AP World History Chapter 9 Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, Graded A+

AP World History Chapter 9 Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, Graded A+ What initiated the division within Islam between the Sunnis and Shias - -Disagreement over who should assume leadership in the Islamic world Islam had roots in which set of religious or philosophical traditions? - -Judaism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism Which of the following contributed to the mass conversion of people living in the Middle East to Islam by the eighth century? - -Conversion to Islam offered many financial and social benefits Which of the following refers to the pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims should try to make at least once in their lifetime? - -Haji The Arab Empire that accompanied the spread of Islam stretched from - -Spain to India Which of the following was the most thoroughly Islamized region in the period from 600 to 1500? - -Anatolia Which of the following contributed to the rapid expansion of the Islamic/Arab Empire in the century following the death of Muhammad? - -The weakened condition of the Byzantine and Persian empires Which of the following explains why Muhammad's face is obscured in the paintings of the night journey, the Battle of Badr, and the destruction of the idols? - -to avoid idolatry In contrast to the spread of Buddhism and Christianity, the early spread of Islam - -gave rise to a large empire Sufi practitioners facilitated the conversion to Islam of people living in Anatolia and India by - -emphasizing personal experience of the divine, rather than the law Which of the following was the center of long-distance oceanic trade in the millennium from 500 to 1500? - -the Indian Ocean In contrast to the Umayyad dynasty, the caliphs of the Abbasid dynasty - -rejected Persian cultural influence Which of the following resulted from Muslim rule in Spain? - -The secular aspects of Islamic learning influenced the shaping of new European civilization