Vocabulary
What is resistance?
The act of opposing the actions of a powerful group.
Why is knowledge powerful?
What are the 5 religions we have discussed?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism.
What request did Pizarro give to Atahualpa in their meeting?
He asked Atahualpa to turn to Christianity.
What is the capital of the USA?
Washington D.C.
What is literacy?
The ability to read and write.
How many books were in the mosque in Spain?
400,000.
Who are the Israelites?
The early Jewish people (the ancestors of Abraham).
What title did Pizarro have after defeating the Inca empire?
Governor of Peru.
How many stars are on the USA flag?
50 stars to represent 50 states.
What is illiterate?
The inability to read or write.
Al-Razi was the first scientist to label substances...
Animal, vegetable, mineral.
What 3 religions are connected by monotheism?
Christianity, Islam, Judaism.
True or False: Pizarro was illiterate and could not write his own name.
True.
How many stripes are the USA flag?
13 to represent the 13 colonies.
What is liberation?
The act of setting someone or something free from oppression (FREEDOM!!).
What did Isaac Newton discover? (Hint: there is a fruit involved)
Isaac Newton discovered gravity by watching an apple fall from a tree.
Give an example of one of the 10 plagues and it's effect on Egypt.
Locusts: eat crops and make it difficult to see, disease spread (boils), there was death among children, water turning to blood, frogs, lice, hail, darkness, disease of livestock.
What made the Inca empire weak?
The Inca empire had fighting between their own people.
What are the 3 branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What is oppression?
When a person or group in a position of power controls the less powerful in cruel or unfair ways.
Why did Al-Ash Ari oppose learning for ones own sake?
He believed that the lives of Muslims should be focused on Islam only.
Give an example of the Israelites resisting against their oppresors.
God bringing the 10 plagues over Egypt, escaping Canaan, fighting in guerilla warfare (small armies) in Judah.
What was the biggest mistake Atahualpa made that led to their loss?
Atahualpa allowed foreigners into the Inca empire, which was very uncommon.
What is the population size in the USA?
330 million (or so)