1. Ways of the World: A Brief Global History First Edition
Robert W. Strayer
Ways of the World: A Brief Global History First Edition
CHAPTER 11
The Worlds of Islam:
Afro-Eurasian Connections
600–1500
Copyright © 2009 by Bedford/St. Martin’s

2. The Birth of a New Religion

3. The Homeland of Islam

4. The Messenger and the Message

5. The Transformation of Arabia

6. The Making of an Arab Empire

7. War and Conquest

8. Conversion to Islam

9. Divisions in the Islamic World

10. Women and Men in Early Islam

11. Islam and Cultural Encounter:
A Four-Way Comparison

12. The Case of India

13. The Case of Anatolia

14. The Case of West Africa

15. The Case of Spain

16. The World of Islam as a New Civilization

17. Networks of Faith

18. Networks of Exchange

19. Chapter 11 The Worlds of Islam: Afro-Eurasian Connections, 600–1500
Map 11.1 The Arab Empire and the Initial Expansion of Islam, 622–900 C.E. (p. 309)
Map 11.2 The Growing World of Islam (900–1500) (p. 317)
Map 11.3 The Ottoman Empire by the Mid-Fifteenth Century (p. 320)
Map 11.4 West Africa and the World of Islam (p. 321)
Spot Map 11.1 Arabia at the Time of Muhammad (p. 303)
Spot Map 11.2 The Sultanate of Delhi (p. 318)
The Hajj (p. 300)
Muslims, Jews, and Christians (p. 305)
The Kaaba (p. 312)
Men and Women at Worship (p. 315)
The Great Mosque at Jenne (p. 322)
A Muslim Astronomical Observatory (p. 326)

32. Chapter 11: The Worlds of Islam: Afro-Eurasian Connections, 600–1500
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33. Comparison: Which of the following statements is true concerning the spread of Islam to Anatolia and West Africa?
a. Islam arrived in both regions with conquering Islamic armies.
b. In both regions, Islam was adopted primarily by political leaders and urban elites rather than the whole population.
c. In Anatolia, Islam was adopted but was ultimately abandoned, whereas in West Africa it was adopted and continues to be practiced today.
d. The arrival of Islam in West Africa had a less profound impact on the social and cultural traditions of the region when compared to the arrival of Islam into Anatolia.

34. Change: Which of the following was NOT a way in which the spread of Islam beyond its place of origin on the Arabian Peninsula transformed the faith?
a. New groups of people converted to the faith, ultimately making Arabs just one of many ethnic groups who followed the faith.
b. The original holy site of Mecca lost its important role in the Islamic faith.
c. Islam was shaped by contact with intellectual and cultural traditions such as Greek philosophy.
d. The norms of those societies that converted had an impact especially on the social and cultural implications of the faith.

35. Connection: The spread of Islam beyond its region of origin on the Arabian Peninsula
a. resulted in regions that adopted the faith becoming tied more closely together through trade and exchange of technologies, crops, and ideas.
b. was the result of the work of Sufi mystics rather than the construction of the Arab Empire.
c. led everywhere to the adoption of the social and cultural implications of the faith as practiced by Arabs.
d. was accomplished almost exclusively through armed force.

36. Discussion Starter: In studying the Islamic world, do you think that
a. because of critical similarities, it is best conceived of as a single world of shared meaning and interaction?
b. because of substantial differences, it is best conceived of a series of separate and distinct communities?
c. it is best conceived of as a single world, but with distinctive regions that require separate consideration?
d. it is best conceived of as a series of separate and distinct communities, but regions in contact with a wider Islamic world of shared meaning and interaction.

37. a. al-Andalus b. Anatolia c. India d. West Africa
Discussion Starter: Which region of the Islamic world do you feel is most distinctive from the Islamic heartland in the Near East?
a. al-Andalus
b. Anatolia
c. India
d. West Africa

38. Discussion Starter: Does this chapter help you understand the problems of the modern Islamic world?
a. Yes
b. No

39. Answer is D Answer is B Answer is A
Answer Key for Chapter 11
Answer is D
Answer is B
Answer is A