The Rise of Islamic Civilization

In what city did Islam originate in under Mohammed?

• Mecca

• Damascus

• Rome

• Baghdad

Which statement about the impact of the Silk Road and the African gold-salt trade is correct?

• Both led to the reemergence of classical scholarship as an in􀀃uential force.

• Both led to cultural isolation and discouraged the diffusion of religious beliefs.

• Both facilitated the expansion of trade and the spread of religion, social customs, and military technologies.

• Both resulted in declines in domestic production in many cultures due to improved access to goods from other regions.

African traders crossed which major land in order to trade gold for salt in North Africa.

• Arabian Desert

• Mediterranean Sea

• Sahara Desert

• The Siberian Tundra

All of the following developed in the Islamic caliphates and spread to people they contacted EXCEPT  —

• medical advances

• paper money

• algebra

• the astrolabe

The Umayyad Caliphate was replaced by the _ Caliphate.

(a)  

As the Islamic Empire grew, people who were not Muslims or did not convert to Islam in the conquered territories —

• had to give up all of their property to empire.

• had to pay special taxes.

• were banished from those territories.

• were imprisoned for at least five years.

The Islamic religion was created as a direct result of —

• the revelations received by Muhammad.

• the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.

• the ten Commandments received by Moses of Egypt.

• the trade practices of Arab merchants.

Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer?

• Reasons why trade flourished in the Muslim Empire

• Development of feudal system in Europe

• Development of slave trade in Europe

• Reasons why Islam experienced a schism

Which city became the capital of the Islamic Caliphate during the Umayyad dynasty?

• A) Damascus

• B) Baghdad

• C) Cairo

• D) Mecca

What was the primary language of administration and culture during the Islamic Golden Age?

• A) Latin

• B) Greek

• C) Arabic

• D) Persian