Semester 2 year level exam 2022

Question 1

Origins of Islam with Muhammed

Answer 1

Muhammed was a caravan merchant from Mecca. At the start of the 7th century, he revealed that he had spoken with Allah and that Allah had proclaimed a new religion called Islam.

Question 2

5 Pillars of Islam

Answer 2

Shahadah - Saying ‘There is no God but God, and Muhammad is his puppet’ statement of faith
Salat - Praying 5 times a day
Zakat - Giving to the poor and needy
Sawn - Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan
Haj - Travelling to Mecca (The Holy city) once in a lifetime

Question 3

Expansion of Islam into Spain

Answer 3

The muslims invaded from the south

Question 4

Visigoths in Spain

Answer 4

The christians living in spain before the Muslims invaded

Question 5

Map changes in expansion of Islam

Question 6

New life for Jews living in Spain under Muslim rule

Answer 6

The Jews were allowed to stay Jewish and in spain on the condition that they follow the rules of the pact of umar

Question 7

New status of Jews and Christians

Answer 7

Dhimmi - Second class protected citizens

Question 8

Relationship between Muslims and Jews in Spain when Musilms established Caliphate and Umayyad Dynasty

Answer 8

There was a comfortable relationship between the dhimmis and the Muslims. They respected each other but still had boundaries

Question 9

Pact of Umar restrictions

Answer 9

Building holy places, repairing holy places, Not giving shelter to spies anywhere, no teaching/learning Qur’an, no manifesting religion publicly, rise from seats when a muslim needs a seat, no resembling clothing, no being physically higher then muslims, no ingraving arabic inscriptions, no selling alchahol, no resembling hair, no raising voices after funerals, no slaves that have been allotted to muslims, no displaying the star of david, no burying the dead near muslims

Question 10

Pact of Umar rights

Answer 10

Dhimmis were protected and able to live in spain without any discriminationand recieved safe-conduct

Question 11

Pact of Umar: What are the key terms and ideas we learned in relation to this document?

Question 12

Pact of Umar: To what degree does this text help us understand Jewish life at this time?

Question 13

Golden Age of Spain - Cities, Personalities and Ideas: Diverse Jewish Occupations/ Opportunities

Question 14

Golden Age of Spain - Cities, Personalities and Ideas: Education

Question 15

Golden Age of Spain - Cities, Personalities and Ideas: Maps and personalities

Question 16

Golden Age of Spain - Cities, Personalities and Ideas: Context: Timeline of each personality

Question 17

Golden Age of Spain - Cities, Personalities and Ideas: Their contribution to general society and the Jewish community- their achievements and legacy, examples of their writings or poetry

Question 18

Golden Age of Spain - Cities, Personalities and Ideas: What does it mean to live in a ‘golden’ age?

Question 19

Reconquista: Christian armies conquer from North from 11th century- see maps and sourcebook

Answer 19

Sourcebook pages 45, 46

Question 20

Reconquista: Relationship between Christian Kings and Jews at first

Answer 20

The relationship between King James I of Aragon and Ramban/Nahmanadies was one of friendship and respect.

Question 21

Reconquista: Las Sietes Partidas 1251-1265

Question 22

Reconquista: Disputations/ In particular 1263: Ramban and Pablo Christiani

Answer 22

Disputations were religious debates in which christians were saying that Jews were lying about not killing jesus and jews were attempting to prove the truth. Ramban was a rabbi who was friendly with King James I of Aragon. He was debating against a converso by the name pablo christiani.

Question 23

Reconquista: Rise of Antisemitism

Question 24

Reconquista: 1391 Riots

Question 25

Reconquista: Reactions to riots

Question 26

Reconquista: Conversos/ Anusim

Answer 26

Forced Jewish Converts to Christianity

Question 27

Spanish Inquisition: What is the inquisition?

Answer 27

Christians finding unloyal conversos and expelling or killing them

Question 28

Spanish Inquisition: Edict of Expulsion

Answer 28

The decleration that any Jewish poeple that don’t wan’t to convert must leave spain or die

Question 29

Spanish Inquisition: Choices for Jews

Answer 29

Conversion, Expulsion or Death

Question 30

Spanish Inquisition: Marranoes

Answer 30

Jewish Converts to Christianity

Question 31

Spanish Inquisition: Conversos

Answer 31

Jewish Converts to Christianity

Question 32

Spanish Inquisition: Auto de Fe

Answer 32

Burnng of Jews

Question 33

Spanish Inquisition: Ferdinand and Isabella

Answer 33

Leaders of Christian Spain and creators of the Inquisition

Question 34

Spanish Inquisition: Witness accounts in sourcebook

Question 35

What does Islam directly translate to

Answer 35

Submission to the will of Allah

Question 36

Who is suspected of writing the Pact of Umar

Answer 36

It is suspected that the Muslims wrote the pact of Umar in the position of the dhimmis

Question 37

What did Ramban do during and after the Disputation of Barcelona

Answer 37

Ramban was granted free speech by King James. He was proving enough points that the audience mob was getting aggravated. In fear of a riot, King James adjourned the debate and gave Ramban a gift. Ramban published the debate for his community but Pablo Christiani found it and got him exiled for 2 years

Question 38

Ramban’s True name

Answer 38

Rabbi Moses Ben Nahman/Nachmanides

Question 39

Rambam True name

Answer 39

Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon/Maimonides