The Rise of Islam & the Early Muslim Empires (2)

The Rise of Islam & the Early Muslim Empires (2)

Choose the correct answer.


1	Saturday : Judaism :: ? : Islam
		Sunday.
		Saturday.
		Monday.
		Friday.


2	*The hejirah* refers to?:**
		Muhammed's birthdate.
		Muhammed's death.
		a period of turmoil during the 'Abbasid dynasty.
		Muhammed's flight from Mecca to Medina.


3	The majority of Muslims belong to which religious branch?:
		Sunnis.
		Mameluks.
		Fatimids.
		Shi'ites.


4	Islam changed the status of women by?:
		permitting them to enter convents.
		forbidding them to learn Arabic.
		giving them some legal and economic rights.
		making them equal to men.


5	Muslims consider the Quran the greatest written work in Arabic mainly because it?:
		tells of the life of Muhammed.
		protects the "People of the Book."
		establishes a system of law.
		is believed to be the word of Allah.


6	All of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of Islam EXCEPT the?:
		weakness of the neighboring Persian and Byzantine Empires.
		efficient organization of the Muslim clergy.
		religion's clear and simple message.
		zeal of the Muslim armies.


7	The split between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims began with disagreements over?:
		the choice of caliph.
		acceptance of the Quran as the Muslim book of sacred scriptures.
		a belief in one God.
		the required pilgrimage to Mecca.


8	All of the following are "Pillars" of Islam EXCEPT?:
		the shahadah.
		making a pilgrimage to Medina at least once in a Muslim's life.
		fasting during Ramadan.
		almsgiving.


9	In the Middle East, during the Golden Age of Muslim culture, scholars were encouraged to?:
		reject all knowledge that was Western European in origin.
		ignore the achievements of Chinese culture.
		preserve and expand ancient Greek and Roman learning.
		accept medieval Western European religious ideas.


10	The cultural diversity of the Middle East is reflected in The Thousand and One Nights because it?:
		includes folktales from many parts of the world.
		was written in dozens of different languages.
		tells about the many invaders of the Middle East.
		contains Jewish, Christian, and Muslim teachings.


11	During Ramadan, Muslims are expected to?:
		make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
		refrain from almsgiving.
		pay a special mosque tax.
		fast from sunrise to sunset.


12	Muslims made great contributions to the world in?:
		medicine.
		mathematics.
		astronomy.
		all of these choices are correct.