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here is the whole test...i accidentally posted the other one in the dating section...lol ?
1. The Prophet Muhammad had knowledge of life beyond Mecca because he was a. exiled to Persia before his conversions. b. well-read and well-educated as an Arab scholar. c. a merchant and had traveled. d. a judge who frequently arbitrated disputes. e. a traveling scholar who moved between cities teaching. 2. One of the strengths of Islam which made it a successful universalizing religion similar to Christianity was its a. use of a common language, Arabic, to unite all members. b. insistence that there was only one God. c. support for merchants and commercial values. d. egalitarianism that transcended previous loyalties, ethnicities, or allegiances. e. condemnation of violence as incompatible with faith. 3. The issue that confronted Muslims following Muhammad’s death and the issue which eventually split Muslims into Shi’a and Sunni sects involved a. the toleration or persecution of Christians and Jews. b. who was Muhammad’s legitimate successor. c. the conversion of non-Arabs to Islam. d. the morality of the holy war (jihad) against enemies of the faith. e. the accuracy of different translations and versions of the Qur’an. 4. The decline of women’s position within Islamic civilization was due to a. Islamic dogma. b. contacts with older sedentary cultures and their highly stratified urban systems. c. the necessities of war and holy war. d. the high death rates of males; the increased number of women in Islamic society “decreased the value” of women e. Bedouin traditions. 5. The first flowering of Islamic civilization a. was intolerant toward older civilizations and their learning because these cultures were pagan. b. grew largely out of indigenous Arabia and Bedouin traditions. c. borrowed exclusively from the Chinese. d. borrowed heavily from classical civilizations, but made significant contributions in its own areas. e. was mostly imitative rather than creative. 6. Unlike the Romans in the western part of the empire, the eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire a. was never invaded or threatened by pastoral nomads. b. recognized the political influence of the Pope and Catholic Church. c. continued to use Latin as its chief language until its fall. d. became Muslim. e. did not succumb to Germanic invasions in the 5th century. 7. As had Hammurabi’s Code (Mesopotamia), Justinian’s Code (Byzantine) a. dealt primarily with church law and religious issues. b. became the basic law code for his state; and influenced future law codes. c. led to internal disruptions and faced harsh opposition. d. greatly influenced the laws of Islam. e. deviated sharply from previous legal traditions when it sought to create a new tradition. 8. Although Byzantine society was patriarchal, a. Greek traditions accorded women great freedom and influence. b. Roman traditions granted women extensive legal rights. c. contact with Islam led the Byzantines to protect women’s rights. d. women could inherit the imperial throne. e. wars kept men and husbands away from their traditional societal functions. 9. All of these people and states contributed to the destruction of the Byzantine Empire EXCEPT the a. Kievan Rus. b. Seljuk Turks. c. independent Slavic states in the Balkans such as Bulgaria and Serbia. d. Western Crusaders and the Roman Catholic Church. e. Italian trading city-states such as Venice and Genoa. 10. The first state in Russia arose when a. nomadic pastoralists established a sedentary Jewish state. b. Scandinavian traders set up a government along their trade route. c. Byzantine missionaries converted Russian farmers. d. Arabs who conquered the area established a province of the Muslim empire. e. Catholic influences from western Europe invaded the region. 11. The period known as the Middle Ages in Europe a. was an era in which European culture and civilization dominated the Mediterranean region. b. was a period of isolation and stagnation for European society. c. began with feudal kings in control and ended with the Roman Catholic church the dominant power in Europe. d. began with the fall of Rome and ended with the decline of Europe’s feudal and religious institutions. e. saw Christianity confined to a few lands in western Europe. 12. During the Middle Ages, effective political and military power in Europe was a. wielded by the Roman Catholic church. b. the domain of the national monarchs such as the King of France. c. local in nature with regional aristocrats holding the greatest influence. d. furnished by mercenary armies supported by the rich towns and cities. e. shared by the peasants, urban dwellers, and the church. 13. Manorialism was characterized by all of these conditions EXCEPT: a. most peasants were serfs. b. manors and peasants depended on merchants for most necessities. c. peasants were obligated to give their lord a portion of their produce. d. the lords protected the peasants. e. levels of productions and techno
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