ABeka History 7 - Unit 3, Chap. 10 Checkup
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- (p.152) In what year was Mohammed born? Where was he born?
- A.D. 570. Mecca
- (p.152) What is the name for the religious building visited by many Arabs? What sacred treasure does this building contain?
- Kaaba. the Black Stone
- (p.152) What did Mohammed call his god?
- Allah
- (p.152) Why were Meccan businessmen alarmed by the new religion?
- They feared that Mohammed's vehement opposition to the old Arabian religion of multipile gods, spirits, and idols threatened Mecca as the religious center of Arabia.
- (p.152) To what city did Mohammed flee? What did the city come to be called?
- Yathrib. Medina
- (p.152) What people had great discernment and therefore did not accept Mohammed's teachings?
- the Jews
- (p.152) What was the first city that Mohammed conquered?
- Mecca
- (p.152) What is the Koran?
- the holy book of Islam
- (p.152) Name five Bibical figures that the Koran names as prophets.
- Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus
- (p.155) What were Europe's "holy wars" called? What was the purpose of these "holy wars"?
- crusades. to fight against Islam in the name of Christianity
- (p.155) What fierce tribe took much of the Middle East from the Arabs in the 11th century? What battle completed their conquest of Asia Minor?
- Seljuk Turks. Battle of Manzikert
- (p.155) Who proclaimed the beginning of the crusades?
- Pope Urban II
- (p.155) When did the Roman church officially split?
- 1054
- (p.155) In which crusade did Europeans reconquer Asia Minor and capture Jerusalem?
- First Crusade
- (p.155) What did the Second Crusade accomplish?
- nothing
- (p.155) What is another name for the Third Crusade? Was this crusade successful?
- "Crusade of Kings." no
- (p.155) Why was the Fourth Crusade ridiculous?
- It never even reached the Holy Land but instead attacked and robbed the city of Constantinople.
- (p.155) What event marked the end of the Eastern Roman Empire? Give the date.
- the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople. 1453
- (p.155) How did Islam and distorted Christianity "check and balance" each other?
- Chritendom largely confined Islam to the Middle East and the farther reaches of Asia, while Islam restricted Christendom mainly to western Europe.
- What is the main difference between Christianity and Islam?
- Islam worshiped Allah,and Christianity worshiped God.
- (p.152) When did Arab victories end? Where did the first defeat take place?
- 715, Centural Asia
- What vital defeat in 732 ended the Muslim March in Europe? Why was this defeat so important?
- Battle of Tours, Muslim conquests seriously weakened Christianity in the Middle East, but the Battle of Tours checked Muslim advance into western Europebeyond Spain.