Chapter 14 – Islam * Islam – literal meaning = submission * Five Pillars 1. Shahada – the Creed 2. Salat – Prayer – Pray 5 times daily facing Mecca 3. Sawn – Fasting – during Ramadan 4. Haji – Pilgrimage – travel to Mecca at least once in lifetime 5. Zakat – Almsgiving – giving money to religion * Allah – one true god * Haji – Pilgrimage to the holy cities of Arabia * Hijra – The “flight” of Muhammad when he had to flee Mecca after causing an uprising with the Ka’ba * Quran – most sacred scripture of the Muslim world – equivalent to Christian Bible * Shiites – supporters of Ali – 10% of Muslims * Sunni – Majority section of Islam
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* Florence – Northern Italy – Birthplace of Renaissance * Humanism – reforming the Christian church to its ancient teachings – use of reason rather than dogma (reincarnation) * Petrarch – Famous scholar and teacher who writes love poems – wants to focus on classical education/teachings * Leonardo Da Vinci – Architecture – jack of all trades – painted Mona Lisa and Last Supper – physics/first model of air plane * Michelangelo – leader in architecture – painted ceiling of Sistine chapel – statue of David * Secularism – the downgrading of everything that is religious or miraculous * Machiavelli – “The Prince” – people must be restrained from each other by prince – prince must be beloved and feared – tip to remember: “Mac” truck * Donatello – known for sculptures
Chapter 23 – Exploration/The New World Opens * Prince Henry the Navigator – goal to acquire gold and spices from West Africa – created School of Navigation * Christopher Columbus – 1492 – sailed West to find a shorter route to Asia – Landed in Bahamas and West Indies (found America) * Ferdinand Magellan – “gelled” around the world – proved earth is round * Vasco de Gamma – Did Get to India – sailed around Cape of Good …show more content…
England, France, Turkey(Ottoman Empire) – break in Vienna Settlement – Russia is trying to get too much power, want to restore balance – Russia tries to take over Turkey, England and France help them – Russia fails – Peace of Paris ends war – Russia looses access to Mediterranean sea, which is what they want (trade ports) * Czar Alexander II – Russia – nickname “Liberator” because of his great