Final

Question 0

Islam

Answer 0

Muhammad’s followers transcribe the Qur’an and Haddeith.
14 followers from Mecca to Medina
“Complete religion” - didn’t deny other religions

Question 1

Before Islam

Answer 1

Polytheistic religion. Go to Ka’bah

Question 2

The Five Pillars of Islam

Answer 2

Repetition of the creed
Prayer (5x daily)
Charity
Ramadan
Pilgrimage

Question 3

Abu Bakr

Answer 3

First Caliph, post Muhammad

Question 4

Caliphate

Answer 4

Religion and politics are intertwined

Question 5

Shia and Sunni split

Answer 5

Sunnis follow Abu Bakr and all 4 leaders. Majority

Shia follow Ali. Ali is assassinated. Minority

Question 6

Mongols

Answer 6

12th-13th century. Largest empire to date

Question 7

Samurai code (bushido)

Answer 7

Loyalty, selflessness, endurance

Seppuku (heroic death)

Question 8

Avignon Papacy

Answer 8

4th century

Popes lived in France rather than Rome

Question 9

Renaissance

Answer 9

Church sold indulgences.
More leisure time - more books
Martin Luther’s 95 thesis
Protestant vs Catholic

Question 10

The significance of the reformation

Answer 10

The rise of religious diversity
The triumph of literacy
The boundaries of Europe
The end of certainty

Question 11

Admiral Zheng He

Answer 11

15th century
7 expeditions over Indian Ocean and West Asia
Foreign trade

Question 12

Lay investiture

Answer 12

The appointment of bishops, abbots, and other church officials by feudal lords and vassals
11th and 12th centuries