Warm-Up #1 ( 10/3/14)

1. Warm-Up #1 (10/3/14) Read “Byzantine and Moslem Empires” and answer the following questions: • What is the modern day city and country of Constantinople? • What was the original name that the capital city was known by? What did Constantine rename it and how was this shortened? • Why was Constantinople’s location important? • What are three ways the Byzantines helped preserve the culture of Ancient Greece and Rome? • What caused the end of the Byzantine Empire?

2. Warm-Up #2 (10/7/14) Analyze the map and answer the following questions • Constantinople was an important location between which two seas? • At its greatest height, which civilizations that we already studied were included in the Byzantine Empire? • What two factors made it difficult to hold on to these lands? • What direction did the Turks who captured Constantinople in 1453 come from? The Byzantine Empire

3. Warm-Up #3 (10/8/14) Answer the following questions based on your Early Russia Assignment • Identify one geographic feature that contributed to the rise of KievanRus(early Russia) • What was Vladimir’s most significant accomplishment? • Identify one contribution of Yaroslav the Wise to early Russian culture • Identify one factor that contributed to the decline of Kiev • What role did the Mongols play in shaping Russian culture?

4. Warm-Up #4 (10/10/14) Each statement below comes from a Holy Book. Indicate whether you think the source of each statement is: (A) the Old Testament/Torah; (B) the New Testament of the Bible; or (C) the Qur’an. • And We Said: O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden, and eat ye freely of the fruits thereof where ye will; but come not near this tree lest ye become wrongdoer • O Children of Israel! Remember My favor wherewith I favored you and how I preferred you to all creature. • And remember when We deliver you from Pharaoh’s folk, who are afflicting you with dreadful torment slaying your sons and sparing your women. • And when We did not appoint for Moses forty nights of solitude, and then ye chose the calf, when he had gone from you, and were wrongdoers. • One among them said: Kill not Joseph, but if ye must be doing, fling him into the depth of the pit. Some caravan will find him.

5. Warm-Up #5 (10/16/14) For each statement below, determine whether the question applies to Christianity (C), Islam (I), or Judaism (J). Each statement may apply to more than one religion. • Their Holy Book is called the Qur’an • Jesus is considered the Son of God • This religion accepts both the Old and New Testaments as Holy Books • This religion is the oldest of the three western religions • Abraham is regarded as the father of their people • Abraham and Moses are considered prophets • Jerusalem is considered a holy city • Jesus is recognized as an important prophet • This religion is the second oldest religion of the three western religions • Their Holy Book includes the story of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem • This religion believes in one Supreme Being • Followers participate in a pilgrimage to Mecca • Their place of worship is a synagogue • Their place of worship is a mosque • Their place of worship is a church

6. Warm-Up #6 (10/17/14) True or False. If the answer is false, explain why • The Qur’an contains elements of the Old and New Testaments • Jews, Christians and Muslims all believe in the same God • Muslims recognize Abraham, Moses, and Jesus as prophets of God • The creed (the Shahadah) of Islam expresses polytheism • Muhammad is viewed by Muslims as a divine being • Islamic scripture stresses kindness, generosity and honesty • Out of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, Christianity is the oldest religion • Before Islam, people of Mecca were Christians • Sunni Muslims believe the caliph should be a descendant of Muhammad • The majority of Muslims in Iran are Shiites although the majority of Muslims in the world are Sunnis