WH Unit 2 Practice Test

1.

1 point

Which Ottoman leader became known as “the Conqueror”?

Esma’il

Suleyman I

´Abbas

Mehmed II

2.

1 point

During Suleyman I’s rule, the Ottoman Empire

turned the Hagia Sophia church into a mosque.

defeated the Byzantine Empire.

took control of the Eastern Mediterranean and parts of Europe.

expanded into Anatolia and conquered Syria and Egypt.

3.

1 point

Which word means the opposite of nomadic?

sedentary

tolerant

religious

solitary

4.

1 point

Another name for Islamic law is

hadith.

Sunnah.

Shariah.

Qur’an.

5.

1 point

Arab scholars used the astrolabe

to develop a new type of math.

to figure out their location on earth.

to translate ancient writings.

to build mosques and palaces.

6.

1 point

The hegira was Muhammad’s journey from

Arabia to Mecca.

Mecca to Medina.

Syria to Jerusalem.

Jerusalem to Medina.

7.

1 point

Who was one of the most famous Sufi poets?

Ibn Battutah

Ar-Razi

Omar Khayyám

´Abbas

8.

1 point

What did the early followers of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all have in common?

They all believed that Muhammad was a prophet.

They all believed that there were many gods and goddesses.

They all believed that Jesus was the son of God.

They all believed that there was only one God.

9.

1 point

Which of the following best summarizes the Five Pillars of Islam?

They are acts of worship required of all Muslims.

They are stories about the life of Muhammad.

They are the basis for law in Muslim countries.

They are rules about how Muslims should treat others.

10.

1 point

Before they heard Muhammad’s teachings, many Arabs visited the Kaaba in Mecca each year in order to

worship their gods.

show their devotion to Islam.

trade at its large marketplace.

give money to the poor of Mecca.

11.

1 point

In what way were Córdoba and Baghdad similar?

They both had public water and lighting systems.

They were both located in what is now Iraq.

They both exported valuable textiles and jewelry.

They were both centers of culture and learning.

12.

1 point

Why was trade important to both townspeople and nomads in Arabia?

It gave them a place to organize into caravans.

It made it easier for people to travel to distant lands.

It provided both groups with the things they needed.

It was a way to keep peace between groups of people.

13.

1 point

Why did nomads want to be members of tribes?

to share tents with one another

to protect themselves against violence

to be able to access the best grazing lands

to have access to others’ camels and goats

14.

1 point

In what way were the effects of trade and tolerance on the Muslim world similar?

They both caused Muslims to ignore the influence of other cultures.

They both caused Islam to stop spreading.

They both allowed other cultures to influence the Muslim world.

They both made new products available to Muslims.

15.

1 point

Al-Khwarizmi’s book about al-jabr was significant because it was the

foundation for modern algebra.

first work to study the movement of the planets.

first medical textbook.

first Arabic text translated into Latin.

16.

1 point

In what way did traders passing through Arabia influence its culture?

They introduced Arabs to new products and ideas.

They taught the Arabs how to travel in caravans.

They showed Arabs different land and water routes.

They helped Arabs adapt to the hot and dry climate.

17.

1 point

What was the most important difference between the Sunni and the Shia?

The Sunni believed that Sufism was dangerous.

The Shia thought that caliphs had to be related to Muhammad.

The Shia believed that the Muslims should not practice religious tolerance.

The Sunni did not want to spread Islam to other parts of the world.

18.

1 point

Muslim calligraphy was a combination of

astronomy and geography.

art and literature.

science and mathematics.

art and science.

19.

1 point

Ar-Razi

gathered information to make new maps.

discovered how to diagnose and treat smallpox.

led the spiritual movement known as Sufism.

improved the astrolabe.

20.

1 point

What can you infer about how the scholars at Córdoba’s university influenced the spread of Islam?

They helped it by teaching Muslim leaders to write in Latin.

They helped it by translating writings produced in the Muslim world.

They restricted it by only translating Christian writings.

They restricted it by only writing in Latin.