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EO2 Test

1.     Define Monotheism: Monotheism is believing in 1 God. Muslims believed in only one and its Allah.

2.     What is Qur’an? Qur’an is a book that was written by Muhammad and later after Muhammad’s death, his followers collected his writings in a book. In Qur’an there was written the right ways to live by Muhammad. He was writing his teachings in it too.

3.   Who is Muhammad?  Muhammad is the prophet of God, that’s how Muslims called him.  He was a person that wanted to prove everyone that there is only one God for Muslims and that they have to worship him.  Muhammad gave teachings to Muslims of the right way to live.

4.      First leader of Islam after Muhammad’s death. After Muhammad’s death the next leader of     Islam was Abu Bark. He was Muhammad’s friend. He promised the Muslims that he would go the same steps as Muhammad and try his best

5.     What does the term “Golden Age” means? The Golden Age means that it’s a point or time when an Empire is at its peak. Means that when an empire is at its best time.

Chart Questions:

1.     Islam is the second largest religion in the world.

2.     Sunnis are the largest Muslim group.

Essay Questions:

Describe the connections between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.

·      There was a connection between Islam, Judaism and Christianity.  When Muhammad was alive he said that Jews and Christians were people of the “Holy Book.” Muhammad believed in that they were connected because Muslims had Qur’an and the Jews and Christians had the Holy Book. That’s why Jews and Christians were treated differently from the Muslims side.

What are the five pillars of Islam? Explain what they are and give a detailed description of them.

·      Faith- It says that there is no other God, except Allah.  Muslims had to worship Allah. They believed Allah with all of their hearts.

·      Prayer – You have to pray 5 times a day, facing Mecca. They prayed 5 times a day, because they were showing that they are worshiping the Allah.

·      Alms – Alms are the poor people that are needed the most. In front of the Mosque the Alms were sitting and the Muslims gave them money because they were most needed and it was very kind of Muslims to give money.

·      Fasting – when Ramadan happens once a year, the Muslims have to avoid food or drinking in the day. They have special times when they can eat. It was mostly at night. When they are ready to eat, they open the “ceremony” with reading couple of sentences from the Qur’an. Also they do the same thing when they are finished they close the “ceremony” with reading couple of sentences from the Qur’an.

·      Pilgrimage – every Muslim should visit Mecca once in their lifetime. They could visit Mecca only if they could provide a trip their. Mecca was counted as a holy place to Muslims.

These rules were made for Muslims to live the right way. And to follow these rules everyday.

Why did the Muslim community split and what were the results of this split?

·      Muslim community split because there were 2 groups of people that wanted different people to rule. They had different views of the future of Islam. There were 2 groups of people, first one is Sunni and the second one is Shi’a. Sunnis were the group of Muslims that accepted Umayyads and accepted their rule of choosing the caliph. The Shi’a were group of people that wanted the caliph to be the relative of the old caliph. This caused the Umayyad’s empire to collapse.

How was the Arabian Peninsula beneficial to the spread of Islam?

·      Arabian Peninsula was known for its great trading place/market. The Arabian Peninsula crossed Europe, Asia, and Africa. When Arabs moved into Arabian Peninsula their trading increased. Arabs were well known at that moment.  The Arabian Peninsula helped Muslim religion to spread because of Arabs and its good trading place. The Europe, Asia, and Africa were close to Arabian Peninsula and the Muslim religion spread fast because of Arabs.

