Rise of Islam

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Rise of Islam

• World History Honors

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Round 1
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Question 1 (1 point)

• Who was the first caliph after the death of
  Muhammad?

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Question 1 Answer

• Abu Bakr

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Question 2 (3 points)

• What was the pagan shrine within Mecca that
  became a holy shrine of Islam after Muhammad
  destroyed the idols within it?

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Question 2 Answer

• Kaaba

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Question 3 (5 points)

• How did the growing Muslim empire deal with Jews
  Christians? They were ________ more.

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Question 3 Answer

• Taxed

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Question 4 (5 Points)

• What was true about paintings by Muslim artists?
• a. Their work was not influenced much by Islamic
  beliefs.
• b. They were forbidden to create works with
  secular themes.
• c. Their work was limited to paintings on canvas.
• d. They did not portray human figures in
  religious art.

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Question 4 Correct Answer

• d. They did not portray human figures in
  religious art.

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Question 5 (1 point)

• The majority of Muslims today are?
• A. Shiia
• B. Ramadan
• C. Sunni
• D. Quran

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Question 5 Answer

• C. Sunni

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Round 2
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Question 1 (1 point)

• Which Muslim dynasty was overthrown from their
  capital in Damascus because of their secular
  luxurious lifestyle?

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Question 1 Answer

• Umayyad

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Question 2 (3 points)

• What people within the Umayyad dynasty rose up
  against them because of unfair practices?

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Question 2 Answer

• Non-Arab Muslims

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Question 3 (5 points)

• The Abbasid Dynasty, based in Baghdad, is seen as
  a Golden Age of Islam where many advancements
  in arts and sciences were made. For example, Ibn
  Sina produced ___________

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Question 3 Answer

• Medical encyclopedia

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Question 4 (5 points)

• Who was a great ruler of the Ottoman Empire?
• A. Suleiman
• B. janizaries
• C. caliph

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Correct Answer

• A. Suleiman

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Round 3
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Question 1 (1 point)

• Which Islamic empire strictly followed the
  Shiite faith?

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Question 1 Answer

• Safavid

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Question 2 (3 points)

• In the Mughal empire, Islam appeared particularly
  appealing to which group of people?

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Question 2 Answer

• People in the lower castes

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Question 3 (5 points)

• How do the beliefs of Shiite and Sunni Muslims
  differ?
• a. Sunnis seek God through mysticism and
  elaborate rituals.
• b. Shiites believe that a caliph has no prophetic
  functions.
• c. Shiites are followers of Muhammads
  son-in-law, Ali.
• d. Sunnis are followers of Muhammads son-in-law,
  Ali.

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Question 3 Answer

• c. Shiites are followers of Muhammads
  son-in-law, Ali.

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Question 4 (3 points)

• Which Muslim Empire was ruled by a religious
  minority within their own empire?
• a. Ottoman
• b. Mughal
• c. Safavid
• d. Abbasid

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Answer Question 4

• c. Safavid

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Question 5 (3 points)

• When Muslims conquered a new land, they often
• a. forced the conquered people to convert to
  Islam.
• b. adopted the beliefs of the conquered people.
• c. looted and burned conquered cities.
• d. imposed a special tax on non-Muslims.

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Question 5 Answer

• d. imposed a special tax on non-Muslims.

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Round 4
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Question 1 (1 point)

• What was the writing style introduced that also
  served as decoration?

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Question 1 Answer

• calligraphy

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Question 2 (3 points)

• The Safavids formed an alliance with whom?

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Question 2 Answer

• Europeans

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Question 3 (5 points)

• What were the Five Pillars?
• (1 point for every correct answer)

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Question 3 Answer

• Declaration of Faith
• Prayer
• Charity
• Fasting
• Pilgrimage (hajj)

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Question 4 (3 Points)

• After the city of Mecca surrendered to Muhammad,
  he established a new state based on a
• a. democratic government system.
• b. dynastic system with his sons as the monarchs.
• c. government system similar to the Persian
  administration.
• d. common religious faith.

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Question 4 Answer

• d. common religious faith.

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Question 5 (6 points)

• Which Muslim Empire was best known for developing
  military alliances with Europeans against a
  common enemy?
• a. Safavid Empire
• b. Abbasid Empire
• c. Ottoman Empire
• d. Mughal Empire

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Question 5 Answer

• a. Safavid Empire

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Question 6 (5 points)

• Which Muslim Empire posed the most threat to
  Europe, expanding as far as Vienna, Austria?
• a. Ottoman
• b. Umayyad
• c. Safavid
• d. Mughal

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Question 6 answer

• a. Ottoman

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Question 7 (3 points)

• The Mongols attack and bring about the end of
  which Muslim empire?
• a. Umayyad
• b. Ottoman
• c. Abbasid
• d. Mughal

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Question 7

• c. Abbasid

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Final Question
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Bonus

• What city became the new capital of the Umayyad
  dynasty after they fled to Spain?

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• Cordoba