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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 Multiple Choice 1. The Byzantine Empire was centered in the area that is present-day Turkey, while the Sasanid Empire was centered in the area that is present-day a. Lebanon. b. Egypt. c. Afghanistan. d. India. e. Iran.

ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 244 2. What did the Sasanid and Byzantine Empires have in common? a. dependence on camels b. a shared distaste for Christianity. c. central control of imperial finances. d. a military emphasis on cavalry e. societal unrest because of religious heterogeneity.

ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 244 3. The Sasanid Empire benefited from its location along the Silk Road. Some of the agricultural goods that it gained from China and East Asia were a. wheat, jute, and coffee beans. b. mangoes, bananas, and spelt. c. oats, quinoa, and manioc. d. sugar, wheat, and figs. e. eggplants, sugar, and rice.

ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 244 4. The establishment of Zoroastrianism and Christianity as official faiths in the Sasanid and Byzantine empires (respectively) set the precedent for what future event? a. The rise of Islam as the focus of a political empire. b. The dominance of monotheism in all subsequent empires. c. The rejection of religion as an official political focus. d. The rise of corrupt leadership in those empires. e. The worldwide spread of Christianity.

ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 245 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 5. Religious conflicts in the Byzantine Empire resulted in treatment of Nestorian Christians as a. holy, seeking the recovery of the holy lands through crusades. b. heretics, seeking refuge under the Sasanid shah. c. monks, seeking the true meaning of life in vows of poverty and chastity. d. converts to new faiths to avoid taxation. e. outcasts from society who were unable to find jobs.

ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 245 6. Manichaeism is a faith derived from Zoroastrianism and is founded on the idea that a. Jesus is the Savior. b. Muhammad is the Prophet. c. there is a cosmic struggle between good and evil. d. the universe is in cosmic balance. e. people must attune themselves to nature.

ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 246 7. The Arabs' involvement in Byzantine and Sasanid conflicts led to the penetration of these religions into the Arabian peninsula. a. Judaism and Christianity b. Judaism and Buddhism c. Christianity and Buddhism d. Zoroastrianism and Buddhism e. Zoroastrianism and Christianity ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 246 8. Most subjects of both Byzantine and Sasanid rulers found common identity in a. language. b. religion. c. commerce. d. occupations. e. family kin groups.

ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 246 9. The traditional occupation in the Arabian peninsula was more farming than Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 a. pastoral nomadism. b. trade caravans. c. maritime trading. d. artisanship. e. self-sufficient religious sects.

ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 246 10. Mecca was a late-blooming caravan city and a. had an unusually cold climate for the Arabian peninsula. b. was a pilgrimage site of the Ka'ba. c. was the rival city to Jerusalem. d. was abundantly watered and needs no irrigation for crops. e. was the birthplace of Abraham.

ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 247 11. How did Muhammad experience revelations? a. From the Angel Gabriel. b. Dreaming about Ishmael from the Old Testament. c. Many years of religious study in a mosque. d. Being possessed by a shaitan. e. Reading the Bible.

ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 247 12. Muslim means a. first followers. b. the one true religion. c. holy people. d. one who submits to the will of God. e. chosen for purity.

ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 248 13. What does Islam call on people to believe? a. That they must surrender to the will of God. b. That Islam is the one true religion. c. That Allah will reward or punish all people after death.

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 d. That the Qur'an is the revelation of Allah. e. All of the above.

ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 14. Muhammad's teachings built upon the beliefs of a. Judaism and Buddhism. b. Judaism and Hinduism. c. Judaism and Christianity. d. Judaism and Zoroastrianism. e. Judaism and Manichaeism.

ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 247 15. Why did Muhammad leave Mecca for Medina (known as the hijra, which marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar)? a. He sought more followers in the north. b. One of his visions commanded him to. c. Meccan leaders were threatened by his popularity. d. Muhammad's wife had family in Medina. e. Theology argued that Abraham had lived in the north.

ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 248 16. The unified community that accepted Islam and believed that Muhammad was the "Messenger of God" was called the a. jihad. b. hijra. c. shaitan. d. ka'ba. e. umma.

ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 248 17. 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. e. loose coalition of Arab city-states.

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 18. Which group resisted the message of Islam in Medina and was eventually expelled or eliminated by Muhammad? a. Jews b. Christians c. Buddhists d. Zoroastrians e. Nestorians ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 19. After Muhammad's death, the Muslim community a. held general elections to replace Muhammad. b. abandoned the orthodox teachings of Islam. c. chose a successor (caliph), Abu Bakr. d. searched the entire peninsula for a suitable successor, according to Muhammad's last instructions. e. embraced his wife, Khadija, as his successor.

ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 20. Muslim religious practice is based on the a. Three Goals to Salvation. b. Ten Commandments. c. Eightfold Path. d. Four Noble Truths. e. Five Pillars.

ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 21. Muhammad's revelations from the angel are compiled in a book called a. the Hadith. b. the Third Testament. c. the Quran. d. the Ka'ba. e. the Revelations.

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 22. The group of Muslims who believe the leader of Islam should be a descendent of Muhammad's son-in-law is called the a. Shi'ites. b. Sunnis. c. Sufis. d. Mobad. e. Hadj.

ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 23. The Muslims fought the Battle of the Camel (656) in a dispute over the a. Nestorian control of Yemenite lands. b. appointment of Abu Bakr. c. control of the royal treasury. d. legitimacy of Ali as caliph. e. compilation of the Quran.

ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 24. Why is the martyrdom of Husayn a significant event in Muslim history? a. It marks the anniversary of Jesus's crucifixion. b. It marks the beginning of Muslim expansion. c. It marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar. d. It marks the end of the Muslim expansion. e. It marks the beginning of the sect of Shi'ism.

ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 25. Mu'awiya chose his own son, Yazid, to succeed him thereby establishing this caliphate. a. Umayyad b. Abbasid c. Mamluk d. Fatimid e. none of the above ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 26. Which of the following areas was not brought under Muslim control under the leadership of the caliphs? a. Egypt and North Africa Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 b. Syria c. Spain d. Eastern Europe e. The Indus Valley ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 250 27. Under this leader, the second caliph, began the expansion of the caliphate outside of Arabia. a. Abu-Bakr b. Ali c. Umar d. Uthman e. Yazid ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 250 28. The capital of the Umayyad caliphate was in a. Damascus b. Ephesus c. Antioch d. Bagdad e. Mecca.

ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 251 29. The decline of the Umayyad dynasty was due to a. converts to Islam numbered no more than 10 percent. b. growing unrest among non-Arab Muslims, who demanded access to political power. c. a peasant revolt over increases in taxes and decreases in wages. d. the arrival of a Jewish messiah. e. a and b above.

ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 251 30. Why is the Abbasid rule considered a "golden age"? a. It created a refined and cosmopolitan culture in Baghdad. b. The Spanish region was considered the golden frontier. c. It used gold as the standard coinage throughout the empire. d. It used the golden cow as the focus of religious worship.

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 e. It is marked by the rule of the "golden" monarch, Abu Bakr.

ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 251 31. Despite the fact that conversions to Islam were at their peak, Abbasid power declined because a. there were constant revolts of non-Muslims against forced conversion. b. the empire had to resist nomadic pressures on the frontier. c. the empire had become too big to rule effectively. d. new religious practices developed that challenged the appeal of Islam. e. there were frequent religious wars between the Sunnis and Shi'ites.

ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 251 32. The Abbasids purchased Turkic slaves, called mamluks, into military service. The mamluks eventually founded their own state in a. Turkey. b. Spain. c. Egypt. d. Iran. e. Arabia.

ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 252 33. Umayyad Spain developed a distinctive Islamic culture because of the a. growing influence of Russian and Frankish traditions in Spain. b. decrease in Arab power combined with a growing Christian influence. c. Viking invasions of the ninth century. d. blending of Roman, Germanic, Jewish, Arab, and Berber traditions. e. blending of Islam with Roman traditions and Visigoth culture.

ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 253 34. Why did the rulers of al-Andalus Spain finally take the title of caliph in 929? a. The growing number of converts to Islam demanded it. b. They had finally solidified control of the region. c. They did so in response to the Fatimids assming this title in Tunisia. d. Christians in northern Spain threatened invasion. e. They never did.

ANSWER: c Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 253 35. Despite political decay in al-Andalus, under Islamic leadership, the Jewish people of Spain a. experienced widespread discrimination. b. were frequently arrested and persecuted. c. contributed to the cultural growth of Spain as great thinkers and writers, such as Maimonides. d. experienced a diaspora to eastern Europe. e. passed laws ensuring the ascension of Jews to the Spanish throne.

ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 253 36. The ulama were religious scholars and a. government officials. b. outcasts. c. the primary interpreters of Islamic law. d. rural leaders. e. a hired foreign military force.

ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 254 37. Which of the following statements is not true about the rule of the Seljuk Empire? a. They ruled the Middle East during the First Crusade. b. Mesopotamia grew in population and influence. c. Irrigation and canal systems fell into disrepair during their rule. d. Seljuk leaders didn't get involved in internal religious fighting. e. Cities shrank and lost population during their rule.

ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 254 38. Byzantine power was significantly diminished by the Seljuks as a result of a. the Seljuk's alliance with the Mamluks. b. the Byzantine alliance with the Buyids. c. the Battle of Manzikert d. the failure of the First Crusade. e. the Schism of 1054.

ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 254 Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 39. The foundation of Islamic civilization is the Shari'a, or a. taxes. b. community. c. literature. d. philosophy. e. law.

ANSWER: e POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 257 40. Traditions relating the deeds and words of Muhammad which, next to the Qur'an, are the most importance source for Islamic law, are called a. ulama b. umma c. shari'a d. hadith e. none of the above ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 257 41. Political divisions continued after the fall of the Abbasid caliphate, and other groups took hold of the Middle East over several centuries, including Seljuk Turks, Crusaders, Mamluks, and eventually a. Byzantines b. Kurds c. Mongols d. Armenians e. Indians ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 256 42. Which of the following statements about Muslim women is not true? a. They were permitted to divorce. b. They often played a role in public life. c. They were permitted to practice birth control. d. They were permitted to own property. e. They adopted the Byzantine and Sasanid custom of veiling.

ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 257 43. Sufism was significant in being a(n) Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 a. quest for a direct union with God through rituals and training. b. blending of Christian and Buddhist ideas into Islam. c. rejection of religious formalism. d. new doctrine that excluded the lower classes. e. attempt to convert more women to Islam.

ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 264 Subjective Short Answer Instructions: Identify the following term(s).

44. Sasanid Empire ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 244 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 45. Mecca ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 247 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 46. Muhammad ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 247 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 47. Muslim ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 248 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 48. Islam ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 248 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 49. Medina ANSWER:

Answer not provided.

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 248 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 50. umma ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 248 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 51. caliphate ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 52. Quran ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 53. Shi'ites ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 54. Umayyad Caliphate ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 55. Sunnis ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 250 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 56. Abbasid Caliphate ANSWER: POINTS: REFERENCES:

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 57. mamluks ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 252 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 58. Ghana ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 252 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 59. ulama ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 254 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 60. hadith ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 257 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Identifications - Identifications 61. Ka'ba ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 247 62. shah ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 244 63. Nestorians ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 245 64. Fatimid ANSWER: POINTS:

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 REFERENCES: p. 252 65. Seljuk ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 254 66. madrasa ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 262 67. Ibn Rushd ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 253 Instructions: Answer the following question(s).

68. Describe the changing relationship between the Arab peoples and the Byzantine and Sasanid Empires before Muhammad.

ANSWER: Students should understand that the relationship between the Sasanid and Byzantine Empires and the Arab peoples set the stage for the rise of Islam. The Sasanids were an urbane and sophisticated kingdom in southwestern Iran. On their western frontier was the Byzantine kingdom, and along the desert frontier were the Arab groups. The Sasanids brought the Arabs into their political orbit by hiring them for protection from invasion. The relationship between the Byzantines and the Sasanids was characterized by frequent warfare but also by cultural and economic exchange through the Silk Road, on which the Arabs also excelled as merchants, supplying a trade in camels and guides. The Sasanids were Zoroastrians, and the Byzantines proclaimed Christianity as their official religion. These proclamations marked a fresh emergence of religion as an instrument of politics, setting a precedent for the subsequent rise of Islam as the focus of a political empire. The Arabs were also exposed to Christian beliefs as a result of religious conflict with the two kingdoms.

