Geography & Origins
What is the average Winter temperature in the Middle East?
16 degrees celsius
Where was Mohammad born?
Mecca
Umayyad rulers lived in fabulous palaces with their ______________
Wives
How did Islamic Spain gain Muslim converts?
Intermarriage
What happened to Muslims and Jews during the Reconquista?
Forced conversion
Name 2 things that grow in the Middle East
Oranges, Olives, Figs, Dates
What does the word Islam mean?
Submission to the will of god
Country life was ________
City life was __________
Chill
Busy
What was the centre or Moorish households?
Open courtyards
Which 2 kingdoms joined together during the climate of fear?
Aragon and Castille
What are the 3 geographic features of the Middle East?
Plateau/Desert
Mountains
Rivers
What does "Medina" mean?
City of the prophet
What were the two zones the Umayyad dynasty divided the world into?
the land of Islam
the land of war
How did the Umayyad Dynasty create a national bond?
By creating public works like mosques, libraries, universities ...
Who started the Spanish Inquistion
(3 people)
Queen Isabella
Pope
What are groups of traders called and what is their mode of transportation?
Caravans and Camels
The Sunni Branch of Islam was led by Mohammad's ___________ and the Shia Branch of Islam was led by Mohammad's ______________
General, Son-In-Law
What is the "harem"
place in the house where a woman stays and the only male visitors she can have is her husband and young sons
Describe Moorish women
more freedoms, ran the household but could leave freely, attended university and could have jobs like copyists
What was made illegal in 1566?
Speaking Arabic and possessing Arabic documents
Name 5 modern nations that are in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Sudan, Libya, and Syria
What are the 5 Pillars of Islam
Fasting, Charity, Prayer 5 times a day, Declaration of belief in 1 God, Pilgrimage to Mecca
Describe Islamic cities
refined, wealthy, surrounded by a wall, people near the wall poor, palaces, marketplaces
How was justice provided?
Justice was provided by an official, who based his rulings on both Islamic law and local laws governing civil matters and also ran the police force
What are the 5 torture methods from the Spanish Inquisition?
Hair Shirts
Waterboarding
The Rack
The Strapado
The Wheel