Islam : Empire of Faith, Part 2: The Awakening

How long did it take to travel from one end of the Islmaic Empire to the other? What "fabled city of wealth" exsisted at the heart of the islamic empire?

1 year : Bagdad

What did the Muslim leader Saladin represent in the Struggle between Muslims and Christians in the Holy land? What did he do in 1187?

Inspiration; for militant followers

Where did pilgrims from every corner of the Muslim world journey to ? What is this called in Islam and what does it symbolize?

Mecca, Hijj, Islamic ritual, unity and equality

How were Muslim scientists different from Christian scientists? Where did they get their scientific knowledge from and what kinds of things did they contribute to the world?

No contradictions (Muslims), different from Christian. Transformed writing (greek) into Arabic; scientific theory.

What technology did Muslim inventors create in AD 750 that began to be used around the world shortly after? What did this do to the quantity and availability of Muslim literature?

Paper; Muslim literature expanded , got copied

Who did Thomas Aquinas look to the writings of to justify his essay that faith and reason are not opposed? What tribute can one find to this man in Rafael's Renaissance painting "School of Athens"?

Separation between faith and reason, by Plato & Aristotle.

What product was the backbone of the Muslim economy? How did this industry promote other industries within the Muslim world?

Textiles; plants, dyes, fixtures , and transport

What destruction from the East destroyed the Islamic Empire in the 13th century?

The mongol catasme

What did the Mongols do to bagdad in 1258? How many people were killed?

They took Baghdad, Killed 10,000

How did the annual Islmaic pilgrimages help commerce and technology withing the Islamic world?

Trading goods and textiles

What was the "House of Wisdom" in Baghdad? Where did the scholards that gathered there come from?

center of scholarship; all over the empire

How did Saladin treat the Christians he conquered in Jerusalem and what reputation did this give him in Christian Europe?

he said they could leave with all thier stuff or stay and practice freely

What is the Arabic word for conquest? What does this word literally mean?

Futuh, openings

Why would Christian observers be shocked and awed by what they could see at Cordoba?

A prosperous place that Christians never experienced before due to their own poverty.

What did the Egyptian ruler Al Haqim do in 1009? What kind of reaction did this produce in Christian Europe and lead to in 1095?

Al Haqim ordered a church destroyed; people were shocked and upset; rivalry with bloodshed.

What building inside Granada represents the pinnacle of Islamic culture in Europe? How was life in Granada for Muslim elite different from the origins of Islam and life in surrounding Europe?

Alhambra; it has carpets, water fountains, bright lights.(luxury)

What did Crusaders learn about Muslim lifestyle from thier stay in Middle East? What did this cause in Europe?

Built castle , constant fear

What united the Muslim Empire and how did "Saqs" help this ? What would "saqs" eventually become?

Check in Spain , cashed in india( loans/checks); traded muslim empire

Where could Christians experience the lifestyle that most Muslims took for granted? Why was this and what was the Muslim capital in Europe?

Cordoba (southern Spain); Center of a basically muslims

What did the shepherds outside Jerusalem see in 1097/ Why was this good a good time for outsiders to invade the Muslim world?

Crusader struck, broke into kingdoms

What happened on July 15, 1099? What did a letter to the Pope about the occasion say about the "blood of the Saracues"?

Crusaders enter Jerusalem; massacre occurred "Horses were up to their knees in Jerusalem" - Popes letter

What innovative thoery of disease did Muslim physicians develop in the 8th century? How longwere these techniques practiced by Muslim and European physicians?

Disease transmitted thorugh tiny organism (germs); 600 yrs. in use

How many crusader invaded the Holy Land in the First Crusade? How many remained to control the area and what did they build?

100,000 ; 20,000

What happened to the Mongols as they conquered Muslim kingdoms? How did this transform and revitalize the Islamic world?

50 years conquered area in Muslim kingdom ; Mongols converted to islam ; rebuilding