WHAP Period 1-3 Final Review

Islamic term for “struggle” or “holy war"

• jihad
• qadis
• umma
• ulama

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

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 these is an effect of the Crusades?

• Serfs were able to escape the oppression of feudal lords
• A cultural borrowing between the Europeans and the Eastern World (Islamic)
• Florence and other cities the crusaders crossed in Italy became very rich
• All of the above are effects of the Crusades

To which of these areas did Islam NOT spread?

• North Africa
• India
• Indonesia
• The Americas

Ghana in North Africa was mostly known for:

• slaves
• gold and salt
• universities
•  mansa musa

Mansa Musa spread Islam through his wealth and his _______.

• Edicts he posted around Northern Africa
• Pilgrimage to Mecca
• Extensive Trading network
•  Marine voyages to Indi