What You Should Study

Mr. Trzepinska

World Cultures Enriched

Islam and Muslim Empire Test Review Sheet – Test Date December 10th

What you should study:

-  All of the handouts given to you during class

-  Mr. Trzepinska’s PowerPoints

-  Chapter 10 in the your textbook (Know all of the bold terms and important people)

Important people, places, and terms to know:

Babur, Abu Bakr, Qur’an, Kabah, Mecca, Caliph, Parables, Bible, Torah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, Jesus, Muhammad, Emperor Constantine, Sunni and Shiite Muslims, Sufis, Umayyad, Abbasid, Akbar the Great, Shah Jahan, Suleiman, Safavid and Ottoman Empire, Shah Abbas

Judaism and Christianity

-  Explain the role of Abraham, Moses, Solomon, and David in the establishing the Jewish Religion

-  Explain the beginnings of Christianity through the life of Jesus

-  How did the Romans treat the Christians originally? Why did Constantine make Christianity the official religion of Rome?

-  What are the holy books of the Catholic and Jewish religions?

Beginnings of Islam

-  What is Mecca? What was it like during Muhammad’s life?

-  Know the key events in Muhammad’s life that led to the establishment of Islam (LOOK AT YOUR CHART!)

-  Why did the leaders of Mecca want to stop Muhammad from spreading his message?

-  What is the Kabah? How did the Muhammad change it?

-  Explain the differences between Sunni and Shiite Muslims.

-  Know the 5 pillars of Islam and their practices and meaings

Muslim Empires

-  Explain the contributions of early successor to Muhammad

-  How did Muslims treat the people they conquered

-  Explain the rise, fall, and collapses of the Umayyad and Abbasid Empires. How are they the same and different?

-  Know the contributions of the different leader to the Mughal Empire

-  Explain the contributions of Suleiman the Magnificent to the Ottoman Empire

-  Explain the social hierarchy of the Ottoman Empire

-  Compare and contrast the Safavid and Ottoman Empires

Short Answer: Two of the following questions will be appear on the test. You must answer one of them in a well developed 3 paragraph essay

1.  Compare and contrast Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. How are they similar and how are they different?

·  Paragraph 1 – Similarities of all 3

·  Paragraph 2 – Explain 1 – 2 differences between the 3 religions

·  Paragraph 3 – Explain 1 – 2 differences between the 3 religions

2.  Describe 3 important events in Muhammad’s life and explain how these events contributed to the Rise of Islam in the Middle East. Remember the chart that you filled in!

3.  Describe 3 contributions of Muslim Society to today’s societies and culture.