Southwest Asia & North Africa
Name the 5 pillars of the Islamic religion
faith
prayer
giving
fasting
pilgrimage
Who was known as the wealthy banking family and a patron of the arts?
Medici family
Who conquered the Aztecs and Incans?
Spanish conquistadors
Who was the 1st person to circumnavigate the globe?
Magellan
Define Inquisition
period and tool used by the Catholic Church to combat heresy; a period of intensive questioning or investigation
Who conquered Constantinople?
Mehmed II
What is the difference between the geocentric and heliocentric theory?
Geocentric- Earth-centered
Heliocentric- Sun is the center.
Describe the agricultural practices of the indigenous people
Typically, they hunted and gathered. If resources were scarce, they would be nomadic and follow the food source.
3 motivations for exploring
Religion (Christianity)
Political (more land/power)
Economic (gold,resources)
Define humanism
system of thought that focuses on people and their ability to reason
What is the word for the pilgrimage Muslims must make to Mecca?
Hajj
What did Thomas Aquinas do?
His teachings helped bridge the divide between humanism and medieval beliefs
balance between reason and faith
Describe the agricultural practices of..
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Maya- good climate for agriculture; slash and burn
Aztec- swampy area; chinampas
Inca- mountain; terrace farming
Describe the Spanish mission system
The Spanish wanted to civilize and spread Christianity to the indigenous people.
Define Confucianism
philosophy, not a religion
way of living- getting along with one another, loyalty to the government
(respect and relationships)
Why was Mohammad's visions of one god so upsetting to the people of Mecca?
They were polytheistic.
Describe Queen Elizabeth's rule
Unified England
Returned England to Protestant
Tudor Golden Age
Kept England safe
Jacques Cartier was exploring for ___ and his goal was to ____.
France
Northwest Passage, gold, and land
Define wigwam
Huts made of an arched framework of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or hides.
After it was first founded, Islam spread mostly through...
Conquest- war
Conversion- converted to avoid punishments
Describe the Protestant Reformation
When people grew unhappy with the Roman Catholic Church, they split from the church and formed Protestant Churches. It was the religious changes that were made.
What was the purpose of a Mayan pyramid?
temples; religious purposes
Europeans needed labor on their farms/plantations. First used the indigenous people, but when they started getting wiped out by diseases, Europeans went to Africa and forcibly took Africans to work for them.
Define abdicated
renounce or give up the right to the throne.