ways of the world chapter 9

Membership in the Islamic community known as the umma was based on a common

Membership in the Islamic community known as the umma was based on a common

faith.

Which of the following was a feature of Islam that attracted converts in India?

The Muslim notion of equality of all believers

In which region was conversion to Islam motivated by a desire to expand trading networks rather than from the result of conquest and Islamic rule?

West Africa

Which of the following was a result of the cross-regional ties created in the expanding Islamic world?

The exchange of agricultural products and practices from one region to another

Which of the following refers to the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims should try to make at least once in their lifetime?

Hajj

Why was the city of Mecca important?

It was the site of the Kaaba where pilgrims congregated.

Which of the following is a requirement for all Muslims?

Almsgiving

Which of the following events marked the beginning of the new Islamic calendar?

Muhammad's emigration to Yathrib/Medina

Which of the following contributed to the mass conversion of people living in the Middle East to Islam by the eighth century?

Conversion to Islam offered many financial and social benefits.

Which of the following describes the effect of Islam on West Africa?

Islam had the greatest influence on rulers and urban elites.

Which of the following resulted from Muslim rule in Spain?

The secular aspects of Islamic learning influenced the shaping of new European civilization.

Which of the following is true of pre-Islamic Arabia?

Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians lived among the established Arab populations.

Which of the following is an example of a role assumed by the ulama?

Judges

Which of the following was a goal of the education offered at the madrassas?

To preserve an established body of Islamic learning

In contrast to the spread of Buddhism and Christianity, the early spread of Islam

gave rise to a large empire.

What initiated the division within Islam between the Sunnis and Shias?

Disagreement over who should assume leadership in the Islamic world

Which of the following contributed to the rapid expansion of the Islamic/Arab Empire in the century following the death of Muhammad?

The weakened condition of the Byzantine and Persian empires

Which of the following religious traditions blended elements of Hinduism and Islam?

Sikhism

Which of the following statements expresses a view of women found in the Quran?

Women were spiritually equal to men.

Which of the following refers to the sayings and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad?

The hadiths

In contrast to the Umayyad dynasty, the caliphs of the Abbasid dynasty

allowed non-Arabs to play a prominent role in society.

Islam had roots in which set of religious or philosophical traditions?

Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism

Which of the following is a distinctive feature of Sufism?

Renunciation of the material world in the pursuit of spiritual union with Allah

Which of the following aspects of Arab tribal life was reinforced in the Quran?

Solidarity

Which of the following was a force that helped bind the Islamic world together?

The system of Islamic education created by the ulama