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Why were the Arabian Peninsula oases important
a. Traders benefited from water and farms
b. Many Bedouins live on the oases
c. Many animals lived near
a. Traders benefited from water and farms
Why did the Muslim Community Split?
a. The Sunnis opposed the War
b. Some Muslims opposed Umayyad rule
c. The Shiites started there own religion
b. Some Muslims opposed Umayyad rule
How were clans important to Bedouin life?
a. caused feuds
b. provided support and security
c. furnished farm produce
b. provided support and security
How did making Arabic the government language affect the Muslim Empire
a. People throughout the empire could communicate
b. People rebelled
c. People were able to go to Mecca
a. People throughout the empire could communicate
Where was the Ka'aba Located?
a. in a desert oasis
b. in the city of Medina
c. In the city of Mecca
c. In the city of Mecca
In what direction did the Umayyad expand their empire?
a. east and south
b. East and west
c. East and Nortth
b. East and west
Which statement about the Arabian Peninsula oases is true?
a. They were islands on the Red Sea
b. They were sacred desert areas
c. they were often trade centers
c. they were often trade centers
How did including all Muslims help create the Abbasids' Golden Age?
a. People wanted to work
b. More people accepted their rule.
c. People converted to Islam
b. More people accepted their rule.
In what way did Muhammad believe that God spoke to him?
a. through the desert Gods
b. through the Angel Gabriel
c. through Allah
b. through the Angel Gabriel
Why did the Umayyads lose power?
a. The empire grew too fast
b. too interested in luxury and power
c. army rebelled
b. too interested in luxury and power
Why did Muhammad begin his teaching in Mecca?
a. Mecca was a trade center
b. Mecca is where he was born
c. Meccans had no religion
b. Mecca is where he was born
Why did Abbasid scholars contribute to human knowledge?
a. Arabic Alphabet
b. Arabic Numbering System
c. laws of gravity
b. Arabic Numbering System
What is Islam's main teaching?
a. only one God
b. Muslims must visit the Mecca
c. Pray on Fridays
a. only one God
What helped the Abbasids hold on to power?
a. network of spies
b. A huge standing army
c. mercenaries
b. huge standing army
What did Muhammad do after he believed God spoke to him?
a. gathered followers
b. migrated to Mecca
c. taught there is only one God
c. taught there is only one God
Why do you think so many scholars came to Cordoba?
a. It was a center of commerce
b. major cultural center
c. far from Baghdad
b. major cultural center
Who did the Muslims call the "People of the Book"
a. Christians and Jews
b. Byzantines and Persians
c. Arabs and Romans
a. Christians and Jews
Why did the Abbasids move their capital to Baghdad?
a. closer to their power base
b. along a trade route
c. along the Tigris River
a. closer to their power base
What did the Umayyad Empire include by the 700s
a. All of Asia, parts of Africa, and Europe
b. All of Europe, Asia, and Africa
c. Parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe
c. Parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe
Why did al-Andalus decline?
a. People disliked Umayyad rulers
b. Mulsim factions fought for control
c. The Fatimids invaded Al-Andalus
b. Mulsim factions fought for control