Black Death, the Islamic Empire, and the Crusades

Question 1

What is an Astrolabe?

Answer 1

A mathematical instrument which was used to carry out astronomical measurements, to calculate the positions of the sun and the stars, and to tell the time

Question 2

What maths did the Islamic Empire know?

Answer 2

Basic Algebra and that a year has 365 days.

Question 3

What did the Ancient Islamic Empire know about medicine and Surgery?

Answer 3

They could make laxatives, invented some tools still used for surgery, used cat gut as stitching, and wrote “The Canon of Medicine,” a book that was still used in teaching medicine until the 18th century.

Question 4

What did the ancient Islamic Empire know about cameras?

Answer 4

They knew how eyes worked and could make camera obscura.

Question 5

Who was Ibn Sinna?

Answer 5

One of the most significant physicians (doctor), astronomers, philosophers, and writers of the Islamic Golden Age.

Question 6

Who was Al-Zahrawi?

Answer 6

The greatest surgeon of the Middle Ages, he has been referred to as the “father of surgery.”

Question 7

What did the Ancient Islams know about flying?

Answer 7

Abbas Ibn Firnas invented a wingsuit like device to attempt to fly.

Question 8

What was an Elephant clock?

Answer 8

A big trough with a bucket in it which took a specified amount of time to sink.

Question 9

What was the House of Wisdom?

Answer 9

The biggest library in the world.

Question 10

Shadow puppets

Answer 10

were entertainment

Question 11

Was dissection legal or illegal?

Answer 11

Illegal for humans

Question 12

How were Christians and Jews treated by the Ruling Muslims?

Answer 12

They did not have to convert but they did have to pay taxes.

Question 13

Define Oppressed:

Answer 13

Subject to harsh treatment

Question 14

Define Tyrannical:

Answer 14

Exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way.

Question 15

Define Conquered:

Answer 15

Having been overcome and taken control of by military force.

Question 16

Define Stability:

Answer 16

Things are under control; not likely to move or change.

Question 17

When was the Islamic invasion of Spain?

Answer 17

711 AD

Question 18

What was the name of the major Christian power in the East?

Answer 18

The Byzantine Empire.

Question 19

Who was a new force in the 11th Century?

Answer 19

The Seljuk Turks

Question 20

What year was the Battle of Manzikert

Answer 20

1071

Question 21

What was the area that fell to Islam during the first crusade?

Answer 21

Anatolia

Question 22

Why is Jerusalem important to Christianity?

Answer 22

They believe Jesus died and was buried there, there is a church built on the site of Jesus’ grave.

Question 23

Why is Jerusalem important to Islam?

Answer 23

They believe the holy prophet Mohammed ascended to Heaven there.

Question 24

Why is Jerusalem important to Judiasm?

Answer 24

They believe Jerusalem is the center of the world and that it is where God tested Abraham. The wailing wall is an important place for them to pray.

Question 25

What is a turning point?

Answer 25

A crucial moment in and event that has a big event on the outcome/result.

Question 26

What was the outcome of the first Crusade?

Answer 26

Christian control of Jerusalem established in 1099.

Question 27

What was the outcome of the Second Crusade?

Answer 27

The muslims tried and failed to take the Holy Land.

Question 28

What was the outcome of the Third Crusade?

Answer 28

Salah al-din controlled Jerusalem but they made a deal allowing Christians to visit.

Question 29

What were the positives of Salah al-din The Merciful?

Answer 29

He was usually victorious, he thought about threats and dealt with them accordingly, he recaptured Jerusalem.

Question 30

What were the negatives of Salah al-din The Merciful?

Answer 30

He had people pay for freedom, he used slaves, and he was small and frail.

Question 31

What were the positives of Richard the Lionheart?

Answer 31

He was a brave warrior, he was a great warrior, he gave a child 100 shillings for shooting him.

Question 32

What were the negatives of Richard the Lionheart?

Answer 32

He knew he couldn’t keep hold of Jerusalem but he still fought for it, his temper, he didn’t spend time in England where he was king.

Question 33

Who challenged the power of the Catholic CHurch in 1517?

Answer 33

Martin Luther

Question 34

What are the towns in Italy that developed because of the Crusades?

Answer 34

Genoa, Venice

Question 35

What is the topic that the crusaders learned about and brought home to England?

Answer 35

Math

Question 36

What do you call people who began to trade goods in and around Europe during the Crusades?

Answer 36

Merchants

Question 37

What was the name of the road that connected Europe to China following the Crusades?

Answer 37

The Silk Road

Question 38

What became more powerful in Europe following the Crusades?

Answer 38

The Catholic Church

Question 39

What do we call the time period following the Middle Ages?

Answer 39

The Renaissance

Question 40

What was life like in London from 500-1500 AD?

Answer 40

People came for wealth and freedom, the Population increased (17,000-> 100,000), Waste on the streets (poo, wee, animal’s bodies, beer, animal poo/wee), crowded streets.

Question 41

How was the plague spread?

Answer 41

Infected rats and fleas

Question 42

What did people do to try to be safe from the plague?

Answer 42

Run away to another town, Wash with vinegar and rose water, swallow emerald powder.