UNIT 1.2 Dar al-Islam

All of the following were achievements of the gold age of Islam EXCEPT.....

• Algebra

• Libraries and Universities

• Creation of Hospitals and Universities

• The Renaissance

Where was the Abbasid capital

• Damascus

• Baghdad

• Persia

• Istanbul

Muhammad's death created a crisis and split in the Islamic faith due to disagreement over ________ .

• The true meaning of the ummah

• location of the capital

• language of the Quran

• line of succession (who would replace Muhammed)

Which of the following was the Islamic sacred book, believed to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad?

• Muslim art

• Sunni Muslims

• Shia Muslims

• Quran

The Abbasid empire's culture over time adopted ______ language and customs

• Hindu

• Persian

• French

• Turkish

The Muslim wave of conquest and expansion included all of these areas EXCEPT?

• Turkey

• Egypt

• China

• Spain

Hajj, or _____________, requires a journey to Mecca (Makkah).

• charity

• prayer

• fasting

• pilgrimage

Political developments in Dar-a-Islam included the creation of the ______ and ______, new forms of Islamic governments

• monarchies and dynasties

• caliphates and sultanates

• caliphates and titanates

• caliphates and directorates

Non-Muslim people who lived in Islamic territories...

• had complete religious freedom

• had to pay taxes

• were banished from Muslim territory

• gave up their property to the Empire

What is the Arabic word for God?

• Yahweh

• Allah

• Jesus

• Quran