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30 Cards in this Set
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What is the first year of the Islamic calendar? |
622 |
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What was Muhammad's life before being a prophet? |
he worked as a Shepard among Bedouins & later became a successful merchant |
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How did he receive divine inspiration? |
The angel Gabriel spoke to him, causing him to become a prophet( meditating in a cave) |
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How old was Muhammad when he became a prophet? |
40 |
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What are the five Pillars of Islam? |
1. declaration of faith 2. pray 5 times a day 3. give charity to the poor 4. fast from sunshine to sunset during Ramadan 5. make the hajji pilgrimage to Mecca |
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What did Sunnis believe? |
Sunnis believed any good Muslim could be able to rule |
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What did Shiites believe? |
Shiites believed you needed to be a descendant of Muhammed to lead |
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Umayyad Caliphate: |
extended Muslim rule; Spain was taken in 711. Did not like non-Arabs or Shiites; Muslims fled to Spain and set up colonies- driven out in 1492 |
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Abbasid Dynasty: |
tried to create an empire based on the equality of all Muslims. Ruled Baghdad from 750-1258 A.D; halted military conquests |
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Battle of Tours: |
Battle in France... 732 A.D led by Charles Martel. Muslims tried to invade France, but the Frankish forces won the battle |
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When/Why did the pope call for the First Crusade? |
He calls for the first crusade to get back holy land and help the Byzantine Empire |
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Who conquered Constantinople? |
Ottomans captured Constantinople |
Nicknames: 'emperor', 'protector of sacred lands', 'Heir of Abassids' |
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When was Constantinople captured? |
1453 |
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What technology enable Constantinople's capture? |
Gun powder and canons |
*modern day Iran |
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When was Constantinople founded? |
330 |
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Suleiman the Magnificent: |
modernized the army and conquered many new lands. Extended Ottoman rule eastward into the Middle East |
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When did Suleiman besiege Vienna? |
1529 |
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Janzaries... |
an elite force of the ottoman army. Boys of Christians forced to convert to Islam. Best soldiers won the prize of becoming janizaries |
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Who were the Safavids? |
Shiite Muslims who enforced heir beliefs and forced more religion than the Ottomans. |
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When were camels introduced and what was their impact? |
200 A.D they greatly improved trade |
* in Florence; uncrowned rulers |
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Spread of Islam to west Africa: |
trade |
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Swahili: |
East African language and culture |
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The Prince by Machiavelli |
guide on how to become a wealthy successful person and leader |
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What makes for a Renaissance man or woman? |
person with talents and skills in many fields |
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Who were the Medeci? |
A family who expanded their banking business into manufacturing mining. Became wealthy and patrons of art. |
* muttered stuff in the courtroom and was on house arrest for the rest of his life |
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First Printed Book.. |
The Bible was the first printed book in 1456; Buttenburg |
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What is an indulgence? |
pardon to get rid of all sins |
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Martin Luther... |
German monk who wrote 95 Theses in 1517; believed bible was the sole source of truth and salvation came through faith alone. |
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John Calvin... |
a Protestant man who believed in predestination |
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What did Galileo Galilei do? |
made telescope and saw mountains on the moon; church made him say discoveries were untrue because went against beliefs. |
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