AP World Unit 1-3 Review

The "Hadith" refers to ___________________.

• The sayings and deeds of Muhammad
• Pilgrimage to Mecca.
• Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in 622
• Tax in Islamic empires that was imposed on non-Muslims.

Islamic term for “struggle” or “holy war"

• jihad
• qadis
• umma
• ulama

The nature of the society into which the prophet Muhammad was born was:

• An urban-based culture with small manufacturing.
• A pastoral society with many camels.
• An agricultural society dominated by warriors
• A society made up largely of nomads and merchants.

The Quran ...

• Were priests who watched over the Ka' ba
• Is the holy book of Islam
• Were Islamic scholarly bureaucrats
• Was written by Siddhartha Gautama

The Five Pillars are to Muslims as:

• The hadith is to Muslims
• The Noble Eightfold Path is to Buddhists.
• The four Vedas are to the Aryans
• The book of Genesis is to Christians

The Umayyad dynasty was founded by

• The Shias
• The Sunnis
• Abu al-Abbas
• The Shaykhs

Which of the following actions was NOT taken by the Umayyad caliphs?

• They showed great favor to the Arab military aristocracy.
• They maintained their simple lifestyle even in the capital of Damascus.
• They levied a special head tax called jizya on non-Muslims.
• They became more and more relaxed in their attitudes toward Islamic doctrine.

Differing from the Umayyad caliphs, the Abbasid rulers ...

• Were from the Shia sect
• Did not allow the Arabs to play a large role in government.
• Paid more attention to administration rather than expansion of the empire.
• Moved the capital to Mecca.

The veiling of women as a social custom was ...

• Not specifically addressed in the Quran
• Practiced long before Muhammad was born.
• Adopted from Byzantine and Sasanid societies by Muslims.
• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT correct in describing cultural influences on Islam?

• A. Persian literature deeply influenced Islamic literary works.
• B. Indian numerals had a profound influence on the development of mathematical thinking among Muslims.
• C. The caliphs adopted Persian ideas of kingship
• All of the above answers correctly describe the cultural influences on Islam