Unit 3 Assessment Review

Which of the following is associated with the Golden Age of Islam?

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• The dominance of Islam over other religions in Asia

  
  

• A society in which all people were legally and socially equal

• The birth of a democratic society out of a period of violent revolution

  
  

• Scientific advances such as the foundations of modern mathematics

  
  

In which area did Islam originate?

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• Persia

• Arabian Peninsula

• Somalia

• Spain

This is a message from Muhammad . . . as a covenant [promise] to those who adopt Christianity, near and far . . . No compulsion [pressure] is to be on them. Neither are their judges to be removed from their jobs nor their monks from their monasteries. No one is to destroy a house of their religion, to damage it, or to carry anything from it to the Muslims’ houses.

—Covenant Between Muhammad and St. Catherine’s Monastery, 628 CE

Which of these is the BEST interpretation of this quote?

• Christians should convert to Islam. 

• Christians should be protected from persecution.
  

• Christians should be banished from Muslim countries.

• Christians should try to convert Muslims to Christianity.

Based on the diagram, the societies that adopted feudal systems were organized based on —

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• religious faith.

  
  

• Land ownership

• ability and merit

• communal wealth

Which of the following statements about Islam during the period illustrated in this map is correct?

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• Islamic traders refused to trade with non-Muslims.

  
  

• Islam became the dominant religion in medieval Europe.

  
  

• The Amber Road trade route was key to Islamic expansion.

  
  

• Islam spread along the trade routes frequented by Muslim traders.

  
  

Which of the following was true of a typical medieval manor in Europe?

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• Peasants earned high wages working the fields owned by lords.

  
  

• The church usually own the land on which the peasants were allowed to farm.

  
  

• Each peasant received a plot of land in exchange for loyalty to the monarch.

  
  

• The church played a prominent role in the daily lives of peasants.

  
  

Which of the following states a valid conclusion about the relationship between feudalism and manorialism?

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• Feudalism provided protection and land to the lower levels of society while the system of manorialism allowed for economic activity to support higher levels of society.

• The political system of feudalism provided serfs ownership of their land while manorialism provided protection to lower levels of society.

• Knights paid rent to their lords in exchange for protection and lords gave food to the knights.

• The system of manorialism provided a political structure for medieval society; whereas feudalism provided the cultural systems.

Muslim rule over conquered territories during the Golden Age of Islam was characterized by —

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• tolerance of other religions and cultures.

  
  

• isolationism and reduced international trade.

  
  

• a rejection of Hellenistic science and philosophy.

  
  

• constant warfare and retreat from Christian armies.

  
  

Which of these BEST describes the role of Arab merchants during the Middle Ages?

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• They created joint-stock companies to fund overseas explorations.

• They spread Islam across three continents while trading goods.

• They established guilds in order to protect the quality of crafts. 

• They protected the Muslim Empire by prohibiting outsiders.

Which statement about the growth of feudalism in Europe during the Middle Ages is correct?

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• Its growth was primarily caused by the growth of the Orthodox Catholic Church.

  
  

• Its growth was primarily caused by the rivalries between the imperial empires.

  
  

• Its growth was primarily caused by the collapse of strong central governments.

  
  

• Its growth was primarily caused by the cultural isolation of continental Europe.