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Islam
Sunni Shi'a Split
The Qur'an
Muhammad's Hijra
Umyaad Empire
100
In pre-Islamic times, the status of the city of Mecca was enhanced by...? a) the presence in the city of a Christian bishop.

 b) The Ka'aba, a religious shrine which attracted pilgrims. 

c) its merchants' direct control over the trade of Africa. 

d)its close political alliance with the Byzantine empire.
b) The Ka'aba, a religious shrine which attracted pilgrims.
100
What is the issue that eventually split Muslims into Shi'a and Sunni sects...? a) The toleration or persecution of Christians and Jews b) Who was the rightful leader of the Islamic community following the death of Prophet Muhammad? c) The legitimacy of the holy was (jihad) against enemies of the faith d) Whether or not to accept the conversion of non-Arabs to Islam
b) Who was the rightful leader of the Islamic community following the death of Prophet Muhammad?
100
As a new faith, Islam gained strength.
..? a) within portions of the former Roman Empire.
 b) when adherence to Arabic ethnicity was emphasized over adherence to Islam.
 c) first in Mecca, then throughout the Arabian Peninsula.
 d) because of rules of succession established by the first caliphs.
c) first in Mecca, then throughout the Arabian Peninsula.

100
What did Muhammad do...? a) made provisions for the future leadership of Islam.
 b) built on the religious traditions of the Arabian Peninsula.
c) went against established gender distinctions in the practice of his faith.
 d) spoke out against military conquest as a vehicle for the extension of Islam.
a) made provisions for the future leadership of Islam.

100
What happened under the Umayyad Dynasty...? a) Ethiopia became an Islamic state. b) Iraqi Shi'ite and stannite forces 
became united. 
c) The Islamic Arab empire expanded 
enormously.
 d) Internal authority was strengthened
by the propriety of the caliphs'
behavior.


c) The Islamic Arab empire expanded 
enormously.

200
Both Islam and Christianity were siccessful in universalizing religion because of their...? a) insistence that all of humanity were brothers under one God. 
b) support of commercial interests over spiritual concerns. 

c) insistence that the state take measures to reduce economic inequality.

 d)democratic political values
a) insistence that all of humanity were brothers under one God.
200
What is the dispute over the Sunni and Shi'a branches of Islam? a) whether or not to have a lunar calendar.
 b) How many wives were acceptable?
 c) Succession after Muhammad.
 d) When the pilgrimage should be performed
c) Succession after Muhammad.

200
Which sin has been singled out as the absolutely unforgivable sin by Allah Aubhaanah in the Glorious Quran? a) Disobedience of parents b) Murder c) Adultery d) Shirk
d) Shirk
200
Muhammad's death took place after the Umayyad Empire. True or False
False
200
True or False. Only Muslim Arabs were first-class citizens of the Umayyad Empire.
True
300
What is the primary reason for the Arabs’ successful conquest of the Middle east and north Africa was most likely attributable to...? a)The promise of profits to bed won and tribute to be exacted. b)Overpopulation in the Arabian peninsula c)The desire to force others to convert to Islam d)The weakness of the Persian and the Byzantine Empires.
a)The promise of profits to bed won and tribute to be exacted.
300
Who were the Shi'as? a) Religious dissidents who rejected the teachings of the Quran
 b) a minority sect of Muslims who believed that the head of the religious community should be a c) member of the family of Muhammad
 d)Muslims who accepted the Umayyad caliphs as rulers of the Islamic community
c) member of the family of Muhammad

300
The Qur’an speaks of the following religious figures...? a) Jesus b) Buddha c) St. Paul d) All of the above
a) Jesus
300
7. Who ruled Medina prior to Muhammad’s flight there? A) Several Jewish and bedouin clans B) The Abbasids C) The Umayyads D) The Sassanids
B) The Abbasids
300
The capital of the Umayyad Empire was at __________.
Damascus
400
Women’s status in Islamic societies began to decline during the caliphate because...? a) Muslim leaders’ insistence putting the practice of conquered peoples before their own to lessen the chance of rebellion. b) The necessities of war tended to overemphasize the importance of males. c) There was high death rate of males which decreased the “relative “value of women. d) Pre-Islamic traditions remained very strong within the caliphate families and advisors.
d) Pre-Islamic traditions remained very strong within the caliphate families and advisors.
400
When scholars write of an “Islamic flowering” during the age of the caliphate, to what are they referring? a) The culmination of centuries of indigenous Arabian and Bedouin traditions. b) Cross-cultural borrowing exclusively from the Chinese. c) Muslims’ advances along the lines lay down by many classical Eurasian civilizations, while making significant contributions that were new. d) The emergence and the growth of Sufi poetry.
c) Muslims’ advances along the lines lay down by many classical Eurasian civilizations, while making significant contributions that were new.
500
Islamic societies were most similar to Rome in that they...? a) Granted married women extensive legal and familial rights. b) Denied merchants equivalent social status to landed elites. c) Discouraged toleration foreigners and conversion to the official religion d) Used slave labor extensively.
d) Used slave labor extensively.