Western Civilization Questions
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Why are there no representations of the prophet Muhammad adorning mosques?
Who took back Jerusalem for the Muslims?
Who was the last emperor to persecute Christians and what is this called?
List the important tools which were important for the success of the Age of Exploration.
Why did the Venetians overthrow the Byzantine Emperor and during what Crusade did this occur?
Who established a basic form of monasticism?
Where did the Romans adopt their style from?
- after jesus' death and resurrection, the christianity movement gained additional support throughout judaea and galilee- the teachings of paul were passed on orally and written documents started to appear which also help spread the religion- the persecution of christianity did not stop its growth and people very much enjoyed christianity because it was personal and offered salvation- the edict of milan was by constantine created which proclaimed official christianity tolerance
What Roman emperor divided the empire into two parts?
What kingdom was created by the Vikings?
- emperor diocletian splits the empire into two halves because the whole area is too difficult to govern- constantine comes through and reunites both eastern and western halves but both him and diocletian fail at trying to save them empire- the western roman empire was no longer dominant and the army has no more money which causes them to fall apart along with the empire- as western rome gradually got weaker, it became susceptible to plunder- the eastern empire, however, flourished and later becomes byzantine empire once the west completely crumbles
Who was in charge of Civil Law in Rome?
What word means struggle in the way of God?
What do Muslims walk around during the Hajj?
In which county did the Enlightenment start?
ancient greeks - democracy: athens created democracy which was a revolutionary and efficient idea, and this gave power to the people- drama: tragedies, comedies, and theatrons were all developed from ancient greece and are still used and put on today- philosophy: some of the greatest philosophers, socrates, plato, and aristotle, existed during this time and they formed many morals and mindsets and new ideas about life
What kind of Government did the Romans have?
socrates, plato, aristotle- socrates: a sculpture and philosopher who questioned some teachings taught by figures of authority. in doing so, he was sentenced to death ("the unexamined life is not worth living")- plato: considered to be the greatest philosopher and he established a school in athens and he believed in the political hierarchy of philosophers on top, then warriors, then citizens, but he also believed women should have equal rights as men- aristotle (the father of western thought): contributed to the scientific method and he is most well known for his plays and ethics
- the punic wars were started when the roman empire wanted to expand by conquering carthage and sicily which were both very wealthy port cities- the first punic war began when rome overtook sicily because they were doing inhuman things such as sacrificing children to their gods- the second punic war began when hannibal grows up hating rome and he collects his entire army to take over rome: they go through northern italy - rome hears of this plan and sneaks around carthage since they had no defense and quickly overtook carthage - the romans became the dominant power in the western mediterranean
- their aspects and characteristics are assumed into the modern western world - many of their creations and morals and laws have withstood the test of time