Question 1

The combined body of the legal verses of the Quran, the prophetic Sunna, and the legal commentaries of the 800s and 900s came to be called ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mihna
B)   Sharia
C)   Dar al-hikma
D)   MadrasaE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

_________ is a minority faith among Muslims, making up about 10% of the total, although they are in the majority in contemporary Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon.

Accepted Answer

A)   Sunnism
B)   Shiism
C)   Sufism
D)   TariqismE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Shiites are the minority of today's Muslims, comprising about 10 percent of the total population, but they make up the majority in contemporary _____, Iraq, and Lebanon.

Accepted Answer

A)   Egypt
B)   Afghanistan
C)   Indonesia
D)   IranE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

_______ is the paradigmatic "path" of Muhammad's traditions which, if trodden by believers, will lead to salvation.

Accepted Answer

A)   Imam
B)   Umma
C)   Jihad
D)   SunnaE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

________ came to be identified as the paradigmatic "path" of Muhammad's traditions which, if trodden by believers, would lead to salvation.

Accepted Answer

A)   Shia
B)   Dhimma
C)   Sunna
D)   HadithaE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

The entirety of the Islamic moral and legal code, completed by the mid-900s, is known as the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Quran
B)   Sunna
C)   Sharia
D)   HadithE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Between 1096 and 1099, European Crusaders returned Nicaea to Byzantium and captured _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Aleppo
B)   Jerusalem
C)   Cairo
D)   BaghdadE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

The first signs of a religious orientation within the Arab Empire occurred during the reign of ___________, the third Umayyad ruler.

Accepted Answer

A)   Muhammad al-Shaybani
B)   Abd al-Malik
C)   Muhammad II
D)   SaladinE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 9

In 971 the Byzantines crushed the _________ and reintegrated their realm into the empire.

Accepted Answer

A)   Venetians
B)   Ottoman Turks
C)   Bulgars
D)   Abbasid caliphsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

Abd al-Malik may have built the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem because he saw himself as the true "________" (Caliph)  vis-à-vis the Byzantine basileus.

Accepted Answer

A)   Angel of Allah
B)   Warrior of Allah
C)   Son of Allah
D)   Representative of AllahE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The tradition of Husayn's martyrdom near _______ in Iraq at the hands of the Sunni Umayyads is central for all Shiites and is commemorated during one of the months of the Muslim calendar.

Accepted Answer

A)   Tikrit
B)   Erbil
C)   Falluja
D)   KarbalaE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) , a philosopher of history and a political theorist, _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Found philosophy and speculative theology incompatible with religion.
B)   Made a public renunciation of Islam and converted to Judaism.
C)   Considered philosophy the discipline of logical concepts and religion its equivalent in images.
D)   Created the decimal system of "Arabic" numerals.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

In 988, Grand Prince __________ of Kiev (r. 980-1015)  decreed the conversion of his subjects to Christianity.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ivan IV
B)   Mikhail II
C)   Nicholas I
D)   Vladimir IE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

After the __________ were pushed back to Iraq and Iran and converted to Islam, the Mamluks were able to terminate the Crusader Kingdom in 1291 with the conquest of Acre.

Accepted Answer

A)   Seljuks
B)   Marinids
C)   Mongols
D)   FatimidsE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the five religious duties which identify a Muslim?

Accepted Answer

A)   Profession of faith
B)   Prayer
C)   Repentance
D)   FastingE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Under siege by the _______________, the old Eastern Roman Empire had retreated to Anatolia and parts of the Balkans.

Accepted Answer

A)   Berbers
B)   Nasrids and Almohads
C)   Almoravids
D)   Umayyads and AbbasidsE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

In contrast to western art, both Byzantine Christians and Muslims retained the ________ for rulers, even applying it to ordinary humans.

Accepted Answer

A)   Crown
B)   Scepter
C)   Halo
D)   BeardE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

In eighth-century Iran, local Persian military lords and Arab settlers revolted, expecting a "rightly guided" leader or _______ to arrive and establish a realm of justice on earth.

Accepted Answer

A)   Imam
B)   Mahdi
C)   Hadith
D)   UmmaE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Local Persian military lords and Arab settlers rose up against the Umayyads under the banner of a "rightly guided" leader (____, or Messiah)  in 750.

Accepted Answer

A)   Mahdi
B)   Imam
C)   Ulama
D)   CaliphE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

A system for collecting taxes and rents from the population in which the state grants the right of collection to private individuals is referred to as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   carucage
B)   taillage
C)   tithing
D)   tax farmingE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 10: Islamic Civilization and Byzantium, 600-1300 C.E

________ came to be identified as the paradigmatic "path" of Muhammad's traditions which, if trodden by believers, would lead to salvation.

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Under siege by the _______________, the old Eastern Roman Empire had retreated to Anatolia and parts of the Balkans.

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Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) , a philosopher of history and a political theorist, _________.

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In 971 the Byzantines crushed the _________ and reintegrated their realm into the empire.

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_______ is the paradigmatic "path" of Muhammad's traditions which, if trodden by believers, will lead to salvation.

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Shiites are the minority of today's Muslims, comprising about 10 percent of the total population, but they make up the majority in contemporary _____, Iraq, and Lebanon.

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The first signs of a religious orientation within the Arab Empire occurred during the reign of ___________, the third Umayyad ruler.

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_________ is a minority faith among Muslims, making up about 10% of the total, although they are in the majority in contemporary Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon.

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Local Persian military lords and Arab settlers rose up against the Umayyads under the banner of a "rightly guided" leader (____, or Messiah) in 750.

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Abd al-Malik may have built the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem because he saw himself as the true "________" (Caliph) vis-à-vis the Byzantine basileus.

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The combined body of the legal verses of the Quran, the prophetic Sunna, and the legal commentaries of the 800s and 900s came to be called ___________.

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The tradition of Husayn's martyrdom near _______ in Iraq at the hands of the Sunni Umayyads is central for all Shiites and is commemorated during one of the months of the Muslim calendar.

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The entirety of the Islamic moral and legal code, completed by the mid-900s, is known as the ________.

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Which of the following is not one of the five religious duties which identify a Muslim?

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A system for collecting taxes and rents from the population in which the state grants the right of collection to private individuals is referred to as ____________.

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In contrast to western art, both Byzantine Christians and Muslims retained the ________ for rulers, even applying it to ordinary humans.

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In eighth-century Iran, local Persian military lords and Arab settlers revolted, expecting a "rightly guided" leader or _______ to arrive and establish a realm of justice on earth.

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After the __________ were pushed back to Iraq and Iran and converted to Islam, the Mamluks were able to terminate the Crusader Kingdom in 1291 with the conquest of Acre.

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In 988, Grand Prince __________ of Kiev (r. 980-1015) decreed the conversion of his subjects to Christianity.

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Between 1096 and 1099, European Crusaders returned Nicaea to Byzantium and captured _________.

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