Word History Module 1 Study Guide

Module 1 Study Guide

Provide a detailed description of the historical importance of each of the famous people, key terms and places listed below. Focus on explaining what is most important to know about each including information that helps explain who, what, when, where and why. Use the lessons listed in parentheses to find the necessary information and avoid using Google, Wikipedia or other internet sources.

Famous People

Muhammad (1.02 and 1.03)

Abkar (1.03)

Constantine (1.05)

Justinian I (1.05)

John Damascus (1.06)

Theodora (1.06)

Belisarius (1.06 and 1.07)

Key Terms and Places

Five Pillars of Faith (1.02)

Delhi Sultanate (1.03)

Dhimmis (1.03)

Sunnis (1.04)

Shia’s (1.04)

Iconoclasts (1.05)

Great schism (1.05)

Hagia Sophia (1.05 and 1.06)

Vandals (1.06)

Ostrogoth (1.06)

Constantinople (1.07)

Ottomans (1.07)

Questions to Consider for Review

Provide a detailed answer to each question below. The more detail you include, the better prepared you are to answer DBA questions as well as questions on the module exam and/or segment exam.

What split the Muslim World during the Middle Ages? (1.02)

Why divisions occur within as well as among the three major monotheistic religions? (1.02)

How did Muhammad first begin to spread Islam? (1.03)

Why do you think the Islamic empire spread so quickly? (1.03)

How did Islam spread to India, and what impact did it have on the region? (1.03)

Why was it a challenge for the Muslims to control India? (1.03)

Byzantine art work and architecture reflected the style of what previous civilizations? (1.05 & 1.06)

How did Byzantine rulers differ from Roman Emperors? (1.05)

What factor united the various groups of people in the Byzantine Empire? (1.05)

What role did the Christian Church have over Western Europe during the Middle Ages? (1.05)

What were the Byzantine’s cultural contributions to the world? (1.06)

Why was the location of the Byzantine Empire significant? (1.07)

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