Ap World Flashcards

Mecca rapidly achieved a measure of prosperity, in part because:A. it was a cult centerB. Muhammed was born thereC. it was too far from the major power centers for them to attackD. it was a major pilgrimage siteE. all the beautiful people live there

In the Muslim view, Judaism and Christianity:A. were heretical religions B. were earlier, less perfect versions of IslamC. were useful only politicallyD. were equal in value to IslamE. were the "parents" of Islam

The versus of Muhammed's revelations were originally written on: A. parchmentB. stone tabletsC. cave wallsD. traditional paperE. pieces of leather and bone

Sympathy for Husayn's martyrdom was pivotal in the transformation of the Shi'ites:A. from a political movement into a religious sectB. from a religious sect into a political movementC. into a world movementD. into the dominant Islamic groupE. into the most populous Islamic group

To which factor can we MOST attribute the success of the spread of the Islamic empire?A. the leniency of Islam towards Jews and Christians B. the warfare between the Sasanid and Byzantine Empires, which weakened these 2 empiresC. the fact the caliphs who guided the conquests were generally men of political and economic sophistication D. Muhammad's fierce military genius and strategic skillsE. the appeal of Islam to most of the people whom the Islamic empire conquered

Which of the following statements BEST describes the Arab Muslim leaders' relationship to their subject peoples?A. they required all their subjects to convert, and they forced conversion by the sword if necessary B. they required all their subjects to convert, but offered financial rewards for conversionC. There was an extensive missionary effort to encourage conversion D. arabs were a small, self-isolated ruling minority that operated within E. ARabs leaders were extremely visible among their subjects forcing conversions

Which of the following did NOt contribute to the decline of the Umayyad dynasty?A. The Umayyad ban on international trade created extensive economic hardship B. The Umayyad family lived a more worldly life than many more conservative Muslims believed they should C.New converts to Islam felt that they deserved equal status with the privileged Arab warriors D. Pions Muslims felt that the Umayyad family behaved immortally E. the shiites contested the Umayyad family's claim to rule on religious grounds

What worked against the permanent division of the Muslim community into multiple small kingdoms, as happened in Europe during the Middle Ages?A. the wise and able leadership of the caliphs B. he lack of widespread internal dissension among MuslimsC. the cohesiveness of Islam as a religious belief D. the rise in urban areas of a group of well-educated religious scholars, the ulama E. the widespread use of Muslim female nuns to spread Islamic beliefs and charitable works

Which of the following BEST describes the development and spread of Islam? A. it remained untouched by outside influences or local traditionsB. it evolved but incorporated no outside influences or local traditionsC. It absorbed many "little traditions" which allowed it to be more adaptableD. it was changed dramatically by local traditionsE. it became barely recognizable as Islam a different cultures adapted it specifically to their needs

Which of the following MOST accurately describes the "hadith"?A. it is a book or testament of the Quaran like Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John of the Christian bibleB. it is a collection of reports claiming to describe the precise of words or deeds of Muhammed C. it is a collection of sayings that directly challenge the authority of the quaran D.it provided legitimacy to the Shi'ite movement within IslamE. it provided legitimacy to the Sunni movement within Islam

The practice of secluding and veiling women:A. has its roots in Byzantine and Sasanid urban society B. has its roots in the Quran itself C. has its roots in one of the "little traditions" of the muslim worldD. was solely a 20th century Islamic reaction to WEstern intrusionE. was begun by women themselves to protect feminine identity

A major benefit derived from the simplicity of the profession of Islamic faith was that:A. it led to a centralized organizationB. islam spread rapidly throughout the countrysideC. Islam escaped most of the severe conflicts over heresy that beset Christian EuropeD. multiple groups of religious scholars and leaders developed E. the islamic world became very competitive with itself

A hereditary slave society never developed in the Islamic world because:A. "people of the book" (jews, Christians, Zoroastrians) were not allowed to be enslavedB. according to the Quran, a person could be enslaved for only one generationC. slaves usually converted to Islam, often causig their masters to free them, and the offspring of slave women and Muslim men were freeD. all slavery was illegal according to the teachings of Muhammed and the Quran E. according to the hadith, slavery was severely discouraged by Muhammed himself

What did the proclamation of Christianity and Zoroastrians as OFFICIAL, state-sanctioned faiths symbolize most dramatically from a historical perspective?A. it foreshadowed the emerging dominanec of monotheismB. it marked the emergence of relighion based on the struggle between the forces of light and darknessC. it indicated the decline of the Sasanid and Byzantine empiresD. it marked the fresh emergence of religion as an instrument of politics and governanceE. claiming one of those faiths made political leaders more believable to the masses at that time

The ............... was a community defined by acceptance of Islam and Muhammed as the messenger of God A. ulamaB. ummaC. uma thurmanD. llamaE. me llamo pedro