Question 1

Who founded the religion of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Answer

Abraham

Answer

Moses

Question 2

What issue confronted Muslims after Muhammad's death and eventually split the Muslims into Shi'ia and Sunni sects?

Accepted Answer

Who was Muhammad's legitimate successor

Answer

Morality of Jihad against the enemies of Islam

Answer

Persecution of Christians and Jews

Question 3

Why was the Silk Road important?

Accepted Answer

People transported valuable goods, religious ideas, scientific knowledge, and inventions here.

Answer

It was the road that Muhammad took on his pilgrimage to Mecca.

Answer

It was the route that the Mongols took on their way to invade early Muslim civilizations.

Question 4

Which of these is a reason that Islam developed and expanded between the 600s and 700s?

Accepted Answer

Rapid conquest, development of cities around Islamic beliefs, and trade.

Answer

Zheng He made a Hajj journey to Mecca.

Answer

Leaders in Muslim lands became rulers of large regions.

Question 5

Which of these encouraged travel and exploration among Muslims?

Accepted Answer

The Quran, Islamic worship, and the Hajj encouraged travel.

Answer

The Bible, the Crusades, and the Ten Commandments encouraged travel.

Answer

The Ten Commandments

Question 6

Which of these is an invention/advancement that assisted with travel/education?

Accepted Answer

Astrolabes, observatories, and cartography

Answer

Paint, metal money, and books

Answer

The golden discs, paper, and fireworks

Question 7

Which of these is a feature that Muslim cities shared?

Accepted Answer

Mosques

Answer

Catholic Cathedrals

Answer

Castles

Question 8

What are the five tenets of the Islamic faith called?

Accepted Answer

The Five Pillars

Answer

The Ten Commandments

Answer

The Four Noble Truths

Question 9

What is the holy book of Islam called?

Accepted Answer

The Quran

Answer

The Bible

Answer

The Torah

Question 10

How did the Abbasid social hierarchy differ from the Umayyad social hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

The Umayyad considered Non-Arabic muslims inferior

Answer

Abbasid women enjoyed a high status in society

Answer

For the Umayyad, there was no difference between Arab Muslims and non-Arab Muslims.

Question 11

Islamic civilization grew and expanded based on _________________

Accepted Answer

Its merchant economy

Answer

Its landholding nobility

Answer

Agriculture and tribalization

Question 12

Which of the following is FALSE about how Islam spread?

Accepted Answer

Islam spread through the Crusades into the Arabian Peninsula.

Answer

Islam spread through pilgrimage and missionaries

Answer

Islam spread through military conquest and trade

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