Unit Three Muslim Empires Test

Islam spread mostly by

• foreign missionaries
• trade routes
• peace treaties
• imperial expansion

Why did Islam spread?

• to create new city-states
• to eliminate (get rid of) ethnic minorities
• to gradually adopt new religions
• to gain citizenship

What happened when the Moors (Muslims) expand into Spain?

• spread Buddhism
• Christians attacked the Holy Land
• There were conflicts between Christians and Muslims
• It destroyed the Byzantine Empire

How did Muslims help the Renaissance?

• they invented the printing press
• Italian artists were trained by them
• they taught the Europeans about democracy
• they preserved the Greek texts 

What group did African tribes encounter first?

• Christian missionaries
• British colonists
• Spanish conquistadores
• Muslim merchants

In the ninth century, the Sahel part of Africa became

• a trade route between West Africa and the Mediterranean
• where Spain and Portugal would fight over land
• where the transatlantic slave trade started
• where ships were built

What contributed to the Ottoman Empire's power?

• diplomacy over fighting
• they were democratic
• they had private soldiers
• religious tolerance

What do Christianity, Islam and Judaism have in common?

• they started on the Arabian peninsula
• they observe the Five Pillars
• They began during the Roman Empire
• they are monotheistic

What impact did the Silk Road have on Europe and Asia?

• Paper was made in Europe and Islam took over Asia
• New spices were introduced to Europe and Buddhism spread through Asia
• People stopped investing in European banks and tea and jade were traded in Asia.
• Pirates stopped attacking European ships and new writing was developed in Asia. 

Who made a trip to Mecca that helped set up ties between Mali and Muslim states?

• Kublai Khan
• Marco Polo
• Mansa Musa
• Empress Wu