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11099319461What is the fastest growing religion?Islam0
11099319462What was the Bedouins culture like in the sixth century?Nomadic, tribal, and polytheistic1
11099319463What was the supreme beings name at the time of the Bedouins?Allah2
11099319464What was the relationship between the sacred stone's and the Bedouins?Revered, sacred3
11099319465What was the affect of peace between the Byzantines and the Sassanid's on the Bedouins?Water Travel by the Red Sea and Arabian Sea was more popular4
11099319466What cultural continuity to the Bedouin occurred when Muhammad continued to call his chief God Allah?Revelations collected into the Quran5
11099319467What was the expansion of Muhammad's religion like in the beginning?Very slow, only 30 in 1 year6
11099319468What did the people of Mecca do the followers of Islam?Persecute then7
11099319469Why did Muhammad return to Mecca to co about it after ten years?Declare the building housed the sacred black stone there- the Ka'aba - a shrine of Islam8
11099319470Why did Islam expand?Military conquests9
11099319471How does Islam refer to Christians and Jews?Monotheistic, honored Abraham and other prophets10
11099319472Principles of Islam1.believing in only Allah 2. Praying five times a day 3. Giving alms to the poor 4. Fasting during the month of Ramadan 5. Making a pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime11
11099319473What are the dual views of the Islamic word Jihad?Inner struggle / go to eat and extend Islam12
11099319474What are some things you can't do under Shariah law?Gambling, eating pork, and drinking alcohol13
11099319490Shariah law is an example of what type of political government?14
11099319475who was aku bakr?Muhammad's father-in-law15
11099319476Who are the Sunnis?referred the first 3 caliphs as the "rightly guided caliphs"16
11099319477Who are the Shiites?Ali supporters17
11099319478Who did the abu-Bakr attack as his first caliph?Byzantine Empire (Constantinople) and Persian Sassanid empire18
11099319479Why did political conquest by Islam not always lead to conversion?Muhammad taught that people should not be forced to convert19
11099319480What political entity replaced Ali as the governing body of the Islamic world?Umayyad Dynasty20
11099319481In reaction to the destruction of a centralized religious theocracy the Shiite developed what kind of leader?Theocratic : Imam21
11099319482Who conquered the Umayyads?Abbasids22
11099319483Why is Baghdad Influence considered a Golden Age of learning?They made better paper which led to the expansion of learning23
11099319484What did the Persians object too, and how did they their Persian Culture while being Muslim?Being treated as second class citizens, convert to Islam24
11099319485What did the Persian poet Riki (1207-1237) contribute to the Islamic world?Became basis of the Sufi movement25
11099319486What led to the internal decline of the Abbasid Dynasty?Corruption and assassination attempts26
11099319487What led to the external decline of the Abbasid dynasty?Unable to collect taxes27
11099319488What did the Seljuk Turks do to the leader of the Abbasids?Their leader took the title Sultan, reducing the Abbasid caliph to the role of Chief Sunni religious authority.28
11110774074What was it that the Seljuk Turks did that created the crusades?Limited Christian access to the Holy lands29
11110774075Who finished the Abbasid Dynasty off in 1258 C.E.Mongols30
11110774076What were some of the economic factors that led to the decline of Baghdad and hence the Abbasid Dynasty?Last place in trade routes, lost population/canals31
11110774077What group had great success in Spain?Umayyads32
11110774078Where was the Islamic invasion of Europe halted?Battle of Tours against Frankish forces?33
11110774089What was the cultural and religious tolerance shown by the Moors of Spain?34
11110774079Who are the two great scholars of Spain during the twelfth century?Ibn Rushd (Averroes) and Maimonides35
11110774080What cultures items were left as legacy items for the Islamic world after it fractured politically?Translated Greek classics to Arabic, mathematics, paper-making36
11110774081How common was discrimination towards non-Arabs in Arab controlled lands?Common37
11110774082What was the role of Merchants in Islamic society?Esteemed, could grow rich and be respected if fair and charitable38
11110774083What was the role of Islam and Slavery?They were not hereditary, could earn freedom, slave woman had more freedom that wives39
11110774084What was the gender role of woman who were made slaves?Concubines40
11110774085What is interesting about the dress of woman in regards to the Hijab in relation to the Byzantines?Modest41
11110774086How did Muhammad's first wife influence his behavior toward woman?She was educated and owned a business42
11110774087What comparison can you make towards the Christian treatment of woman and Islamic woman?Overall enjoyed higher status43
11110774088Why is Sufism important to the expansion of Islam into India and Southeast AsiaThey were varied, and expressed religious ecstasy through dance44

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