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Vocab Unit 3

• kinship - a connection among people by blood, marriage, or adoption.  My example: (People connected together) example : Many in Africa are connected by kinship. 
• savannah- is the name for grassland in a tropical region. The middle section of West Africa. It's flat,grassy, and has scattered trees. Example: Savannahs make up the southern region of West Africa.
• Timbuktu - Sundiata developed this city as a center of trade and culture. Timbuktu was on the Niger River where the desert and Savannah vegetation zone. Later it became a famous center of Islamic scholarship. 
• Kilwa -  an ancient city-state on the eastern coast of Africa, settled by people from Iran and Arabia, that started to prosper in the late A.D. 1200s. Example : Kilwa was one of the most important city-state. 
• Mutapa - an ancient kingdom in what now is Zimbabwe, established by a Shona king around A.D. 1440: Also a ruler of this kingdom. Example: the ruler of Mutapa was Mutota, by Mutota's death, the empire controlled most of the Zimbabwe. 
• Labor specialization - the doing of specific types of work by trained or knowledgeable workers. My example : specific type of work that a person is focused on. Example : labor specialization led to a diverse West African economy. 
• Ghana - a region between the Sahara and the forests of the southern West Africa, which was home to many ancient cultures. Example: the people used to call their King Ghana. Later the region became known as Ghana. 
• Mansa Musa - he was the most famous king of Mali. He came to power in 1312. His name means King Moses. He expanded his empire borders and died in 1332. He was an emperor who made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca.  Example: Mansa Musa was a great emperor. 
• swahili -  an African language that blends Bantu and Arabic elements. Example: Arabs and the Africans created a new language called Swahili. 
• Kongo - an ancient kingdom along the western coast of Africa, settled by the Bantu - speaking Kongo people sometime before the 14th century. Example: Bantu Speaking people established a mighty kingdom called the Kongo. 
• griots- the storytellers or griots used music in their stories. My example : griots are people that included music while telling a story. Example: kids sat around griots so they could tell their story. 
• Almoravids - a North African Islamic dynasty that tried to forcibly convert neighboring peoples, including those of Morocco, Spain, And Ghana. Example: Almoravids came to power in North Africa during the 11th century. 
• Songhai - a West African people whose leaders created a great empire in the 15th and 16th centuries A.D. Example: Songhai's empire was captured by Mali's in 1325. 
• Shona - a Bantu - speaking culture that was thriving in what is now the countries of Botswana, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe by A.D. 1000. Example: Shonas were people that spoke Bant
• vegetation zone
• Mali - a west African empire established by Malinke people. Example : in about 1240, the empire Mali formed in the southern area of what had been Ghana's empire. 
• Askia Muhammed - the ruler of the Songhai empire from A.D. 1493 - 1528, who expanded the empire and organized its government. Example: in 1493, he became the ruler of the Songhai empire. 
• Great Zimbabwe - the central settlement of the Shona empire in Africa, enclosed by a large stone wall, covering more than 100 acres, and having a population of 10,000 - 20,000. Example: Great Zimbabwe was the centre of the Shona Empire. It was surround by huge plains, Shona used them to grow food. 
• Sahara Desert- the northern section of West Africa is a part of a large desert caller Sahara. It's a very known desert in West Africa. Example: Sahara is a big and famous desert. 
• Sundiata - an ancient ruler of Malinke people, who captured the capital of Ghana, and greatly expanded the empire. Example: the Mali empire was led by a great leader Sundiata. 
• Bantu migration - a movement, beginning sometime around 1000 B.C. of Bantu-speaking people from the West Africa to the south and east, spreading their languages and cultures. Example: It was the most important migration in the history. 
• Great Enclosure - the largest of the 3 main sections of the Shona settlement of the Great Zimbabwe - likely a royal residence. Example: Great Enclosure is the largest and most significant of 3 sections. 

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3.3 Section Review

Explain the importance of

•Caliph - is a successor. The first successor was Abu Bakr in 632. He promised to follow Muhammad's example. 

•Shi'a- it was a group meaning "party" of Ali. They were members known as Shiities. 

•Sunni- were those who did not resist to accept the Umayyads rule. 

Why was Abu Bakr elected the first caliph? 

•he was Muhammad's father in law and trusted friend. also when Muhammad died to said to Muslims that they can't worship Muhammad because is dead, they can worship the God. He was also a respected man for dedication to Muhammad and to Islam. 

How did the Muslim empire spread?

