Islam
What were the Five Pillars of Islam as written in the Quran?
1. Faith - one God Allah, prophet Muhammad
2. Prayer - 5x daily and on Fridays Imam prayer in mosque
3. Pilgrimage - At Least one in their lifetime
4. Fasting - Ramadan
5. Charity - give to the poor
At the beginning of the Muslim expansion who were the Muslims dependent on for support?
They were dependent on the Umayyad caliphate in Damascus, Syria.
What were the features of a medieval castle?
Moat - a perimeter ditch with or without water
Barbican - a fortification to protect a gate
Curtain Walls & Towers - the perimeter
A defensive wall
Fortified Gatehouse - the main castle entrance
Keep (aka Donjon or Great Tower) - the largest tower and best stronghold of the castle
Bailey or Inner Ward (courtyard) - the area within a curtain wall.
What was a merchant?
The elite was made up of wealthy merchants and artisans he gradually became known as the Bourgeoisie. A group of wealthy families usually controlled the city government.
Who began to preach Islam first?
Muhammad
Who founded Cordoba in 756?
Umayyad prince Abd al-Rahman I escaped to the Iberian coast and he founded Cordoba in 756.
Who was Joan of Arc?
Joan of Arc considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War, and was later canonized as a saint.
What was the Market Square in medieval cities used for?
The Market Square was a large open space where farmers and Merchants sold their products, the square was also used for entertainment, festivals and executions
When did The Muslim Conquest of the Iberian Peninsula begin?
By the 8th Century, the Muslims had expanded far beyond their original territory on the Arabian peninsula and controlled most of North Africa.
Abd al-Rahman III had a Jewish vizier (minister of state), names Hasdai ibn Shaprut TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
What was the Hundred Years War?
The outbreak of war was motivated by a gradual rise in tension between the kings of France and England.
What was the Black Death
the Black Death was caused by bacteria called Yersinia pestis, found in the bloodstream of black rats and fleas that hovered around the rats like parasites. Fleas went to look for substitutes, including humans, after the death of their rat hosts.
In the Battle of Guadalete what happened?
The Muslims defeated the Visigoth King Roderic.
What were the various national/ethnic/religious groups within the Al-Andalus kingdom?
Arabs, Berbers, Jews, and the Christian descendants of the Iberia-Hispanic population
What is the meaning of Canonized?
Canonized meaning? When the Roman Catholic Church) officially declares (a dead person) to be a saint.
What did the Muslims name their new territoty?
Al-Andalus
What was convivencia?
The idealizing word is used to describe the co-existence of Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Muslim Spain.
What were bills of exchange in the High middle ages?
These were orders of payment that could be converted into money in a different place at a later date (similar to a cheque)