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- 1. Multiple ChoiceEarly Arabs developed a profitable trade carrying goods betweenChina and southern Europe.the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.Makkah and the Red Sea.Yemen and Madinah.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWithin ten years of the unification under Abū Bakr, ___________________ had been added to the Arab Empire.EgyptItalythe German EmpireSardinia
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a bazaar?A covered marketplace where goods from all over the known world were soldA palace for caliphs or other important officialsA trade center for wealthy merchants and exclusive clientele.A type of art work used to decorate Arabic letters.
- 4. Multiple Choice· The extensive trade carried on by the Arabs utilizedhorse-drawn wagonsmule cartsships and camel caravanswagons pulled by slave labor
- 5. Multiple ChoiceMuslim soldiers were highly motivated to fight becausethe amount they were paid was based on the courage they displayed in battle.the families of fallen soldiers were guaranteed to receive food and shelter for the rest of their lives.the wealth of the people they conquered was distributed evenly among the victorious Arab soldiers.they believed they were assured a place in paradise if they died for Islam in battle.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBefore Muhammad, most early Arab tribes worshipped ______________ in Makkah.an enormous stone pyramida gold star with eleven rubiesa huge black meteoritea sacred river
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused early trade routes in Southwest Asia to become too difficult to travel?a killing drought that lasted seven yearsa lack of reliable pack animalspolitical unrest in Mesopotamia and Egyptunpredictable flooding of the Nile
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law?He became caliph but was assassinated five years later.He ruled the Arab Empire for thirty years following Abū Bakr's death.He was imprisoned after protesting the treatment of Jews in the Arab Empire.He was killed while attempting to overthrow Abū Bakr.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Egypt supply to Arab traders?grainlinenssilk and porcelainspices
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIslamic law stated that slavescould not be Muslims.could not be owned by Muslims.could not purchase their own freedom.could not serve in the army.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAs the Arab Empire expanded, Christians and Jews in the conquered territories wereallowed to practice their religions.enslaved.executed.given all the same rights and privileges as Muslims.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceEarly trade routes through Southwest Asia were replaced bycamel routes to Yemen and shipping routes across the Indian Ocean.horse-drawn wagon routes along the shores of rivers.shipping routes along rivers and through the Red Sea.slave routes in which enslaved prisoners carried goods by hand across the deserts.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAfter three years of preaching his beliefs to the people of the city of his birth, Muhammadhad converted almost everyone in the city to his beliefs.had converted only the rich to his beliefs.had no followers.had only thirty followers.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAs caliph, General Mu’āwiyah became known forbeing a weak commander of the army.brutally oppressing the citizens of the Arab Empire.never using force against opponents.using force only when absolutely necessary.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the Quran, women werespiritually and socially below men.spiritually and socially equal to men.spiritually below men but socially equal to men.spiritually equal but socially below men.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceMost Muslim men hadfour wives because the Quran required it.only one wife because the Quran restricted men to one spouse.only one wife because they had to pay a dowry for each wife.two or three wives because the Quran allowed it.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceUnder Umayyad rule, Arab and Berber forces captured and made most of ___________________ into a Muslim state.EnglandFranceGreeceSpain
- 18. Multiple ChoiceMuslims are encouraged to travel to _____________ at least once in their lives.AssyriaMadinahMakkahYemen
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe word Islam means"divine wind.""the eyes of Allah."."forgiveness and mercy."."peace through submission to the will of Allah."
- 20. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Umayyad dynasty, what effect did the expansion of the empire have on Arab culture?The influence of North African art changed the architecture of Islamic temples.People of the Arab Empire were influenced by Byzantine and Persian cultures.Persian culture—including painting, sculpture, and poetry— was almost totally destroyed.Religious art and architecture in the Byzantine Empire were replaced by Islamic art and architecture.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIslamic art featured natural plants, abstract patterns, andArabic letters.pictures of animals.illustrations of Muslim men and women in prayer.images of Muhammad.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceAn arabesque isa covered marketplace.an Islamic temple.a person who calls the Muslim faithful to prayer.a repeating geometric pattern.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceHow were the Abbasids different from the Umayyads in their view of the ideal citizens of the Islamic world?The Abbasids believed that scientists were the ideal citizens, while the Umayyads valued artists the most.The Abbasids felt that military leaders were more important than religious leaders, while the Umayyads felt that everyone was equally important.The Abbasids valued religious leaders much more than the Umayyads did.The Abbasids viewed merchants, judges, and government officials as ideal citizens, while the Umayyads viewed warriors as ideal citizens.
- 24. Multiple ChoiceMusims believe thatAllah is the supreme god of many gods.the final revelations of Allah were given to Muhammad.Allah did not reveal himself through Moses or Jesus.Muhammad is the son of Allah.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceIn 630, most of the people of Makkah converted to Islam when Muhammadled a series of nonviolent demonstrations.opened a series of Islamic schools to convert the children.provided the city with much-needed food and water.used military force to make the city surrender.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHarun al-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph, was known for hisbrutal oppression of non-Arab Muslims.charity and support of artists and writers.disregard for the problems of citizens who lived in poverty.suppression of trade between the Islamic world and Europe.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceIbn-Rushd was an Arab scholar who wrote a commentary onAristotle's works.higher mathematics.Islamic architecture.religion in Islamic art.
- 28. Multiple ChoicePerfected by Arab scientists, the astrolabeallowed doctors to perform delicate surgery.helped sailors determine where they were.increased the amount of grain farmers could grow.proved that the earth is round.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat divided the Muslim Empire in 973?The breakdown of trade among the Arab territories.The capture of Baghdad by a Turkish leader.The establishment of a new dynasty in Egypt.The shortage of qualified Arabs for key military positions.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe Five Pillars of Islam include belief, prayer, charity,fasting, and nonviolence.fasting, and pilgrimage.nonviolence, and tolerance.pilgrimage, and mercy.
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