Review Template #4: Chapter Seven WHAP/Princeton Review
Really Old Stuff: Around 600 C.E. to Around 1450
Questions:
1-What new faith took hold in the Middle East in the seventh century?
2-Who was the founder of this new faith?
3-Define Muslim and Qu’ran.
4-List the Five Pillars of Islam.
5-Present the two “struggles” of jihad.
6-Compare and contrast Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
7-How did the geographical location of Arabia impact Muhammad?
8-Why did Muhammad come into conflict with the leaders of Mecca?
9-What is the hijra?
10-Define Dar al Islam.
11-Define caliph and list the first caliph after the death of Muhammad?
12-Define theocracy and caliphate.
13-What caused a great deal of trouble in the Islamic community after the death of Muhammad?
14-List the first four caliphs.
15-What happened to Ali?
16-What happened to Hasan?
17-Where was the capital of the Umayyad Dynasty?
18-Cite three significant facts of the Umayyad Dynasty.
19-From what city did the Umayyads rule the southern Iberian Peninsula?
20-Who was Charles Martel and why is he significant?
21-Cite two successes of the Umayyad Dynasty.
22-Cite one problem confronting the Umayyad Dynasty.
23-What does Shiite (Shia) Islam state regarding the rightful heir to the empire?
24-What do Sunnis believe regarding the rightful heir to the empire?
25-Why did the Umayyad Dynasty begin to decline?
26-Who was Abu al-Abbas and why was he significant?
27-Define Mawali.
28-What happened in the Islamic world around 750?
29-When did the Abbasid Dynasty reign (anchor dates)?
30-Where was the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty?
31-Cite two changes regarding trade introduced by Islamic merchants.
32-Who was Mohammad al-Razi and why was he significant?
33-Discuss several accomplishments from the golden age of Islamic civilization.
34-Why was the Battle of talus River significant (think paper)?
35-How did the Islamic Empire preserve Western culture?
36-Cite three significant facts about the Sufis.
37-Cite five facts about women in Islam (think changes in status, increased rights, but also gender inequalities).
38-What factors weakened the Abbasid dynasty?
39-Define mamluks.
40-What happened to the Abbasid dynasty in 1258?
41-What happened to the eastern Roman Empire after the fall of Rome?
42-What happened in 1054 (Look at “Note the Change: As the Empire Turns”)?
43-According to the Princeton Review, what are two important points to remember about the Byzantine Empire and Western Europe during the medieval period?
44-Cite three significant differences between the Byzantine Empire and the Roman Empire.
45-Cite three political and/or economic facts about the Byzantines.
46-Who was Justinian and why was he significant?
47-How did the Eastern Church differ from the Western Church?
48-Who was St. Cyril and why was he significant?
49-Who was Vladimir and why was he significant?
50-State two reasons why Russia became culturally different from the other great powers of Europe.