Muslim Empires

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Which event resulted from the unexpected death of Muhammad?

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Conflicts arose among his followers.

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What was Abū Bakr’s contribution to the spread of Islam?

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He united the Arabian Peninsula under one language and religion.

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How did Muslim leaders treat non-Muslims in the territories that they conquered?

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They signed treaties with non-Muslims to reduce or resolve conflicts.

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Which statement best describes the territory of the Islamic caliphate in the years following Muhammad’s death in 632 CE? Options: It unified eastern Asia., It expanded to the south., It more than doubled in size., It reached the Arabian Sea.

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It more than doubled in size.

Front

Who was the first caliph after the death of Muhammad?

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Abū Bakr

Front

Which group did the Ottoman Empire conquer first? Options: the Byzantines, the Greeks, the Mesopotamians, the Turks

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the Byzantines

Front

Why was it important to Mehmed II that the Ottomans conquer Constantinople?

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It was the capital city and the key to creating a strong empire.

Front

Which best describes the Janissaries? Options: political or military rulers of a Muslim community, Muslims who believed that teachers chosen by God could interpret the Qur’an, enslaved persons from conquered lands who fought for the Ottomans, women of the Ottoman ruling class who lived separately from their husbands

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enslaved persons from conquered lands who fought for the Ottomans

Front

By what year did the Ottoman Empire first expand into parts of North Africa?

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1520

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Which statement best describes the lives of ruling-class women in the Ottoman Empire?

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They had some rights, but their lives were restricted.