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Friday, March 5, 2010

Unit 1 Test Review Questions

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  1. UnknownMarch 7, 2010 at 4:29 PM

    Sara-Beth Burkett's questions

    1.) What was the last step to the Umayyad Caliphate losing power?
    a.) Attempting to make a treaty with Abbasids
    b.) Taxing the Dhimmi too high
    c.) Capital moved to Baghdad by the Abbasids

    2.) Why did the Abbasids lose power?
    a.) The Muslim lands were much too large to administer
    b.) There were too many figure heads to control loyalty
    c.) Too many Islamic believers in the land, not enough Dhimmi to tax
    d.) All of the above
    e.) None of the above

    3.) The child of a slave and slave owner was:
    a.) Nothing to the father, also put into slavery
    b.) Killed upon birth
    c.) Born to a free life
    d.) None of the above

    4.) The Muslims believed:
    a.) All people were equal in God’s eyes
    b.) People of higher social standings were loved more by God
    c.) That there was no God
    d.) That there were no gods

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  2. Sidney SheaMarch 7, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    1. The Sufis were
    a) "People of the Book"
    b) A group who believed in neither Sunnis or Shiites
    c) Mystics who believed to communicate with God through rituals
    d) Leaders of the Umayyad Caliphate

    2. What was the reason for the low conversion rate during the Umayyad Caliphate?
    a) They didn't want other people to join their religion
    b) The Dhimmi (people of the book) weren't forced to
    c) Muslims didn't want people more people to join in on their fun
    d) None of the above

    3. What were the themes of Muslim Poetry?
    a) Tales of the future
    b) What other religions taught
    c) Stories from other places in the world
    d) Chivalry and the past nomadic ways

    4. What are some of the rules for Siyam/Swam?
    a) Pray 5 times a day
    b) State your declaration of faith
    c) Donate 2.5% of your savings
    d) Dont eat from sunrise to sunset

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  3. ObiMarch 8, 2010 at 9:00 AM

    1.Who are the Shitte's?
    a)Descendants of muhammad
    b)Sunnis
    c)Umayyads

    2.What is the Quran?
    a) Islamic holy book
    b)Dictionary
    c)To state the belief in one god and prophethood of Muhammad

    3.What happened to Muhammad when he returned to Mecca?
    a)Threw out the idols
    b)Started a riot
    c)Got thrown out

    4.What is the first pillar of Islam?
    a)Salat
    b)Zakat
    c)Shahadah
    d)Non of the above

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