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The Islamic Golden Age (750-1200 c.c.) most contributed to worldwide scientific and cultural development by ______________________.

  1. preserving and extending the classical traditions of the Mediterranean and southwestern Asia

  2. ensuring a peaceful environment in which new scientific progress could begin

  3. supplying ample funds for public-sponsored scientific research

  4. creating interstate competition that spurred new ideas

  5. providing a religious justification for expanding the frontiers of human knowledge
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The Islamic Golden Age (750-1200 c.c.) most contributed to worldwide scientific and cultural development by preserving and extending the classical traditions of the Mediterranean and southwestern Asia.

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Which of these is true of the Almoravid Empire?

  1. It chose to deviate from Sharia or Islamic Law when establishing its legal code.

  2. It developed due to peaceful contact with Arab traders.

  3. It was founded on a strict, traditional view of Islam spread by conquest.

  4. It was founded after the overthrow of the Almohad Empire.

  5. It was the first Sub-Saharan Muslim kingdom.
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It chose to deviate from Sharia or Islamic Law when establishing its legal code.

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What did 15th and 16th century Ottoman sultans do to Constantinople after Ottoman forces captured it in 1453?

  1. They destroyed they city and made Damascus their capital

  2. They allowed leaders of the Orthodox Church to restore and build new churches

  3. They invited Western European architects to direct the rebuilding of the city

  4. They left the original city intact but at a much reduced condition

  5. They restored and beautified it and made it the Ottoman capital
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After Ottoman forces toppled the much-reduced Byzantine empire in 1453 by capturing Constantinople, Ottoman Sultans quickly began rebuilding the city, making it the capital of their own empire. The original conquering forces under Mehmed II converted the Hagia Sophia, an orthodox church constructed during the time of Justinian, to a mosque. 

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Shah Abbas I (the Great) is known for all of the following EXCEPT :

  1. Presiding over the apex of the Safavid Dynasty

  2. Converting to Sunni Islam

  3. Fighting both Ottoman and Mughal forces on his borders

  4. Establishing a new capital for the Safavid Empire at the Persian city of Isfahan

  5. Reaching out to Western Europe to establish ties with the kingdoms of Spain, England and the Holy Roman Empire
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Presiding over the apex of the Safavid Dynasty.

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Major trade commodities sought by European merchants from the Islamic empires included ________________.

  1. Silks, carpets, and ceramics.

  2. Tobacco and slaves.

  3. Manufactured goods.

  4. Sugar and rum.
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European merchants highly valued luxury goods from the Islamic empires, particularly silk, carpets, and ceramics, which were traded along the Silk Road and maritime routes.

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Which of the following would not be an example of religious toleration under Muslim rule?

  1. Granting non-Muslims status as protected people

  2. The millet communities in the Ottoman empire

  3. The jizya tax imposed by Aurangzeb

  4. The syncretic "divine faith" of Akbar
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The jizya was a tax imposed on non-Muslim subjects in Islamic states. While it allowed them to practice their religion, its imposition by Aurangzeb is often cited as a move away from the religious tolerance practiced by earlier Mughal rulers like Akbar.

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Shah Abbas revitalized the Safavid regime by all of the following means EXCEPT:

  1. Defeating the nomadic Uzbeks.

  2. Forging alliances with the Ottomans against Europeans.

  3. Expelling the Portuguese from Hormuz.

  4. Reforming administrative and military institutions.
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Shah Abbas I was a major rival of the Ottomans. He did not forge alliances with them; rather, he fought several wars against them to expand Safavid territory.

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The Safavid empire began with the reign of Shah Ismail, who claimed legitimacy by ___________________.

  1. Seizing the Peacock Throne.

  2. Marrying the daughter of Sleyman the Magnificent.

  3. Tracing his ancestry back to a Sufi religious leader.

  4. Killing off competitors from the Mughal royal families.
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Shah Ismail I founded the Safavid dynasty and claimed legitimacy through his descent from Safi al-Din, a Sufi religious leader, which gave him a spiritual and political base.

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A major reason for the decline in the Islamic empires was ______________.

  1. The refusal to accept new ideas and technologies from the West.

  2. An abandonment of religious toleration as a state policy.

  3. The decline in military leadership.

  4. The rigidity of the religious leaders.
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Historians often cite the failure of the Islamic empires to keep pace with the scientific and technological advancements of the European Renaissance and Industrial Revolution as a primary cause of their decline.