In class to review for the test, students got into Expert Groups to write a series of 6 questions on a general topic covered in Unit 2. These 6 questions had to include at least 3 “higher level” questions – level 2 or 3 on the Costa’s Level of Questioning handout.
Groups then wrote these questions on a pattern that made a cube, and we rolled the cubes like dice to get the questions to answer. Erin, Megan, and Dominique were our class scribes and documented the questions for everyone to use to study for the test.
1) Islamic Empire
– What was significant about Baghdad in the Islamic Empire?
—The House of Wisdom – where scholars
–What is the significance of the year 622 AD?
—The prophet Muhammad died
–Was more land conquered in the Islamic Empire before or after Muhammad’s death?
—after
2) Byzantine Empire
3) Roman Empire
–Why did the Roman Empire split?
— became too big to manage
4) Black Death
– What was the impact of the Black Death on Europe?
— people lose faith in God
— 1/3 of Europe’s population dies
— churches/ schools left empty
—morbid art
abandonment isolation
5) Clovis & Charlemagne
– What is the name of the empire that Charlemagne built?
—Holy Roman Empire
–What did Clovis do to become popular and gain power?
—he got baptized and became a Christian
6) World Religions
— List similarities between Christianity and Judaism
—Jerusalem –Holy Land
—Abraham as prophet
—Started in Middle East
— monotheistic
— both have an Orthodox branch
— be able to identify symbols for all six
—Hindus
— Indus Valley
—Polytheistic
— reincarnation
- –Karma
– Buddhism
— Siddhartha Garthama ( Buddha )
—worships no deity
—Confucianism
— no deity
– Judaism
—Abraham
—Jerusalem
—Monotheistic—God or Yahweh
—Torah (first 5 books of the bible)
Christianity
–Jesus Christ founder
—God
Islam
—Muhammad
—5 pillars of Islam
—quorum
—2 branches and when they started
—-Mosque
Need to know—–FOR ALL RELIGIONS
—-founders
—-symbols
—where they were started
—- if they are monotheistic, polytheistic, or believe in no god
7) Crusaders
What was the name of the pope who started the crusades?
– Pope Urban II
—Promised crusaders complete remission of sins
Feudalism
–What was the role of the peasants under feudalism?
—-work the land to give food and loyalty to the king, nobles, and knights
—- pay taxes
—- military service
–Another name for land given in feudalism is ____??
—fief
Period 4
History test review questions
1. In 639 after Muhammad Islam split into two major branches what were the two branches.
Sunnis and Shiites
Why did they split: They disagreed over who should be the heir (or successor) to the prophet Muhammad
2. List three reactions to the Black Death
1.abandoment
2.indulgence
3.isolation
*** You should be able to describe these reactions in detail
3.Why did the Roman Empire split into two groups?
The Roman Empire split because it was too big
4.what city were the first crusaders trying to take over?
Jerusalem
5. What is the name Islamic leader who destroyed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem?
Al-Hakim
6. What was the impact of the crusades on the Islamic Empire?
The Crusades had very little impact on the Islamic Empire. The 1st Crusade involved Crusaders storming into Jerusalem and violently seizing the city – after which they did take control of it. However, Jerusalem was soon after recaptured by Muslims.
What was the impact of the crusades on Europe?
The Crusades had a dramatic impact on Europe. This is ironic considering the fact that the Crusaders sought out to conquer or change the Islamic Empire, and ended up far more changed themselves. Exposure to the Islamic Empire opened their eyes to the tremendous advancements that were developed in Baghdad’s House of Wisdom. They even took back Greek & Roman texts in arabic. These ideas laid the foundation for the Renaissance to take place soon after. Crusaders also brought back with them material goods like soap, spices, fine fabrics, and steel swords. The demand for these goods opened a trading network that was perhaps unexpected. The Crusades also broke down European feudalism as knights and peasants left to fight in the Crusades. As they left they would sell or give their lands back to the Kings, which not only increased the power of Kings at the time, but ultimately changed the structure of European society as it evolved into the age of Absolutism.
7. Describe Western Europe after the fall of Rome
1.Teritorial wars
2. No education
3. No trade
4. This period of time is referred to as the Dark ages
8. What are the factors to why the Islamic empire spread so fast
1. Let people keep religion
2. Infer structure
9. Desribe the role of peasants in feudalism
1. Pay taxes
2. Farmed
10. How was the peasants different from the lords
Peasants received land and the lords gave land
11. What is the name of the capital city of the eastern Roman empire
Constanpanople
12. What’s the of the name of the plague that hit western Europe
black death
13. What stared the Bubanic plagues
trade and rats
