HIST 227 Final, Fall 1995
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History 227
Final Exam
January $1, 1996
Answer any two of the following questions:
1. Discuss the origins of the Hamdanids and the role they
Played in Syria in the tenth century.
2. What were the circumstances of Syria following the
establishment of Fatimid power in Egypt? In what ways
were the Syrian cities affected?
3. Discuss the reign of the al-Hakim(996-1021) and the
development of the Druze religion. How was Syria
affected?
4. Discuss the main outlines of the new order imposed by
the Seljuk interlude in Syria. What brought about its
breakdown and with what results on Syria?