•when Abu Bakr died Muslims controlled most of Arabia. when Umar ruled his strong army conquered Syria and lower part of Egypt. Muslims also conquered a territory from Persian empire. The successors after Muhammad expended Muslim empire for 4 times. 

Why were Jews and Christians given special treatment by conquering Muslim empires? 

•because Jews and Christians were called people of book. They also had important roles in officials and scholars. 

What do you think was the most important factor in the spread of Islam? 

The followers and caliphs helped •Muslim expand and spread. Without them the Muslim empire wouldn't existed. 

How did the Muslim policy of ruling conquered peoples compare with that of the byzantine and the Persians? 

•maybe because Muslim's policy was more honest I mean more right way. 

Section 2 Review Questions

1) Explain the importance of: 
• Islam - Mecca was the place where Prophet of Muhammad was born and began spreading. 

•Muslim - They didn't have any god except Allah and people who believed in Allah were called Muslims and their religion was Islam. 

•Hijrah - it's a migration. Muhammad and his followers migrated to Yathrib and this journey was called Hijrah 

•Qur'an - it's a book that muhammad started writing but when he died his followers gathered the book into 1 piece. 

•Sunnah- it was Muhammad's advice to people.

•Mosque- it's a place where Muslims gathered and read the Qur'an 

3) How was Muhammad's messages received in Mecca and in Medina? 

•when Muhammad was 40 years old, he was praying and suddenly he heard a voice saying "you are a messenger of God" Muhammad later believed that God spoke with him and tried to pass to everyone that there is only 1 God. 

4)why are the five pillars important in the lives of Muslims? 

•it was each Muslims job to go by these 5 rules that were written. These were jobs to show that each Muslim submissions to the will of God. 

5) what role did Muhammad play in the spread of Islam? 

• first of all he played a BIG role, because it was his job to pass to everyone that there is only 1 God. Not everyone believe to him at once but his followers believed in Muhammad and that he was right and doing the right thing. 

6) Comparing and Contrasting; How are the Qur'an and Sunnah? How are they different? 

* They are similar by: 1st of all they are both made by Muhammad. 2nd of all they are both advices from Muhammad. Both rules. 


7) In what ways does Islam affect the personal lives of Muslims?

*Mostly Islam affects the Muslims not bad but good, because people who believe in Islam are Muslims and they have all kinds of rules that teach them how to leave correctly. 

Genius Hour Proposal

I want to do how music effects teenagers? 

Research it and also I will give 2 playlist of music same songs to 2 different people and they have to listen it everyday. 1 week they have to listen. Each they after they listen the music they will tell me how they felt, their mood and did they like this music. Or did this music effect them badly or maybe this music helped them with something. 

Section 1 Review Page 96

1) Explain the importance of: 
• Islam - Mecca was the place where Prophet of Muhammad was born and began spreading. 

•Muslim - Allah was there God and people whose religion was Islam where called Muslims. 

•Hijrah - it's a migration. Muhammad and his followers migrated to Yathrib and this journey was called Hijrah 

•Qur'an - it's a book that was gathered after Muhammad's death. 

•Sunnah- it was Muhammad's advice to people, to go the right way in life. 

•Mosque- it's a place where Muslims gathered and worshiped. 

3) How was Muhammad's messages received in Mecca and in Medina? 

•when Muhammad was 40 years old, he was praying and suddenly he heard a voice saying "you are a messenger of God" Muhammad later believed that God spoke with him and tried to pass to everyone that there is only 1 God. 

4)why are the five pillars important in the lives of Muslims? 

•it was each Muslims job to go by these 5 rules that were written. These were jobs to show that each Muslim submissions to the will of God. 

5) what role did Muhammad play in the spread of Islam? 

• first of all he played a BIG role, because it was his job to pass to everyone that there is only 1 God. Not everyone believe to him at once but his followers believed in Muhammad and that he was right and doing the right thing. 

6) Comparing and Contrasting; How are the Qur'an and Sunnah? How are they different? 

