Ch.9

1 September 2022
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The presence of the Ka'ba attracted pilgrims to what city?
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Mecca
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The divine revelations of Muhammad are recorded in what Islamic holy book?
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Qur'an
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The hijra of 622 occurred when Muhammad and his followers fled to what city?
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medina
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How did the Qur'an influence the selection of Muhammad's successor?
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It didn't. The Qur'an did not provide guidance for the succession.
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Which of the following gave rise to a fundamental division in the umma and in Muslim theology?
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The assassination of Ali and the assumption of the caliphate by Mu'awiya
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One division between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims is the question of who interprets the Qur'an and the Sunna. Who has that authority for the Shi'a?
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imam
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Under the Abbasids and Harun al-Rashid, what role did the city of Baghdad play in the caliphate?
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Baghdad
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Why were dhimmis, or protected people, allowed some religious freedom?
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they worshipped only one God
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How was slavery in the Islamic world different from the slavery later practiced in the Americas?
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In the Islamic world, slavery was seldom hereditary.
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How did Muslim trade routes affect the development of agriculture?
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Extensive trade through Muslim lands led to the spread of many useful plants like cotton, sugarcane, and rice.
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In the Christian West, where did Christians and Muslims have the greatest interaction?
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Andalusia
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After the eleventh century, a Muslim who converted to Christianity
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was immediately sentenced to death.
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Which of the following was a focus of the religious movement known as Sufism?
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Divine love and knowledge through intuition rather than rational deduction and study
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Under what circumstance could a woman in the Muslim world become educated?
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If her husband or male guardian encouraged it
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How did the Muslim tradition of veiling women likely originate?
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The custom of veiling was probably of Byzantine or Persian origin.