POINTS: 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Short Answer - Short Answer 69. Describe the birth of Islam and specifically the role Muhammad had in spreading the faith.

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Born in Mecca in 570, Muhammad grew up an orphan in the house of his uncle. He engaged in trade and married a Quraysh widow named Khadija, whose caravan interests he superintended. Their son died in childhood, but several daughters survived. Around 610 Muhammad began meditating at night in the mountainous terrain around Mecca. During one night vigil, known to later tradition as the “Night of Power and Excellence,” a being whom Muhammad later understood to be the angel Gabriel spoke to him. For three years Muhammad shared this and subsequent revelations only with close friends and family members. This period culminated in his conviction that he was hearing the words of God. Khadija, his uncle’s son Ali, his friend Abu Bakr, and others close to him shared this conviction. The revelations continued until Muhammad’s death in 632. Like most people of

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 the time, including Christians and Jews, the Arabs believed in unseen spirits: gods, demonic shaitans, and desert spirits called jinns who were thought to possess seers and poets.

Therefore, when Muhammad recited his rhymed revelations in public, many people believed he was inspired by an unseen spirit, even if it was not, as Muhammad asserted, the one true god. Muhammad’s earliest revelations called on people to witness that one god had created the universe and everything in it, including themselves. At the end of time, their souls would be judged, their sins balanced against their good deeds. The blameless would go to paradise; the sinful would taste hellfire.

POINTS: 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Short Answer - Short Answer 70. Explain how Islam was able to spread from Spain to India in a relatively short amount of time, dominating a wide range of territories and societies.

ANSWER: Students should begin by discussing the roles of both religion and nationalism in precipitating Muslim expansion, paying particular attention to the significance of Muslim flexibility in the military. The social structure and hardy nature of Arab society produced military operations of the sort that conquered vast empires. Emphasis should also be placed on the strength of the Muslim economic and political systems, while recognizing that the conquered territories were weak in those same areas.

POINTS: 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Short Answer - Short Answer 71. What were the major reasons for the decline of both the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates? What role did the umma play in this?

ANSWER: The Umayyads were predominantly a political rather than a religious entity, focusing on an ethnically Arab realm rather than a Muslim one. They initially ruled from Damascus and had the backing of an Arab army, used Arabic as the primary language, and were slow to initiate placement of Muslim officials upon taking power. In fact, converts to Islam were a majority, compared to a small minority of Arabs holding power, and thus were disgruntled about a lack of equal status. Rebellions began among the Shi'ites and Kharijites, who saw the Umayyads as too secular and corrupt. The Abbasid Caliphate, by comparison, grew into a large, cosmopolitan community focused on Islam. It was a multicultural court that emphasized literature and culture and benefited from trade with China and other regions, but Baghdad culture moved only slowly into the more far-flung regions. In comparison to the Umayyad, the Abbasid Caliphate was focused on religion and commonality among a very heterogeneous population (umma) and was less concerned about ethnicity; but it was this heterogeneity that led to fragmentation and decentralization in favor of localism, albeit Muslim. Thus the Fatimid, Samanid, and al-Andalus Umayyads gained significant strength and power as the Abbasids declined.

POINTS: 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Short Answer - Short Answer 72. Describe the evolution of Islamic civilization. What was its effect on Europe?

ANSWER: The foundation of Islamic civilization is the Shari'a, the law of Islam. The Shari'a envisions a community of believers who are brothers and sisters and who share the same moral values.

