that took over after the Four rightfully guided Caliphs.
Sunni
Abbasids
Umayyads
Fatimids
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Why was the Hijrah important?
It was when Muhammad first heard the voice of Gabriel
Muhammad was accepted as a political leader in Medina
Muhammad sounded the call to prayer from the roof in Mecca
It was the first battle Muhammad won
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Which of the following was NOT advanced during the Muslim Empire?
Mathematics
Optics
Medicine
Portraitrue
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Muslims are...
Polythiestic
Monothiestic
Athiestic
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Al'Andulis was a Muslim state in...
Spain
Arabia
Egypt
Anatolia
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Caliphate moved the capital of the Arab world from Damascus to Baghdad Iraq.
Fatimids
Abbasids
Sunni
Umayyads
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Who replaced the last of the "rightly guided" caliphs?
Sufis
Fatimids
Abbasids
Umayyads
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This is what the duties of all muslims are called.
Qur'an
Five Pillars
Sharia
Sunna
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Caliphate that took over after the Four rightfully guided Caliphs.
Sunni
Fatimids
Abbasids
Umayyads
14
This became Yathrib's new name.
Medina
Mecca
Baghdad
Damascus
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Why did the Muslim way of praying lead to advances in astronomy?
After the feast of Ramadan ended, Muslims prayed outdoors
Muslim prayed facing the stars
The light of the stars represented the divine.
Muslims wanted to know the direction of Mecca
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Who did Muslims consider to be "People of the Book"?
The Greeks
Jews and Christians
Zoroastorians
Only Muslims
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What does Muslim mean in Arabic?
"Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"
"There is no god but Allah"
"One who has submitted"
"Submission to the will of Allah"
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What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Muhammad and the four leaders who followed him
The major duties required by all Muslims
The TImes during the day when Muslims must pray
The various divisions of Islam
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Caliphate that sprang up in Northern Africa, named after Muhammad's Daughter.
Fatimids
Sunni
Umayyads
Abbasids
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What was the preferred Method of Muslim Scientists?
Logical reasoning
Experiments in a laboratory setting
Relying solely on Greek and Indian writings
Theories based on the Qur'an
21
This refers to the migration in 622 of Muhammad and his followers to Yathrib
Sunna
Qur'an
Hajj
Hijrah
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Sect of Islam that believed its leaders just had to follow the Sunna
Sufi
"None of the Above"
Sunni
Shi'a
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How did Muslim scholars help preserve European culture?
by exempting Europeans scholars from paying taxes
By building the Great Mosque at Cordoba
By translating works of Aristotle and Plato into Arabic
by halting 100 miles from Paris instead of conquering it
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Nomadic, Desert Tribesman who joined with other tribesmen to settle and start the Arabic Empire
Bedouin
Khadijah
Hijrah
Hajj
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What was NOT true of the Muslim class System?
Some class mobility existed with conversion to Islam
All Muslims were considered first class
The fourth class was composed of slaves
Non-Muslims formed the third class
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What contributed to calligraphy's popularity?
Poets wanted their work in a visually appealing form.
Muslim law prohibited the drawing of living beigns
The Thousand and one Nights inspired people to study it
Artists wanted words to surround pictures of the Prophet
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What led to internal conflict in Islam after Muhammad's Death?
Muhammad did not name a successor
On two seperate occasions Muhammd had named different heirs
Some followers were pacifists who did not wish to conquer
The could not agree on where to continue military conquest
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What was true of the "Rightly Guided" Caliphs?
None of them were murdered
They were accepted by the entire Muslim Community?
Muhammad chose them himself
They based their leadership on the Qur'an and the Sunna
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What do Muslims believe about Muhammad?
He was the first and only prophet of Allah
He was a combination of a god and a man.
He was the only son of the one true god, Allah
He was the last and greatest of the prophets
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What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, Pilgrimage
Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, Pilgrimage
Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, Pilgrimage
Faith, Prayer, Alms, Fasting, Pilgrimage
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Sect of Islam that believes in giving up wealth to live a life of poverty and devotion.
"None of the Above"
Shi'a
Sunni
Sufi
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This city was the original home of Muhammad and became Islam's most holy city.
Medina
Damascus
Jerusalem
Mecca
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What was the main difference between the Sunni and Shi'a branches of Islam?
The Shi'a did not oppose Umayyad rule
Shi'a believed the caliph needed to be related to Muhammad
Sunni did not follow the Sunna
Sunni named their caliphate after Muhammad's daughter
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This is an Islamic house of worship.
Sunna
Qur'an
Mosque
Torah
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This is the Muslim holy book and is considered the true word of God only in Arabic.
Vedas
Qur'an
Torah
Sunna
36
How were conquered peoples treated by the Muslim Empire?
Other religions tolerated, but restricted and taxed
They were treated as equals
They were forced to convert to Islam
Became first class citizens upon conversion to Islam
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This is Muhammad's example, the model life for Muslims.
Sunna
Torah
Qur'an
Shari'a
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In what form of art can the greatest cultural blending of the Muslim world be seen?
Architecture
Woodworking
The Decorative Arts
Calligraphy
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In Arabic this means "God".
Islam
Qur'an
Allah
Torah
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How did the Abbasids control their large empire?
Through religious persecution
Through an elaborate reward system
Through military governments
Through a strong bureaucracy
41
This is the pilgrimage that each Muslim strives to make at least once in a lifetime.
Hajj
Hijrah
Qur'an
Mosque
42
What system of law regulates moral conduct, family, business, and community life of Muslims?
Shari'a
Umma
Sunna
Five PIllars
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This means "One who has submitted"
Islam
Shar'ia
Qur'an
Muslim
44
Toward what city do Muslims pray?
Jerusalem
Medina
Damascus
Mecca
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Which of the following was NOT true of trade in the Muslim Empire?
One form of currency was accepted throughout the Empire
Traders spoke Arabic throughout the Empire
Muslims invented the sakk, or check
China and India were linked by trade for the first time
46
Sect of Islam that believed the caliph had to be a direct decedent of Muhammad.
"None of the Above"
Sunni
Sufi
Shi'a
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What did the Sufis do?
They overthrew the Abbasid Caliphate
They recorded the shari'a for Muhammad
They led a life of poverty and devotion
They founded al-Andulis in Spain
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What is the best Muslim model for proper-living?
The Sunna
The House of Wisdom
The Hijrah to Yathrib (Medina)
The Rightly Guided Caliphs
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What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad is qualified to be a caliph?
Sunni
Sufi
Shi'a
Abbasid
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What does Islam mean in Arabic?
"One who has submitted"
"Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"
"Submission" to the will of Allah
"There is no god but Allah"
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Title meaning "Successor" or "Deputy"
Hajj
Sunni
Caliph
Sunna
