Question

As Europe emerged from its dark period in the late Middle Ages, the Islamic world experienced its own dark period. What was the principal cause of the Islamic world’s hardships?

Answer 1

As Europe emerged from its dark period in the late Middle Ages, the Islamic world experienced its own dark period. What was the principal cause of the Islamic world’s hardships? (pg. 137)
A. Invading Mongol conquerors
B. The spread of the bubonic plague
C. The Spanish Inquisition
D. Crippling bouts of laziness

Answer 2

Who was the thirteenth-century Muslim nomad (from the area that is present-day Turkey) who founded the Ottoman Empire? (pgs 138-139)
A. Osman
B. Suleyman the Magnificent
C. Ismail
D. Akbar