The adherence to the Shari'a provided a common cultural and secular set of laws throughout the Islamic world despite ethnic or political divisions. The growth of urbanization contributed to the rise of Islamic civilization, and the cities became centers for conversion to Islam and the sharing of cultural traditions. They were also hubs of commercial activities and spread the Cengage Learning Testing, Powered by Cognero

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 knowledge of new crops to the countryside, in particular, knowledge of citrus fruits, rice, sugar cane, and cotton. Intercity and long-distance trade flourished, providing important linkages between the city dwellers and the countryside. The manufacturing sector grew as well, especially the producers of cloth, metal goods, and pottery. The market economy grew under the strong influence of Islamic ethics and law. Science and medicine also flourished; building on the Hellenistic tradition and their own experience, Muslim doctors and astronomers developed skills and theories far in advance of their European counterparts. The Muslims shared their scientific and intellectual traditions with Europe, especially Spain, which developed the most diverse and sophisticated agricultural economy in Europe. Spanish cities were larger and richer than comparable European cities, and a unique architectural and literary style emerged there.

POINTS: 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Short Answer - Short Answer 73. What does the chapter reveal about the status of Muslim women? Compare their status with the status of women in other parts of the world at that time.

ANSWER: In discussing the status of women in Muslim communities, students should understand that nowhere in the world at that time was there equality in the modern sense. However, Muslim women did have certain rights guaranteed them by Quranic law. While European women did not have the right to own property, divorce, or testify in court, Muslim women were guaranteed these things by Quranic law. The topic of veiling is of particular interest.

Although not an indigenous Arab custom, it was adopted from the Byzantine and Sasanid Empires and became a widespread custom in the Muslim world, but it was performed in a variety of ways. Elite women were restrained from public view more strictly than lowerstatus women. They were often secluded in the home or went out covered completely to avoid the lustful gaze of men outside the family. Some elite women also were permitted to study and become literate. They were also permitted to practice birth control. Muslim women had the same religious obligations as Muslim men, including the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Women in the Muslim world and in most of the world did not play a direct role in public affairs; however, they did play an indirect role through their husbands and sons. The chapter describes A'isha as a powerful and threatening presence to the men of the Muslim community. She represented the potential for political interference and adultery.

POINTS: 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Short Answer - Short Answer 74. The Fihrist is one measure of the Islamic caliphate's dependence on paper and literature. It is _______________.

ANSWER: a catalog of books sold in a bookstore in Baghdad during the Abbasid caliphate.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 243 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Short Answer - Short Answer 75. The founder of the Sasanid empire in approximately 224 was _______________.

ANSWER: Ardashir.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 244 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Short Answer - Short Answer 76. The core belief among all the sects of Shi'ites is that the rightful successor to Mohammad was _______________.

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Chapter 10 - The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200-1200 ANSWER: Ali. POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 249 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Short Answer - Short Answer Instructions: Answer the following question(s) using Map 10.1 from your textbook (page 247).

77. Using Map 10.1, identify the regions controlled by the Sasanids and the Byzantines before 622 C.E. What role did the Arab peoples play in their empires?

ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 247 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Map Exercises - Map Exercises 78. Using Map 10.1, examine the extent of the Islamic empire after Muhammad's death. What prevented it from gaining a hold in western Europe, except for Spain? Why did the Islamic empire not extend beyond Central Asia?

ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 247 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Map Exercises - Map Exercises Instructions: Answer the following question(s) using Map 10.2 from your textbook (page 253).

79. Using Map 10.2, describe the "golden age" of Islamic civilization, during which a multiethnic Islamic world flourished. What groups were included in this "multiethnic" empire? Did geography play a role in this development?

How? ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 253 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Map Exercises - Map Exercises 80. Using Map 10.2 and the chapter, describe the Islamic conquest of Spain. Did a unique civilization develop there? How did the Islamic civilization of Spain influence the rest of western Europe? What caused the constriction of the Islamic foothold in Spain between 929 and 1200?

ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: p. 253 LEARNING OBJECTIVES: PCTA.BCHHJ.11 Map Exercises - Map Exercises 81. Using Map 10.2, locate Bukhara and the region of the Samanid dynasty. Why was their challenge to the Arab cultural world so dramatic? What did "Persia" mean in this time period?

ANSWER: Answer not provided.

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