APWORLD TOPIC 1.2

Which religions shaped societies in Africa and Asia?

• Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism

• Islam, Judaism, and Christianity

• Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto

• Zoroastrianism, Sikhism, and Bahá'í Faith

Where did Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all arise?

• Europe

• South America

• Middle East

• Australia

Which peoples dominated most of the new Islamic political entities that emerged after the fragmentation of the Abbasid Caliphate?

• Roman

• Greek

• Turkic

• Persian

What was the Abbasid Caliphate?

• A Christian empire that ruled Europe

• A Hindu empire that ruled India

• An Arabic Islamic empire that ruled the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa

• A Buddhist empire that ruled Southeast Asia

When did the Seljuk Empire come to an end?

• 1040

• 1157

• 1243

• 1526

When did the Mamluks rule Egypt, the Levant, and Syria?

• 8th century

• 10th century

• 13th to early 16th century

• 18th century

What was the largest factor in the further spread of Islam across Afro-Eurasia in the period 1200–1450?

• Military conquests

• Trade

• Activities of Sufi missionaries

• Agricultural expansion

What was the primary focus of Muslim states and empires in terms of intellectual pursuits?

• Military conquests

• Scholarly and scientific pursuits

• Trade and commerce

• Religious rituals

What significant work did Avicenna (Ibn Sina) compile in 1025?

• The Book of Optics

• The Canon of Medicine

• The Almagest

• The Book of Healing

Which of the following was NOT a focus of the Canon of Medicine?

• Hospitals and doctor training

• Use of antiseptics and sanitation

• Development of new religious rituals

• Advances in surgery