Monday's
Quiz
Review
Jeopardy
Middle East
100
Who founded Zoroastrianism?
What is Zarathursta?
100
Who was the Macedonian King that conquered the Persian empire?
What is Alexander the Great?
100
Who founded Islam?
What is Muhammad?
100
Which God does Islam believe in?
What is Allah?
100
Which book do the Muslims read?
What is the Koran?
200
Under which two leaders did the greatest empire of all time get built?
What is Cyrus the Great and Darius?
200
Before Islam spread, the Arabs practiced this type of lifestyle--
What is nomadic?
200
Which country was plauged with poverty and the place where Muhammad was from?
What is Mecca?
200
Who did Muhammad say spoke to him?
What is the Angel Gabriel?
200
Name three of the prophets that the Muslims believe in--
What is Abraham, Jesus, and Muhammad?
300
How many Muslims are there in the world today?
What is one billion?
300
Who succeeded Muahammad in his death?
What is Abbas?
300
In which city was the Abbasid Caliphate
What is Baghdad?
300
What happened in thte Ozak Market?
What is poets gathered to compete in contests?
300
Arab communities echo with calls to what?
What is communal prayer?
400
If Arabic prose was sacred, it would mainly be interpretations of what?
What is the Koran?
400
What did Ibn Battuta give birth to?
What is the modern science of sociology?
400
What do Sufists feel is important in life?
What is a direct, personal experience with Allah?
400
What are more Persian prose works in the fields of?
What is Philosophy and history?
400
Persian audiences like these types of stories
What is animal fables?
500
Persian followers of Zoroastrianism believed in--
What is two gods: a good god and an evil god?
500
Islam spread quickly in part because--
What is its emphasis on community and charity appealed to the poor people?
500
According to the reading, Arabic culture's greatest contributions to the Western world include--
What is translations of Greek and Roman manuscripts?
500
Arab respect for poetry is conveyed by the meaning of sha'er, the Arabic word for poet, which means--
What is "he who knows"?
500
What is Sufism?
What is a mystical sect of Islam?
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