The Muslim World
Define Shari'a
The system of law that regulates family life, moral conduct, business and community life of Muslims.
Define Excommunication
Declaring emperors or church members to be out of church
Define Gentry
Powerful well-to-do people
Define Middle Ages
The years from 500 to 1500 AD.
Define Hijrah
Muslims' migration to Yathrib
What main demands did the Mongols make on their Russian subjects?
Obedience and payment
What the title Genghis Khan stand for?
Universal Ruler
Who was Charlemagne?
He was the ruler who unified the French kingdoms.
Also acceptable: Built a great empire that extended the Frankish rule.
Why did the Shi'a oppose the rule of the Umayyads?
They considered the Umayyads not to be Prophet Muhammad's descendants.
In the Justinian Code, what was the Institutes about?
Telling students how to use the law
What impact did the Mongol peace have on the interaction between east and west?
The trade routes were more secure - exchange of goods and ideas
What obligations did a peasant have to the lord of the manor? List at least two.
Labor
Grains
Taxes
What were some of the Muslim contributions in medicine, mathematics and astronomy?
Medicine - the benefits of clean air
Mathematics - algebra
Astronomy - charts of stars, optics
What agreement did Saladin and England's King Richard I reach about Jerusalem?
Muslims would control Jerusalem and and Christian pilgrims could visit the holy places.
What purpose did the Japanese samurai serve?
Wars were frequent among lords so they hired samurai for protection.
How did the goal of the Crusades change over the years?
Religious goals gave way to personal and economic gain.
How did the Abbasids keep the affairs of the empire under control? List at least two.
Got rid of the remaining Ummayads
Fostered trade
Moved capital to Baghdad
Developed strong Bureaucracy
Why did Eastern Christians rebel against Emperor Leo III?
He banned their use of icons.
Describe the impact of Chinese culture on Japan. There are two.
Buddhism
Writing
How did the Crusades change the history of Europe? List at least two.
Lessened power of popes
Increased power of kings
Stronger trade
Tensions among Muslims, Christians, and Jews