Ch 3 Section 2 Muslim Empires

What family came to power immediately after the first four caliphs?

• Seljuk Turks

• Abbasids

• Mongols

• Umayyads

Where did the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Rahman flee in 755?

• Spain

• Anatolia

• Algiers

• Balkans

Which of the following was considered a great achievement of Abd al-Rahman III?

• He forced non-Muslims to leave al-Andalus.

• He conquered the Byzantine and Persian Empires.

• He made Cordoba a great center of learning.

• He founded the Ottoman Empire.

Why was Suleyman I known as Suleyman the Magnificent?

• He captured Constantinople.

• He led many military conquests and inspired a great cultural era.

• He established the Safavid Empire.

• He worked to force the people under him to convert to Islam.

How were the Safavids able to create a strong economy?

• They hired mercenaries.

• They controlled the Mediterranean.

• They were the center of international trade routes.

• They conquered the Umayyads.

Who built the Taj Mahal?

• Shah Jahan

• Akbar the Great

• Shah Ismail

• Abd al-Rahman

How did the actions of the Umayyads cause Islam to split into two branches?

• They were excellent wood choppers.

• They separated the vegetarians from the meat eaters.

• They set up a hereditary system of succession for caliphs and moved the capital to Damascus.

• They created a functioning navy and a powerful army.

The Safavid Empire was wedged between two other Muslim Empires:

• The Turks and the Byzantines

• the Mughal and the Ottoman Empires

• The Paleozoic and the Crustacean

• The Mediterranean and the Arabian

The Persian title for king is.......

• Shah

• Reza

• "the Great"

• "the Magnificent"

"Paradise on Earth," the fortified palace in the city of Granada Spain is officially called.......

• the Granada

• the Taj Mahal

• Agrabah

• the Alhambra