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| 2866559025 | What was the name of the third Abbasid caliph? | al-Mahdi | 0 | |
| 2866597331 | What did al-Mahdi attempt to do with the Shi'a? | He tried to reconcile. | 1 | |
| 2866599515 | Why was al-Mahdi a bad leader? | He was more concerned with his wealth and concubines than the problems with the empire. | 2 | |
| 2866603706 | What was al-Mahdi's problem with his succession? | He has several sons and let the mother's of them interfere. | 3 | |
| 2866611143 | Why did Harun al-Rashid descend to the thrown? | al-Mahdi was murdered and his oldest son was poisoned. | 4 | |
| 2866614206 | How did Harun al-Rashid treat the Christians? | He dazzled them with mosques, castles, and treasures. | 5 | |
| 2866620538 | What tale immortalizes life of Harun al-Rashid's castle? | 1001 Nights or Arabian Nights | 6 | |
| 2866658107 | In the early reign of Harun, who did he heavily depend on? | His royal court. | 7 | |
| 2866660351 | What was his royal court made up of? | Persians. | 8 | |
| 2866669490 | True or False. Caliphs became merely pawns for the factions at the court. | True. | 9 | |
| 2866670689 | What followed Harun al-Rashid's death? | A string of civil wars. | 10 | |
| 2866681215 | Who's sons created personal armies in preparation for battling each other in a civil war? | al-Ma'mun | 11 | |
| 2866688605 | What was the winning son's army contain? | over 4,000 slaves | 12 | |
| 2866693942 | Who were the slaves and what were the used for? | They were Turkic speaking nomads from Asia. They were used as a giant body guard. | 13 | |
| 2866711927 | What happened to him and the next four caliphs? | They were assassinated but mercenaries. | 14 | |
| 2866715916 | Who had the real power in this time period? | Mercenaries and the royal courts | 15 | |
| 2866717323 | What kind of things did the mercenaries lead? | They led many uprisings and revolts. | 16 | |
| 2870202987 | What nationality was the royal court? | Most were Persian | 17 | |
| 2870204185 | True or false. Most of the influence came from the caliph | False, the royal courts had almost all real influence and power. | 18 | |
| 2870209470 | What is the name of the 16th century painting that showed the richness and vitality of the Abbasid dynasty? | Khamsah(5 Poems) of Nizami | 19 | |
| 2870210476 | What is a harem? | A "forbidden" section of castles and palaces that held all wives and concubines. | 20 | |
| 2870213095 | Did men spend more time with their wives or concubines? Why? | Concubines, the wives were not permitted education. | 21 | |
| 2870215580 | Which group of Persia took out the Abbasids? | Buyids | 22 | |
| 2870218560 | The Buyids changed the title of caliph, what did they change it to? | Sultan | 23 | |
| 2870218950 | What does sultan mean? | victorious | 24 | |
| 2870222518 | How long did the Buyids lead? | 100 years | 25 | |
| 2870223222 | What group took out the Buyids of Persia? | Seljuk Turks | 26 | |
| 2870223842 | What sect of Islam did the Seljuk Turks heavily support? | Sunnis Islam | 27 | |
| 2870226093 | The Seljuk Turks lied the foundation for what group? | Ottoman Turks | 28 | |
| 2870226821 | How many Crusades were there? | 8 | 29 | |
| 2870228411 | Who was winning in the beginning of the Crusades? | the Christians | 30 | |
| 2870243450 | When was Jerusalem taken? | June 1099 | 31 | |
| 2870245105 | How did the Muslims have the element of surprise? | The Christians were expecting infidels | 32 | |
| 2870248071 | Give the reasons why the Muslims won the Crusades (5)? | Element of surprise, Christians were fighting each other, home field advantage, better weapons, better forts, gunpowder. | 33 | |
| 2870248826 | Which Muslim leader helped turn the Crusades around in their favor? | Saladin | 34 | |
| 2870254070 | What was the famous curved sword used by the Muslims and where was it from? | The Damascene sword from Damascus. | 35 | |
| 2870258719 | Who was the writer of the Muqaddimah? | Ibn Khaldun | 36 | |
| 2870260598 | True or false. Most of what we know about the ancient world came from the writings of Ibn Khaldun? | True | 37 | |
| 2870283528 | What was the most demanded item by the Europeans? | Textiles | 38 | |
| 2870285148 | Who did the Middle East serve as "middle men" for? | Europe and Asia | 39 | |
| 2879735552 | What is the primary language for the Abbasid court? Why? | Persian. The Persians were allowed complete control of the courts. | 40 | |
| 2879741508 | What were artists expected to be excellent at beside painting? | Calligraphy | 41 | |
| 2879748338 | What ancient writing is this quote from? "A jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and Thou." | The Rubaiyat | 42 | |
