AP World: Ch. 7 First 2/3rds

What was the significance of the year 622 C.E. in Islamic history?

• A) Muhammad's flight (hijra) from Mecca to Medina

• B) Death of Muhammad

• C) Rule of Caliph Ali

• D) Second civil war.

When did the early Muslim conquests in the Byzantine Empire take place?

• 634-643 C.E.

• 622-624 C.E.

• 661-680 C.E.

• 680-692 C.E.

Which event is associated with the year 680 C.E.?

• Death of Ali's son Husayn at Karbala

• Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina

• Rule of Caliph Uthman

• Ridda Wars in Arabia

What was the outcome of the year 750 C.E.?

• A) Abbasid caliphate begins

• B) Death of Muhammad

• C) Rule of Caliph Ali

• D) Muslim–Meccan Truce

What type of culture developed in the scrub zones on the edges of the empty quarters?

• Agricultural

• Nomadic

• Industrial

• Urban

What was a key factor in the emergence of Islam according to the text?

• Trading towns

• Military conquest

• Agricultural development

• Technological innovation

What was the focus of town dwellers' social organization?

• Clan and family

• Military power

• Economic wealth

• Political influence

In pre-Islamic Arabia, who was required to pay a bride-price in some tribes?

• The bride's family

• The groom

• The groom's family

• The bride

What was the Bedouin's view on morality and proper behavior?

• Based on written laws

• Based on tribal customs

• Based on religious texts

• Based on foreign influence

What was the Bedouin's view on the worship of Allah?

• Central to their religion

• Less abstract than spirits

• More abstract than spirits

• Not recognized