Unit 4 Islamic & Christian Worlds of Middle Ages Exam Review

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Which of the following statements explains the early expansion of Islam in the 7th and 8th centuries? Merchants slowly spread the faith as far as India and West Africa. Islam spread early on through military conquest. Muhammad himself led armies into battle. Islam spread early on through voluntary conversion. Many Christians and Jews willingly converted. Islam expanded into Europe when Christian kings converted to the new faith.

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Islam spread early on through military conquest. Muhammad himself led armies into battle.

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Where did Islam originate?

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Arabian Peninsula

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What is the name of the city where Muhammad lived?

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Mecca

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All of the following are a part of the Five Pillars of Islam EXCEPT: Prayer 5 times a day, Pilgrimage to Mecca, Giving to the poor

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Baptism at birth

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What caused the Sunni-Shi'a split in Islam?

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A disagreement over who should be the successor to Muhammad.

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How were Christians and Jews treated under Muslim rule?

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They were tolerated as long as they paid the jizya tax.

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Which of the following is an important ECONOMIC DIFFERENCE between Europe and the Islamic World in the Middle Ages?

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The economy of the Islamic World flourished while the European economy was weak.

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Which of the following is an important CULTURAL DIFFERENCE between Europe and the Islamic World in the Middle Ages? Both Europe and the Islamic World experienced a Golden Age of culture., European culture centered around science and technology while the culture of the Islamic world focused solely on religion., The Islamic World experienced a Golden Age of learning and the arts while European culture declined after the fall of the Roman Empire., Europe experienced a Golden Age of culture including significant advances in the sciences while the Islamic world did not.

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The Islamic World experienced a Golden Age of learning and the arts while European culture declined after the fall of the Roman Empire.

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Where did the Black Death originate?

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China