Geography
The most important city in the Holy Lands is...
Jerusalem
The founder of Christianity is...
Jesus
This man made it his goal to travel throughout the entire Muslim World
Ibn Battuta
Monks and nuns lived in holy communities called...
Monasteries
Who is the head of the Christian Catholic church?
The Pope
Mecca
The founder of Judaism is
Moses
Name the 4 of the 5 Pillars of Islam
1. Statement of Faith
2. Prayer 5x a Day
3. Fasting during the month of Ramadan
4. Give money/charity to the poor
5. Journey to Mecca
Manors were...
Communities controlled by a lord which was intended to be self-sufficient
Who wrote the code of rules for how monasteries were supposed to function?
St. Benedict
The Vikings were from...
Scandinavia
What is the Arabic word for "someone who obeys God"?
Muslim
What was the House of Wisdom? What happened there?
A university in the capital of the Muslim Empire. It was a center of medical and scientific research where major breakthroughs in astronomy, medicine, and mathematics were achieved
Feudalism
What could the Pope do to kings who disobeyed him?
Excommunicate them
This section of Europe was conquered by the Muslims (Portugal and Spain are now located there)
Iberian Peninsula
What is Passover?
Jewish holiday commemorating their escape from slavery in Egypt
People from the lowest caste
The set of guidelines for how knights were supposed to act was called...
The code of chivalry
This king was crowned King of the Franks in Rome on Christmas Day by Pope Leo
Charlemagne
This is the capital city of the Muslim Empire
Baghdad
A Jewish house of worship is called a...
Synagogue
In Spain, the Muslims built a beautiful palace that was covered in calligraphy - what was it called?
The Alhambra
Describe one negative outcome of the Crusades and one positive outcome of the Crusades
Negative: lots of death and suffering, massacres of innocent people, Europeans never establish control of Jerusalem, Constantinople destroyed and looted
Positive: Trade networks expand, roads improved, Europeans become more united, Europeans get access to knowledge from the Muslim world
This man made a massive donation of land to the Pope and was then crowned king of the Franks