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Knowlege Organiser Flashcards

1
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What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?

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Constantinople

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2
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Who ruled the Byzantine Empire in the eleventh century?

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Empress Zoe

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Which two continents was Constantinople at the centre of?

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Europe and Asia

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Which two religions was Constantinople at the centre of?

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Christianity and Islam

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What was the name of the land routes that connected Constantinople with India and China?

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The Silk Roads

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6
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What was transported along the Silk Roads?

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Goods to trade

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7
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When did Caliph al-Mansur start building Baghdad?

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762

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Why did the Abbasids move the capital of the Islamic Empire further east from Damascus?

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The empire had expanded to the east

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9
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Why did al-Mansur choose Baghdad for the location of his new capital?

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It was at the centre of trade routes

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10
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What did Al-Mansur believe it was essential to build in Baghdad so that he would be remembered as a great caliph?

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Fine palaces and beautiful mosques

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11
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Where, in Baghdad, did scholars work?

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The House of Wisdom

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12
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What did scholars do in the House of Wisdom?

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Translated texts into Arabic and created new knowledge

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In which subjects did scholars translate texts and create new knowledge?

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Maths, science, geography and technology

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14
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Where had some ancient texts survived?

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The Byzantine Empire

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15
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Who was the author of the famous geometry book that the Byzantine Emperor sent to al-Mansur?

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Euclid

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16
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From where did Baghdad traders bring back knowledge of paper-making?

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China

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17
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What did caliphs and other rich citizens start building to spread knowledge in the eleventh century?

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Madrasas

18
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What did madrasas provide inspiration for?

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European universities

19
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Why was astronomy so important to Arab Muslims?

A

To know direction of Makkah and when each new moon would appear

20
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Which famous Ancient Greek doctor’s books were translated into Baghdad?

A

Galen

21
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What did al-Masudi use his knowledge of the stars and the world to make?

A

Maps

22
Q

Where did the mathematical knowledge that was used in the House of Wisdom come from?

A

The Greeks, Hindus and Persians

23
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Which religion influenced the caliphs’ belief that sick people should be cared for?

A

Islam

24
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Who wrote nearly two hundred books on medicine in the tenth century?

A

al-Razi (Rhazes)

25
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Whose ideas did al-Razi (Rhazes) partially challenge?

A

Galen

26
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What religion was Hunain ibn Ishaq, who went to Baghdad to study medicine in the ninth century?

A

Christian

27
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When was Foy probably alive?

A

Late third or early fourth century

28
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What religion were Foy’s parents?

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Pagans who worshiped Roman gods

29
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What religion did Foy convert to?

A

Christianity

30
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What happened to many Christians in the fourth century?

A

They were persecuted

31
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What was Foy’s punishment for refusing to give up her Christian beliefs?

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She was tortured, dragged to a temple and her head was cut off

32
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What did Christians in south-west France make in the eleventh century to remember Foy?

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A statue with her body inside

33
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What did the Roman emperor Constantine allow in 313, ten years after Foy’s death?

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Christians to worship freely

34
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What did Christians build once they could worship freely?

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Churches

35
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Who led the church in western Europe?

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The pope in Rome

36
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Who became saints?

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  1. Christians, like Foy, who were martyrs
  2. Christians who had lived model lives
37
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Why did the monks of Conques want a more famous relic?

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  1. So more pilgrims would stop in Conques
  2. To protect the monastery
38
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What did Arinisdus steal from Foy’s tomb and bring back to Conques?

A

Foy’s body

39
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Who began to visit Conques once Foy’s relics were there?

A

Crowds of pilgrims

40
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How far had Foy’s cult spread by the eleventh century?

A

To Italy and England

41
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What happened when Bernard of Angers visited Foy’s relics in Conques in 1013?

A

He witnessed a miracle and apologised to God for mistrusting Foy! He wrote a book called ‘The Miracles of Saint Foy’

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