QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED A+)
Who is the prophet of Islam? - ANSWERMohammed
Where is the center of Arab religion? - ANSWERMecca
Where did Mohammad flee to? What was the flight called? What is its significance? -
ANSWERMedina-the Hegira-beginning of the Moslem calendar
Kaaba - ANSWERMost sacred Muslem mosque in Mecca
5 Pillars of Islam - ANSWERo Oneness of God-Allah; Mohammed=prophet
o Pray 5 times a day
o Charity for the welfare of community
o Fasting during Ramadan
o Pilgramage to Mecca
4 Moral principles of Islam - ANSWERo Charity, humility, patience
o Forgiveness of enemies
o Avarice, lying, and malice are condemned
o Alcohol, pork, gambling are prohibited
Who took leadership after death of Mohammed? - ANSWERAbu Bakr (caliph) - friend,
father in law
Contributions of Islam - ANSWER• Africa benefitted most
• Perfected methods of irrigation
• Resources extended to Arabian peninsula
• Increased trade routes, easier distribution of crops
• Slavery
• Muslims introduced number 0, advanced surgeries, compass and astrolabe
• Attempted to spread religion into Europe, got as far as Spain
• The Crusades=Christian wars against Muslim "infidels"
Manorialism - ANSWERSimilar to feudalism, but with manors (large house with fields)
What ended Feudalism and Manorialism? - ANSWERBlack Death
Iconoclasm - ANSWERthe rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical
(opposing religion)
Renaissance defined - ANSWERrebirth, rekindling of ancient classical greek and roman
civilizations
, Gutenberg - ANSWERInvented printing press- Enabled spread of ideas, writing and
innovations
Scientific Revolution defined - ANSWERA shift in focus from belief to evidence
Effects of Scientific Revolution - ANSWER-Decrease in church power
-A new sense of self-examination and wider view of the world than ever before
Enlightenment
-Deism
Cause of enlightenment - ANSWERScientific Revolution
Effects of Enlightenment - ANSWERWeakened the influence of organized religion
A new sense of self-examination and wider view of the world than ever before
Causes of Age of Exploration - ANSWER• rise and spread of Islam→Crusades→silks,
spices and new food brought back to W. Europe
• new ideas, inventions, and methods introduced to W. Europe→Renaissance→printing
press pushed spread of knowledge and start of exploration
• increased curiosity and seeking of more knowledge
• trade routes between Europe and Asia were difficult
• Increased mapmaking and technology (astrolabe and compass) enabled exploration
V.I.P. Age of Exploration - ANSWERLet's talk about Prince Henry, let's talk about
discovery
Let's talk about all the people that made the New World be- lets talk about it.
Vasco de Gama goes to Asia by sea
B. Diaz sailed - Africa's t.i.p.
Columbus claims to discover a nation
Magellan got that first circumnavigation
Vivaldo Bros and Marco Polo
wrote of their travels, as they go solo
Important impacts-Age of Exploration - ANSWER• Discovery and colonization of the
New World-place for refuge
• Better maps and technology
• Increased knowledge and wealth
• New food in Europe
• Growth of cities , city governments developed
Cause of French Revolution - ANSWER• Extreme taxation, inflation, lack of food,
disregard of unacceptable conditions by rulers, nobility, and Church
• Extravagent spending of upper class
nobility and church exempt from taxation-only the poor taxed