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WorksheetsStrayer Chapter 9
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is true of pre-Islamic Arabia?
a)
It had no contact with the long-distance trade networks of Eurasia.
b)
It enjoyed long periods of peace under the Bedouins.
c)
Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians lived among the established Arab populations.
d)
A centralized state ruled over the area for centuries.
2.
What initiated the division within Islam between the Sunnis and Shias?
a)
Fear that Muslims in conquered lands were “going native” and abandoning Islamic teachings
b)
The imam Ali’s new revelation and elaboration of the teachings of Islam
c)
The belief that Husayn, the son of Ali, was the real messiah
d)
Disagreement over who should assume leadership in the Islamic world
3.
Which of the following contributed to the rapid expansion of the Islamic/Arab Empire in the century following the death of Muhammad?
a)
The weakened condition of the Byzantine and Persian empires
b)
A smooth succession of caliphs selected by election
c)
The violent campaigns against infidels
d)
The uniting of all Arabs behind Muhammad’s relative Ali
4.
Which of the following statements expresses a view of women found in the Quran?
a)
Women were always to remain veiled and secluded.
b)
Women were solely to blame for the existence of evil in the world.
c)
Women were spiritually equal to men.
d)
Women were socially equal to men.
5.
In contrast to the Umayyad dynasty, the caliphs of the Abbasid dynasty
a)
were not challenged by the forces of local autonomy.
b)
allowed non-Arabs to play a prominent role in society.
c)
did not identify themselves as Arabs.
d)
rejected Persian cultural influence.
6.
Which of the following refers to the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims should try to make at least once in their lifetime?
a)
Hijra
b)
Umma
c)
Jihad
d)
Hajj
7.
Why was the city of Mecca important?
a)
Jews, Christians, and Muslims all regarded it as the Holy Land.
b)
It was the only city in pre-Islamic Arabia that enjoyed a high degree of social equality.
c)
It was a crossroad for all the major long-distance trade routes.
d)
It was the site of the Kaaba where pilgrims congregated.
8.
Nomadic Arabs are known as _________________.
a)
Bedouins
b)
Masai
c)
Shaykhs
d)
Copts
9.
The great religious shrine of both pre-Muslim and Muslim Arabia is called the ___________.
a)
Dome of the Rock
b)
Great Mosque
c)
Kaaba
d)
Temple of Solomon
10.
In the Islamic Empire, protected subjects who followed other "religions of the book" besides Islam were known as __________________.
a)
jizya
b)
berbers
c)
serfs
d)
dhimmis
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