ASB222 Final Exam 2025 Questions
and Answers
Anthropology - ANSWER✔️✔️-The study of humankind. (the study of human culture)
Umayyad Caliphates - ANSWER✔️✔️-AD 661-650. Capital: Damascus
Spread of Islam throughout Arab world; middle east, north Africa, Moorish Spain
Abbasid Caliphates - ANSWER✔️✔️-AD 750 when Baghdad was founded, when the switch
occurred
AD 750-1258, Capital: Baghdad; guardians of Classical learning; Baghdad is center of enlightened
culture
Archaeology - ANSWER✔️✔️-The study of human society, primarily through the recovery and
analysis of the material culture and environmental data which they have left behind.
Quran - ANSWER✔️✔️-Islamic holy book written by Muhammad after he was supposedly visited
from the angel Gabriel
Torah - ANSWER✔️✔️-The "Bible"of the Hebrew people. It is the first 5 books of Moses which
are : Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. it was revealed to Moses at Mount
Sinai
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, Bible - ANSWER✔️✔️-The Christians guide to life. It has the works of the Old Testament and
New Testament. NT is when Jesus comes and after his death and resurrection. OT is more about
the Israelites and their relationship with God.
Theory - ANSWER✔️✔️-A coherent group of general propositions used as principles of
explanation for a class of phenomena
Sunni and Shia Islam - ANSWER✔️✔️-Two of the 3 main branches of Islam. Sunni believe that
anyone can be the next descendant of Muhammad, whereas Shia Islam believe it should be a blood
relative of some sort.
Hypothesis - ANSWER✔️✔️-A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited
evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
Test Implications - ANSWER✔️✔️-Empirical data scientist expects if hypothesis is correct or not
Shahada - ANSWER✔️✔️-1st Pillar of Faith - Declaration of Faith: "there is no god but Allah and
Muhammad is his messenger."
Salat - ANSWER✔️✔️-2nd Pillar of Faith - Prayer five times a day in the direction of the Ka 'abah
in Mecca. Prayers are performed at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and night; as signated by
muezzins singing the call to prayer, which begins "Allahu akbar;"
Sawm - ANSWER✔️✔️-3rd Pillar of Faith - Fasting during Ramadan (on the lunar calendar);
abstain from food, drink, tobacco, sex during daylight hours. Commemorates the first revelation of
the Qu 'ran; unifying and spiritually purifying. End of Ramadan celebrated as Eid al-Fitr, Feast of
Breaking the Fast
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and Answers
Anthropology - ANSWER✔️✔️-The study of humankind. (the study of human culture)
Umayyad Caliphates - ANSWER✔️✔️-AD 661-650. Capital: Damascus
Spread of Islam throughout Arab world; middle east, north Africa, Moorish Spain
Abbasid Caliphates - ANSWER✔️✔️-AD 750 when Baghdad was founded, when the switch
occurred
AD 750-1258, Capital: Baghdad; guardians of Classical learning; Baghdad is center of enlightened
culture
Archaeology - ANSWER✔️✔️-The study of human society, primarily through the recovery and
analysis of the material culture and environmental data which they have left behind.
Quran - ANSWER✔️✔️-Islamic holy book written by Muhammad after he was supposedly visited
from the angel Gabriel
Torah - ANSWER✔️✔️-The "Bible"of the Hebrew people. It is the first 5 books of Moses which
are : Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. it was revealed to Moses at Mount
Sinai
FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY COPYRIGHT © 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
, Bible - ANSWER✔️✔️-The Christians guide to life. It has the works of the Old Testament and
New Testament. NT is when Jesus comes and after his death and resurrection. OT is more about
the Israelites and their relationship with God.
Theory - ANSWER✔️✔️-A coherent group of general propositions used as principles of
explanation for a class of phenomena
Sunni and Shia Islam - ANSWER✔️✔️-Two of the 3 main branches of Islam. Sunni believe that
anyone can be the next descendant of Muhammad, whereas Shia Islam believe it should be a blood
relative of some sort.
Hypothesis - ANSWER✔️✔️-A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited
evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
Test Implications - ANSWER✔️✔️-Empirical data scientist expects if hypothesis is correct or not
Shahada - ANSWER✔️✔️-1st Pillar of Faith - Declaration of Faith: "there is no god but Allah and
Muhammad is his messenger."
Salat - ANSWER✔️✔️-2nd Pillar of Faith - Prayer five times a day in the direction of the Ka 'abah
in Mecca. Prayers are performed at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and night; as signated by
muezzins singing the call to prayer, which begins "Allahu akbar;"
Sawm - ANSWER✔️✔️-3rd Pillar of Faith - Fasting during Ramadan (on the lunar calendar);
abstain from food, drink, tobacco, sex during daylight hours. Commemorates the first revelation of
the Qu 'ran; unifying and spiritually purifying. End of Ramadan celebrated as Eid al-Fitr, Feast of
Breaking the Fast
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