Islamic World
What important invention did the Muslims receive from the Chinese during the Golden Age?
Paper
What was the main goal of the Crusades for Christian Europeans? Was it successful in the long term?
To take Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims.
No. Muslims took back parts of the region the following the First Crusade.
How did Christianity affect Europe following the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
It helped to unify and stabilize Europe.
How did Europe and the Arab World find out about the wealth of Mali?
Mansa Musa completed the hajj to Mecca, giving out gold as he went.
What did peasants give to the lord in return for protection and land?
Crops and labor.
What was the name of the center of learning and library located within Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age?
The House of Wisdom
Investiture Crisis or Avignon Papacy
The Black Death is thought to have followed what path?
The path of the Silk Road trade route.
What three items were traded in West Africa?
Gold, salt, and slaves
What do Muslim believe about Jesus?
That he was a true prophet, but his message was corrupted.
How were conquered Christians and Jews treated when they lived in areas conquered by the Muslim Empire?
They were allowed to continue practicing their own religions, but they had to pay a tax to do so.
What was the most important effect of the Hundred Years War?
It helped to develop nationalism in England and France.
What duties did monks and nuns carry out?
Farmed, copied important texts, medically treated and taught in their community
What happened to Genghis Khan's empire following his death?
It broke into four different khanates.
Provide 3 things Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have in common.
All Abrahamic religions, Monotheism, Jerusalem is a holy city, God created everything, Salvation comes from believing in God and doing good deeds, Founded in the Middle East
The Islamic Golden Age featured many what?
Innovations/discoveries in the fields of medicine, science, mathematics, and literature
What two churches were created when the Christian faith split in 1054?
The Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church
Provide 2 reasons Christians might choose to fight in the Crusades.
Could gain lands in the Middle East, Forgiveness of sins, Desire to take Holy Land from Muslims, Creation of new trade routes, Opportunity for wealth
How were Ghana and Mali similar to one another in the Middle Ages?
List 4 of the pillars of Islam.
How did Muslims react to the Black Death?
They believed that the plague was given to them by God to make them martyrs and that they would immediately go to heaven upon their death. They remained in place instead of trying to flee the plague.
Why is the Magna Carta important to Americans?
Describe 3 effects of the Black Death
75-200 million killed, End of feudal system, Church lost prestige, Jews were persecuted in Europe, End of serfdom
How did Africa play an important role in the Middle Ages? (3 things)
It hosted the Trans-Sharan trade route, wealthy and powerful kingdoms, advanced and realistic art, and large centers of learning and scholarship.
Why was the Middles Ages known as the "Age of Faith" in Europe?
The church provided leadership to the people, people attended church frequently, used religion to explain events in their lives, frequently wondered where their soul would go after death.