Islam and the late middle ages- unit 7 Flashcards
What is the climate like in the Middle East?
arid desert
Who were the Bodoulins?
nomadic tribes of the middle East who roamed to find land. They believed in many Gods.
Monothesistic religion
belief in one God
The Middle East culture was predominantly Christian or Jewish. True or False?
True
The Middle East was the crossroad for trading, true or false?
true
Who was Muhammad?
Born in Mecca, who took an interest in religion. He was told that he was the final prophet and had to spread the word of God /Allah’s message.
Did the people of Mecca agree with his thoughts?
No, because they felt that if they did then Mecca would lose sight of the traditional Arab God worship.
What is the definition of Islam?
submission to the will of Alah. Teaches that there is only one God.
Muslim
One who has submitted
What is Haiths
Demonstrates how to live your life as the perfect Muslim.
What are the 5 pillars of Islam
Faith/Prayer/Alms/Fasting/Pilgrimage
Three-Field System
farmers split heir land into 3 farms rather then 2. This allowed for one area to rest while the other 2 continued to yield more crops,which led to more food supply and longer life expectancy.
Common Law
The use of common law was established for all the courts to go off of in an effort to have uniform decisions.
Magna Carta
Protected the land and tax dollars of he nobles from the king. They were protected from the law
Parliament
legislative group from every county that gave the approval to raise taxes.