| 2879749665 | Who wrote the Rubaiyat? | Omar Khayyan | 43 | |
| 2879753432 | What is the most important epic poem of ancient Persia? | Shah-Nama | 44 | |
| 2879755893 | What does Shah-Nama mean? | Book of Kings | 45 | |
| 2879758228 | Who was the Shah-Nama written by? | Firdawsi | 46 | |
| 2879761838 | What is the Shah-Nama about? | The history of Persia | 47 | |
| 2879769952 | What Persian poet wrote of everyday messages mixed with religious messages? | Sa'di | 48 | |
| 2879794550 | What incredible trigonometry theory was developed by the Muslims? | Sine, cosine, tangent. | 49 | |
| 2879800102 | What is al-Biruni known for? | Precisely calculating the specific weight of 18 major minerals. | 50 | |
| 2879821544 | True or False. Muslims developed incredible hospitals. | True. | 51 | |
| 2879827572 | What did the Muslim scholars create that was later copied by by geographers from Portugal to Poland? | Maps | 52 | |
| 2879833407 | What is the name of very strict Muslims who were heavily against Sufism? | ulama | 53 | |
| 2879836939 | What brilliant Muslim theologian struggled connecting the Greek traditions to the ones of the Qur'an? | al-Ghazali | 54 | |
| 2879850991 | Name the Islamic sect that believed in having very personal relationships with Allah. | Sufis | 55 | |
| 2879862916 | What central Asian group of nomads posed a great threat to the Middle East and Islamic kingdoms? | The Mongols | 56 | |
| 2879868167 | Who is the leader of the Mongols who leads them into great war in the 1220s? | Chinggis Khan | 57 | |
| 2879872740 | What is the name of Chinggis Khan's grandson, the man who renewed the assault on the Muslims? | Hulegu | 58 | |
| 2879876607 | When was Baghdad taken by the Mongols? | 1258 | 59 | |
| 2879878451 | How many Abbasid caliphs were there? | 37 | 60 | |
| 2879882418 | Who stopped the Mongols from moving further west? | Mamluks | 61 | |
| 2879883718 | Who were Mamluks? | Turkic slaves | 62 | |
| 2879897521 | What happened to the Muslims who chose to stay in India? | They blended to the culture. | 63 | |
| 2879904298 | What was the biggest difference between Islam and Hinduism? | Islams believed everyone to be equal under Allah, while Hinduism was a strict hierarchy in the caste system? | 64 | |
| 2879923687 | What 17-year-old led the Muslim invasion of Sind in 711? | Muhammad ibn Qasim | 65 | |
| 2879930820 | How were the Buddhists and Hindus treated? | They were treated as dhimmi or "people of the book." | 66 | |
| 2879948248 | What does "rajas" mean? | king | 67 | |
| 2879953743 | Where is Sind located? | Western India | 68 | |
| 2879961381 | What ruler originated from a Turkish Slave dynasty? | Mahmud of Ghazni | 69 | |
| 2879975808 | What Persian extraction man ruled after Mahmud of Ghazni? | Muhammad of Ghur | 70 | |
| 2879979244 | Who came into power after Muhammad of Ghur was assassinated? | Qutb-ud-din Aibak | 71 | |
| 2879981806 | Where was the capital then moved? | Delhi | 72 | |
| 2879985306 | What does "sultans of Dehli" mean? | princes of the heartlands | 73 | |
| 2880005193 | Why were merchants a main contributor of the spreading religion? | They carried religion with their trade and essentially served as missionaries. | 74 | |
| 2880009931 | Why was Sufi Islam popular among converts? | It was very mystic and similar to their past religions(most for Hindu and Buddhist.) | 75 | |
| 2882483549 | Where were most Indian-Muslim converts from? | Lower caste systems and Buddhists | 76 | |
| 2882597623 | What happened to low caste system and untouchable converts in terms of the hierarchy? | They remained at the bottom. | 77 | |
| 2882605594 | What is "pan?" | Limestone wrapped with betal leaves, used for chewing. | 78 | |
| 2882616182 | Describe "sati." | A widowed woman who is burned beside her husbands pyre. | 79 | |
| 2882679114 | Who was allowed to join Bhaktic cults? | Everyone | 80 | |
| 2882681316 | Who was Mira Bai? | She was a celebrated poet and writer. | 81 | |
| 2882724958 | Who was Kabir? | A Muslim mystic who wrote down the significance of religion and claimed everyone could reach spiritual fulfillment. | 82 | |
| 2882745352 | What languages were most of Mira Bai and Kabir's writings in? | Regional languages suh as Bengali, Marathi, and Tamil | 83 | |
| 2882764918 | Who were the most worshiped gods? | Shiva and Vishnu | 84 | |
| 2882768071 | What did the Bhaktu mystics believe? | One should create strong emotional bonds with the deity. | 85 | |
| 2882894708 | What powerful trading city replaced Shrivijaya after it fell? | Malacca | 86 | |
| 2882925350 | What is the name of the trading center located on the north coast of Java? | Demak | 87 |
