9.3 Quiz Flashcards
Reconquista
The Christian effort to drive the Muslims from Spain to purify the land.
Marco Polo
Described the wonders he had seen in China along the “Silk Road”.
Ferdinand
Was the monarch of Spain
Crusades
They were the Christians holy wars in an attempt to reclaim the Holy Land.
How did the Muslims acquire a range of ideas and technologies?
They were able to do this through their caravans of trade.
What was China, under the Tang and Song dynasties, able to accomplish?
They were able to invent new technologies including paper, gunpowder, and printing.
Who was the Muslim Sultan who fought King Richard the Lion Hearted? How did he unite the Muslims and what year did he take back Jerusalem?
Saladin fought King Richard the Lion Hearted. He proclaimed a holy war (Jihad) and was able to take back Jerusalem I’m 1188.
What group of people did not have contact with the Africans, Europeans, and Asians?
They did not have contact with the Native Americans.
How did the Crusades affect Europeans and the world?
They increased trade between Europe and the Middle East.
Why did Isabella set up the Inquisition?
She wanted to achieve religious unity in the diverse people they ruled.
Religions (Oldest to youngest- Chronological Order(
Judaism -> Christianity -> Islam
Four causes of the Crusades were:
- Desire to free the holy land from the Muslims
- Desire to win wealth and land
- Search for adventure
- Some Europeans desire to escape trouble at home
Nine results of the crusades were:
- Bitter legacy of religious hatred
- Increased trade led to the growth of a money economy and the rise of cities
- Rise of Pope’s and King’s power
- Renting land helped free serfs
- Increased Byzantine resentment of the West
- Increased travel of the Europeans helped establish wider world views and integration of other cultures
- First united effort of Western Europe helped stop Muslim expansion that threatened Europe
- Europeans became aware of new products, farming methods and the writings of Greeks and Romans
- Religious wars led to the persecution of small minority groups in Europe including the Jews