Describe why the Muslims created calligraphy.(1 point)

They were looking for a beautiful way to represent God’s word.

How did Muslims contribute to the field of science?(1 point)

Responses

They studied the stars to make art.
They studied the stars to make art.

They read works by the Greeks and Romans.
They read works by the Greeks and Romans.

They developed hospitals, colleges, and pharmacies.
They developed hospitals, colleges, and pharmacies.

They wrote books about Earth’s surface.

They developed hospitals, colleges, and pharmacies.

Analyze why the conquering of Mecca in 630 was important for Islam.(1 point)

Responses

It meant Islam could exist with the tribal pagan religions.
It meant Islam could exist with the tribal pagan religions.

It solidified Islam as a faith and one backed by military support.
It solidified Islam as a faith and one backed by military support.

It signaled Islam dominated the Christian world.
It signaled Islam dominated the Christian world.

It allowed the Kaaba to be filled with traded goods.

It solidified Islam as a faith and one backed by military support.

Summarize why Judith Herrin believes the fall of Constantinople was a turning point for Western history.(1 point)

Responses

Scholars fled with knowledge that sparked the Renaissance in Europe.
Scholars fled with knowledge that sparked the Renaissance in Europe.

It meant that cannons would not work for sieges in the future.
It meant that cannons would not work for sieges in the future.

It led to the voyages of discovery by Columbus because trade was blocked.
It led to the voyages of discovery by Columbus because trade was blocked.

It marked the beginning of the Third Rome in Europe.

Scholars fled with knowledge that sparked the Renaissance in Europe.

Which of the following describes an Abrahamic religion?(1 point)

Responses

a religion that worships Abraham and his family as divine
a religion that worships Abraham and his family as divine

a monotheistic religion that rejects the teachings of Abraham and the covenant he made with God
a monotheistic religion that rejects the teachings of Abraham and the covenant he made with God

a polytheistic religion that believes in the teachings of Abraham and the covenant he made with God
a polytheistic religion that believes in the teachings of Abraham and the covenant he made with God

a monotheistic religion that believes in the teachings of Abraham and the covenant he made with God

a monotheistic religion that believes in the teachings of Abraham and the covenant he made with God.

Describe a caliphate.(1 point) Responses a religious organization that controls a government a religious organization that controls a government a military force that is led by a caliph a military force that is led by a caliph a religious doctrine that guides a military conquest a religious doctrine that guides a military conquest a government that is guided by Islamic principles and ruled by a caliph

a government that is guided by Islamic principles and ruled by a caliph.