Religion
What faith do muslims follow?
Islam
How did Muslims contribute in the field of mathematics and medicine?
Arabic Numerals, discovery of the circulatory system (oxygen in blood)
Which city did Mehmed 2nd want to conquor?
Constantinople
Why was the development of banks an important part of the development of trade routes?
Merchants received letters of credit for large transactions and went to banks to get their money.
Explain why sea trade was preferred over land trade?
Faster and easier
What are the 2 holy books of Islam and what is the major difference
Quran - Gods words
Sunnah- Teachings of Muhammad
How did Muslims contribute in the fields of Philosophy and science
Wrote about the everlasting world, discovery that light travels in a strait line.
What were 2 reasons the Ottoman Empire became so powerful?
1. Centralized government with 1 ruler
2. Better weapons (cannons)
3. United by same religion (islam)
4. Alliances across political and racial groups
How did Islamic faith and the 5 pillars connect to trade?
Muslims would trade on their pilgrimage to Mecca
Which event occurred in 570
Muhammad was born
Explain Monotheism
1 god - Allah for Muslims
How did the Arabic language help the tribes in the middle east?
Formed cultural bonds
Why were the Ottomans able to take parts of the Anatolia peninsula in 1301 under Osman 1st
Byzantine empire was declining and left their land unguarded.
Why would a merchant trade both luxury goods and everyday items?
Merchants could make money by both selling a few luxury goods and many everyday items.
What are 2 reasons Islam spread after the death of Muhammad?
Muslim empire was growing by conquering territories, people were converting to avoid paying taxes.
Which holy book of Islam is the word of god and has prayers that Muslims recite daily?
Quran
What does Ash-Sharif al-Idrisi’s book The Pleasure Excursion of One Who Is Eager to Traverse the Regions of the World tell us about Muslim attitudes about geography?
Muslims were interested in the world outside of their land
What are 2 ways Constantinople change after being taken over by Mehmed 2nd
Became Muslim instead of Greek orthodox
Hagia Sophia turned to a Mosque
Ruled by ottomans not byzantine anymore
Put these events in order
a. Mehmed captures Constantinople
b. Mehmed Regains the throne
c. Mehmed becomes sultan after his father Murad abdicates
d. Murad returns to the throne to lead the army
1. Mehmed becomes sultan after Murad abdicates 1444 CE
2. Murad returned to the throne to lead the army 1446 CE
3. Murad dies and Mehmed becomes sultan again 1451
4. Mehmed conquers Constantinople 1453 CE
What order do these events go in?
a. Muhammad Receives his first vision
b. Muslims flees to medina with his followers after being rejected in mecca
c. Islam spreads outside the middle east
d. Muhammad is born in Mecca
e. Muslims try to take over mecca
1. Muhammad is born 570 CE
2. Muhammad receives his first vision in 610 CE
3. Muslims flee to medina after being rejected in mecca 622 CE
4. Muhammad and his followers try to take mecca in a war 624-627 CE
5. After Muhammads death islam spreads outside of the middle east 630-750 CE
Which holy book of Islam is the words of Muhammad about the traditions, practices and customs of Islam
Sunnah
Explain the difference between religious art and non religious art in the Muslim Empire
Religious - Quran verses, glorified gods word, no images of humans or animals
Non religious - Used geometric shapes
Which order do these events go in?
Murad abdicates the throne
Mehmed 2nd expands empire
Ottomans get land in Europe
Byzantine empire starts to fail
Byzantine becomes istanbul
1.Byzantine weakens
2. Murad abdicates the throne
3. Mehmed 2nd expands empire
4. Constantinople becomes Istanbul
5. Ottomans take over part of Europe
What were 3 major accomplishments of Mehmed 2
1. Compiled criminal law into 1 code
2. Constructed hospitals and public baths
3. Built 8 colleges in Istanbul
What are the 5 pillars of islam
Faith, Prayer, Giving, Pilgrimage, Fasting