* They are similar by: 1st of all they are both made by Muhammad. 2nd of all they are both advices from Muhammad. Both rules. 


7) In what ways does Islam affect the personal lives of Muslims?

*Mostly Islam affects the Muslims not bad but good, because people who believe in Islam are Muslims and they have all kinds of rules that teach them how to leave correctly. 

Reaserch Proposel

I want to do my reaserch paper on Anne Frank's Life or About her diary

Test EO1

Ayana Kuanyshbay

Cultural Studies/E

September 16, 2014

EO1 Test

1.   (10pts) Imagine Julius Caesar had never been born. How the history of Rome would had been different without him in the picture? Would it have shifted to an Empire? Elaborate on your thoughts.

I think it would be completely different. First of all Rome wouldn’t be a strong and powerful republic and I think Rome would sooner or later fall apart. Rome wouldn’t hold that long. Second of all I think people of Rome would be different, like Julius made himself the only ruler and that helped because he kept everyone under control, but if he wasn’t in the history the roman people would be not under control and it would be a mess. Third of all if there was no Julius there would not be Augustus. Also without Julius Rome wouldn’t even be in history, but if Rome would be in history without Julius then it wouldn’t be so important.  Julius Caesar left his mark after himself in history.

2.   (10 pts) Describe what factors led to the decline of the Roman Empire?

Roman Empire fell because a lot of reasons. The first reason is that other countries or empires wanted to conquer to the land and expand their empire. Second reason is that the empire stopped expanding and getting bigger. The third reason is that the emperor couldn’t keep the large empire in control, it was too hard. The fourth reason is that Rome was not having enough of supplies and most of the soldiers and people started to die. Fifth reason is that maybe in the empire many people traded their emperor and traded people to conquer the empire. And finally the sixth is maybe many people fought for the throne and to have the power.

3.   (10pts)  Describe the significance of Constantine moving the capital From Rome to Constantinople.

Constantine had a great idea of moving the capital to Constantinople, because Constantinople was a great location for trading with Europe and with other countries. Also Constantinople was near lands so the Romans did not needed to travel over the seas. They mostly traded by lands, much easier. They earned a lot of money and a lot of goods by moving the capital.

4.   (10pts) Describe the similarities and differences between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Roman Catholic Church:

1)   Their army were in Latin or Local languages

2)   Priests could not marry

3)   Popes were more important than kings and emperors. This means that the king or emperor couldn’t give orders to the Pope. The Pope gives the orders to all kings and emperor. The Pope had all of the power.

4)   Pope has the authority over all bishops.

Eastern Orthodox Church:

1)   Their military were in Greek or local languages

2)   Priests could marry

3)   The emperor claims the authority over all religious leaders.  That means that kings or emperors could give orders to the pope. The kings and emperors had the power over religious leaders.

4)   The patriarchs and other bishops head the church as a group.

Similarities:

1)   I think that the religion was the most important thing for them.

2)   They always had someone in the society that was more importer then themselves.

5.   (10 pts) Which legacy of Rome do you feel was the most important and why?

I think the most important legacy was the legacy of architecture and engineering of Rome, because Romans made unique and beautiful architecture that they developed throughout years and their architecture is still alive now days. If you visit Rome you can see how they built the buildings and you can see the beauty. Rome developed a new way of building much stronger buildings that no one developed before them and some of the people are using this method still. They also invented new things that helped them to make their life style much easier. Also they made the Roman rode that helped them to transport and trade with other countries. Also when the emperor gave orders or sent mails they came much faster, rather than waiting 6 months for one letter.

6.   (10 pts) Which leader split the empire into an Eastern and Western Empire?

The Leader who split the Eastern and Western Empire was Disction

Vocab for Unit 2

Nomads - a person who moves from place to place rather than setting permanently. 
-Nomad is a person  or a group of people who move from one place to another always. 
- Arab herds called Bedouins are nomads that have adapted their lives to arid lands. 

