CFA Unit II Persia and Islam

The spread of Islam can be attributed to what TWO factors.

• A Merchants introducing Islamic beliefs to new lands.
• B Military conquest of new lands
• C Mathematicians sharing information across vast distances
• D Kings from far off lands curious about new beliefs

Religious tolerance is________________

• A the practice of accepting other people's religious beliefs.
• B the practice of converting others to a new religion.
• C the practice of allowing only certain people to practice their religion.
• D the practice of allowing only one official relgion.

Which Islamic Empire conquered the Christian Byzantine Empire that controlled parts of eastern Europe the Middle East and North Africa?

• A Ottoman
• B. Persian
• C. Safavid
• D. Muhgal

In the map above, which area was the first to convert to Islam?

• A. The yellow areas
• B. The brown area
• C. The orange area
• D. The gray area

In the map above, which colored area was the last to be conquered by Islamic forces?

• A. The yellow areas
• B. The brown area
• C. The orange area
• D. The gray area

What is a caliph?

• A. title of the highest Islamic leader
• B. a form of writing
• C. a place of trade
• D. an act of worship required of Muslims

Which Muslim empire arose in India?

• A. Ottoman
• B. Sunni
• C. Shia
• D. Mughal

Use the map below to determine which two countries are most likely to experience conflict

• Saudi Arabia and Iran
• Turkey and Saudi Arabia

Muslim mathematicians created the foundation for modern __________.

• A. Science
• B. Astronomy
• C. Medicine
• D. Algebra

Because Muslims believe only Allah can create humans or animals or their images, Muslim artists turned to this art form shown in the picture below.

• A. iconography
• B. cuneform
• C. perspective
• D. calligraphy