Islam Spread and Golden Age of Islam

Question 1

Which of the following was a discovery made by Muslims in the field of astronomy?

Accepted Answer

calculated the circumference of earth

Question 2

Muslims, like Hindus, had less social mobility than Europeans of the same time period.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 3

What were Ibn Sina's contributions to medicine?

Accepted Answer

the wrote the Canon on Medicine

Question 4

Which of the following was a Muslim trade route?

Accepted Answer

all were Muslim trade routes

Question 5

The Muslim leader who overran Mesopotamia, Russia and India.

Accepted Answer

Tamerlane

Question 6

These Muslims are mystics that are missionaries and commune with nature.

Accepted Answer

Sufis

Question 7

Where did the Battle of Tours take place?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 8

The author of the great poem, The Rubaiyat was:

Accepted Answer

Omar Khayyam

Question 9

How did Muslim poetry begin?

Accepted Answer

Bedouin stories that were told orally

Question 10

In what way were the Muslims ahead of their time in the field of medicine?

Accepted Answer

both are true

Question 11

The main idea for the great Muslim philosopher, Ibn Rushid was

Accepted Answer

knowledge must be tested by reason

Question 12

Who fought in the Battle of Tours?

Accepted Answer

the Franks vs. the Muslims

Question 13

This group of Muslims believe the caliph must be a descendant of Mohammed.

Accepted Answer

Shiites

Question 14

What was the significance of the Battle of Tours?

Accepted Answer

the Franks stopped Muslim expansion into Western Europe

Question 15

Firdawsi, the Persian poet, wrote

Accepted Answer

the Shah Namah

Question 16

What was Muhammad al-Razi's contribution to medicine

Accepted Answer

all of these are correct

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a region that the Muslims conquered between 632 & 711 AD?

Accepted Answer

Northern Europe

Question 18

What is prohibited in religious art?

Accepted Answer

pictures of God or humans

Question 19

If a slave married his/her owner, he/she would be immediately freed

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 20

Generally the Muslims treated the people in conquered territories terribly. Little freedom.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

The great Muslim military leader who won Jerusalem

Accepted Answer

Saladin

Question 22

The wealthy dynasty that ruled during the conquests from Damascus

Accepted Answer

The Umayyads

Question 23

Which was NOT an item that was manufactured in the Muslim Empire?

Accepted Answer

ships

Question 24

What architectural feature is characteristic of the Muslim Empire?

Accepted Answer

domes

Question 25

How did knowledge from the Muslim world travel to Europe?

Accepted Answer

all of the above are true

Question 26

Bank branches in different cities, checks and exchanging currency were all examples of:

Accepted Answer

advances in banking

Question 27

If the slave of a Muslim converted, the slave was immediately freed

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 28

What was al-Khwarizimi's contribution to math?

Accepted Answer

algebra

Question 29

Which of the following cities was NOT a center for learning in the Muslim Empire:

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Question 30

Which of the following was an advance in the field of medicine?

Accepted Answer

all of these answers are correct

Question 31

The main ideas of the great Muslim philosopher Ibn Khaldun were

Accepted Answer

all of these were his ideas

Question 32

This group of Muslims believe that they caliph may be any strong Muslim leader.

Accepted Answer

Sunnis

Question 33

Turks who took control of Baghdad and caused the crusades.

Accepted Answer

The Seljuks

Question 34

The first caliph to rule after Mohammed's death

Accepted Answer

Abu Bakr

Question 35

Arab Muslims considered themselves of higher social rank than non-Arab Muslims.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 36

Islamic law tried to prevent slaves from becoming free.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 37

The greatest challenge for Muslim farmers was:

Accepted Answer

not enough water

Question 38

The dynasty that rule over the golden age of Islam from Baghdad

Accepted Answer

The Abbassids

Question 39

Mohammed's son-in-law and the fourth caliph.

Accepted Answer

Ali

Question 40

From which Empire did the Muslims adapt the dome?

Accepted Answer

the Byzantine

Question 41

Invaders from Asia that killed the last Abbassid caliph.

Accepted Answer

The Mongols

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