Pilgrimage- a journey to a sacred place or shrine. 
-Pilgrimage has to do mostly with religion. 
-the journey to a sacred place is called pilgrimage.  

Sunnah - Muhammed's words and deeds which serve Muslims as a guide for proper living.
- Muhammed's advices to people that helps people to live properly or the right way. 
-To people who believed in Muhammad thought that Muhammad was also sent to teach them a proper life.   

Iberian Peninsula- the southwestern tip of Europe, where the modern nations of Spain and Portugal located. 
- it's a peninsula that is located at the too of Europe. Now days it's located next to Spain and Portugal. 

golden age-  a period in which a society or culture is at it's peak. 
-Where a society or a culture is at it's best. 

cordoba- the capital of al-Andalus. 
-The capital of Al-Andalus is Cordoba. 

oasis- a fertile area in the midst of a desert. 
-It's a place in the desert and a little pond where animals can drink and plants grow. 
-Bedounins interacted with people that lived in oasis.  

Islam- a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Muhammad. 
-It's a religion based on teaching of Muhammad. 
- prophet of Muhammad was born in Mecca and in Mecca the religion of Islam was spread. 

mosque- a building for Muslim worship, designed to face the city of Mecca. 
-it's a building where Muslim people come and pray for god. 
-Muslims gather at this building to pray and worship the god. 

bureaucracy - a system of departments and agencies that carry out the work of a government. 
-it's a system of departments that's work for the government. 

Calligraphy - the art of fine handwriting. 
-it's an art of writing 

Abd-al-Rahman - the eighth emir of al-Andalus, during whose reign al-Andalus reached the height of it's power. 

Clans - a group of people related by blood or marriage. 
- it's families of people that are related by marriage or by blood. 
-Bedounis organized themselves into groups called clans. 

Muslims - a person who follows the religion of Islam, accepting Allah as the only god. 
-person who believes in Allah and his/her religion is Islam . 
-Muslim is one who believes in Islam. 

Caliph - a ruler of the Muslim community, viewed as a successor 
of Muhammad. 
-It's a ruler of Muslim group and was views as a successor of Muhammad. 
-in 632 Abu Bakr became the first caliph. 

Abd- al - Malik - a Muslim ruler who became caliph in A.D. 685 and made Arabic the official language of government in all Muslim lands.
-Ruler that made Arabic an official language of government 

Omar Khayyam - a Persian born Muslim poet who usually wrote in quatrain form and was also a great mathematician. 
-He was a good poet and a mathematician 

Mercenaries - a soldier who paid to fight. 

Allah - god in the Islamic religion. 
-Islam god 

Hijrah- the move of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to the city of Yathrib in A.D. 622 
-People who followed Muhammad from Mecca to Yathrib. 
-Hijrah is a migration. 

Shi'a - a Muslim group that resisted the Umayyad's rule, believing that the caliph should be a relative of the prophet Muhammad. 
-It's a group of Muslim people that didn't wanted Umayyad to rule, believing that Muhammad's prophet was right. 
-members of Shi were Shiites. 

Standing army - a fighting force that is maintained in times of peace as well as times of war. 
It's a fighting force that is used for wars. 

Faction - a Small group whose interests run counter to those of a larger group  of which they are apart. 

monotheism -  a belief in one god. 
-Muslims believed in Allah 

Qur'an - the Muslim holy book, consisting of revelations from Allah, that were collected by Muhammad's followers after his death. 
-It's a book where is written religious rules. 
-after Muhammad died his followers collected the Qur'an and made a book.  

Sunni - a member of the Muslim group that accepted the rule of the elected caliphs and did not resist the Umayyads 
-They liked Umayyad ruling, and they weren't against it. 
-the word meant followers of the sunnah, or followers of Muhammad. 

Baghdad - a city, located in what is now Iraq, that was the capital of the Abbasid empire. 
Baghdad was the capital of Abbasid empire. 

Al-Andalus - the area if Spain under Muslim control between the A.D. 700s and 1492 
-Spain under control of Muslims.