Day #4 Do Now - Developments in Southeast Asia

The Abbasid Caliphate was united by

• The Umayyad Dynasty
• The Ottoman Empire
• The Mongol Empire
• Islam

Why were the Sufi Muslims significant?

• They were the first to introduce Islam to the world
• They were the founders of the Ottoman Empire
• They played a major role in spreading Islam

• They were the first to translate the Quran into English

The prosperity of Dar al-Islam was due primarily to

• extensive trade routes.

• conquests of neighboring states.

• the discovery of gun powder.

• the discovery of gold.

What was the House of Wisdom?

• A famous library in ancient Rome
• A major intellectual center during the Islamic Golden Age
• A school in ancient Greece
• A palace in ancient Egypt

What was the significance of the Gold Age of Islam?

• It was a period of economic decline
• It was a period of military expansion
• It was a period of cultural, intellectual and economic flourishing
• It was a period of political instability