World Civilizations Online Chapter 12 -- Multiple Choice Quiz

Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1		Islam means Need a hint?

2		Bedouins were Need a hint?

3		What was the basic social group of the bedouins? Need a hint?

4		Shaykhs were Need a hint?

5		What clan was responsible for the foundation of Mecca? Need a hint?

6		The religious shrine that was the focus of an annual truce in pre-Islamic Mecca was the Need a hint?

7		Who ruled Medina prior to Muhammad's flight there? Need a hint?

8		Prior to Muhammad's revelations, the religion of the bedouin was Need a hint?

9		What was the date of Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina? Need a hint?

10		Which of the following statements concerning Muhammad's flight to Medina is not correct? Need a hint?

11		The Islamic umma was Need a hint?

12		The religious practices that are incumbent on all Muslims are referred to as the Need a hint?

13		The responsibility of all Muslims to make a pilgrimage to Mecca is called the Need a hint?

14		The Ridda Wars were fought Need a hint?

15		Which of the following statements concerning the resistance of the Byzantine Empire to Islamic attacks is most accurate? Need a hint?

16		The theological and political faction that supported the Umayyad concept of succession within Islam were the Need a hint?

17		What was the nature of citizenship within the Umayyad Empire? Need a hint?

18		Unlike the Umayyad Empire, the Abbasid Empire Need a hint?

19		During the Abbasid period, the status of women in Islamic communities Need a hint?

20		During the Abbasid period, slavery Need a hint?

Note: answer choices in this exercise are randomized.