Lost Islamic History: Chapter 7 Review

The Seveners believed the Seventh Imam, Isma‘il, had gone into hiding to avoid being caught by Abbasid authorities, thus they are more commonly referred to as _______________.

• The Twelvers

• The Isma'ilis

• The Abbasids

The ____________, a group of Isma'ilis struck unexpectedly into Syria in 903, when they captured Damascus and defeated an Abbasid army sent to conquer them.

Which Shi'a group attacked Makkah, massacred its population, and stole the Black Stone from the Ka’ba moving it to Bahrain?

• The Isma'ilis

• The Fatamids

• The Qarmatians

Match the following:

• The Isma'ilis

• They believed the Seventh Imam, Isma‘il, had gone into hiding to avoid being caught by Abbasid authorities sometime in the mid-700s. They believed that Isma‘il’s descendants continued to live in hiding among the mainstream Muslim population.

• The Fatamids

• This group of people were extremists who incorporated fanatical apocalyptic ideas as well as pre-Islamic religious beliefs into their worldview. They The Qarmatians rejected Mecca as a holy site and the pilgrimage as anti-Islamic, thus leading to their attacks on pilgrims and the city of Mecca.

• The Qarmatians

• A group of Isma'ilis who declared the reappearance of an imam descended from Isma‘il. He was ‘Ubayd Allah who claimed descent from Isma‘il, and thus also from ‘Ali and his wife Fatima.

The _______ established a new city, al-Qahira (Cairo), along the banks of the Nile as their capital.

• The Fatamids

• The Qarmatians

• The Abbasids

Explain three reasons why the Fatamid caliph, al-Hakim was known as the "The Mad Caliph"?

The Fatamids were finally eliminated by ________ during the Crusades.

• Genghis Khan

• Alexander

• Salah-al-Din

The greatest of the Turkic tribes was the __________________, established in 1037 that stretched from Syria to Central Asia. They were protectors of the caliphs and helped prevent the Fatamid expansion.

The Seljuks won an important battle against the Byzantine Empire in eastern Anatolia. It effectively ended the ability of the Byzantines to hold onto Anatolia as a complete unit. What was the battle known as?

• The Battle of Anatolia

• The Byzantine Battle

• The Battle of Manzikert

What was the purpose of Urban calling out to all Christians and to set a Crusade against the Muslims?