Root Words 1
What does the prefix un or non mean?
"not"
Which word would be a synonym for "unusual"?
a.) special
b.)ordinary
c.) broken
a.) special
Read the following sentence from the reader and decide if it describes life in Mecca (city) or life in the Arabian Desert.
"At night....the sky is very clear, and the temperature plummets."
Arabian Desert
"The Byzantine army was famous for its great calvary, skilled archers, and fearless swordsmen."
Based on this sentence, you could infer that the Byzantine army was a tough army to fight.
True or False?
True
Read the following sentence from the reader and decide if it describes life in Mecca (city) or life in the Arabian Desert.
"People bustled through the streets, and merchants shouted about their wares."
Mecca
If the prefix "un" means "not" what does the word "unusual" mean?
not usual
Which word is an antonym for "unusual"?
a.) special
b.) similar
c.)ordinary
c.) ordinary
What title did Muhammad's successors take?
Caliph
"The word spreading around the camp was that the Byzantine army was 100,000 men strong. I had never seen 100,000 of anything."
If this is a quote from a Muslim soldier, we could infer that _______.
a.)the Muslim army was much bigger than the Byzantine army
b.)the Muslim army was greatly outnumbered by the Byzantine army
b.)
Which city did Muhammad become arbiter in 622?
a.) Yathrib
b.)Damascus
c.)Cordoba
d.)Baghdad
a.) Yathrib
Unusual and special are synonyms because they both mean "not usual" or "unique", "different". True or False?
True
Which word would best complete the sentence?
I took all the ______ books out of my back pack so it would not be so heavy.
a.) violent
b.) nonviolent
c.)essential
d.) nonessential
d.) nonessential
The reader states that "Muhammad was born at a time of enormous change." Which of the following quotes supports that opinion?
a.) "The Roman Empire became too big to govern, so it split in two."
b.) "Arabia benefited from Byzantine trade."
c.)"The Roman Empire had dominated for centuries."
a.)
What do the following sentences tell the reader about the Muslim and the Byzantine armies? ?
"Just a few months ago, many of our soldiers had been herding livestock, trading spices, or tanning animal skins to make leather. How could these simple tribesmen stand up to the greatest fighting force in the world?"
a.) the soldiers of the Muslim army had experience that would be useful against the Byzantine army
b.) the soldiers of the Muslim army did not have the skills and experience of the Byzantine army
b.)
What was one of the main causes of the Crusades?
Muslim Turks did not allow Christians to visit Jerusalem.
Richard the Lionheart appeared ________ as he led his army.
a.) unafraid
b.)monarch
c.)patriarch
d.)encourage
a.) unafraid
What does the word "matriarch" mean?
Answers may vary.
Shiite and Sunni Muslims disagreed over what? What did this disagreement lead to?
Who should be caliph. This led to many civil wars.
After describing his fears, Bashar states that the first two days of the battle "confirmed" his worst fears. What does he mean?
a.) he means that his fears were coming true
b.) he means that he should not be afraid
c.) he means that he forgot why he had been afraid
a.)
What were the caliphs' specially trained solders called?
a.) the cavalry
b.) the Mamluks
c.)the cursaders
b.) the Mamluks
Use the word "unpleasant" in a sentence.
answers may vary
What does the root word "graph" mean?
to write or draw
After the civil war, ________ ruled the Islamic Empire for almost one hundred years.
a.) the Umayyads
b.)Uthman
c.) The Byzantinesd
d.) the crusaders
a.)
Compare and contrast the soldiers of the Muslim army to the soldiers of the Byzantine army.
The Muslim army was inexperienced and greatly outnumbered by the Byzantine army.
In the 3rd Crusade _______ led the Muslims against Richard the Lionheart.
a.) Muhammad
b.) Ali
c.) Saladin
c.) Saladin