CSET Social Science Subtest Questions And
Answers
Who is the prophet of Islam? - ✔✔✔ - Mohammed
Where is the center of Arab religion? - ✔✔✔ - Mecca
Where did Mohammad flee to? What was the flight called? What is its significance? - ✔✔✔ - Medina-
the Hegira-beginning of the Moslem calendar
Kaaba - ✔✔✔ - Most sacred Muslem mosque in Mecca
5 Pillars of Islam - ✔✔✔ - o Oneness of God-Allah; Mohammed=prophet
o Pray 5 times a day
o Charity for the welfare of community
o Fasting during Ramadan
o Pilgramage to Mecca
4 Moral principles of Islam - ✔✔✔ - o Charity, humility, patience
o Forgiveness of enemies
o Avarice, lying, and malice are condemned
o Alcohol, pork, gambling are prohibited
Who took leadership after death of Mohammed? - ✔✔✔ - Abu Bakr (caliph) - friend, father in law
,Contributions of Islam - ✔✔✔ - • Africa benefitted most
• Perfected methods of irrigation
• Resources extended to Arabian peninsula
• Increased trade routes, easier distribution of crops
• Slavery
• Muslims introduced number 0, advanced surgeries, compass and astrolabe
• Attempted to spread religion into Europe, got as far as Spain
• The Crusades=Christian wars against Muslim "infidels"
Manorialism - ✔✔✔ - Similar to feudalism, but with manors (large house with fields)
What ended Feudalism and Manorialism? - ✔✔✔ - Black Death
Iconoclasm - ✔✔✔ - the rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical (opposing religion)
Renaissance defined - ✔✔✔ - rebirth, rekindling of ancient classical greek and roman civilizations
Gutenberg - ✔✔✔ - Invented printing press- Enabled spread of ideas, writing and innovations
Scientific Revolution defined - ✔✔✔ - A shift in focus from belief to evidence
Effects of Scientific Revolution - ✔✔✔ - -Decrease in church power
-A new sense of self-examination and wider view of the world than ever before
Enlightenment
-Deism
, Cause of enlightenment - ✔✔✔ - Scientific Revolution
Effects of Enlightenment - ✔✔✔ - Weakened the influence of organized religion
A new sense of self-examination and wider view of the world than ever before
Causes of Age of Exploration - ✔✔✔ - • rise and spread of Islam→Crusades→silks, spices and new food
brought back to W. Europe
• new ideas, inventions, and methods introduced to W. Europe→Renaissance→printing press pushed
spread of knowledge and start of exploration
• increased curiosity and seeking of more knowledge
• trade routes between Europe and Asia were difficult
• Increased mapmaking and technology (astrolabe and compass) enabled exploration
V.I.P. Age of Exploration - ✔✔✔ - Let's talk about Prince Henry, let's talk about discovery
Let's talk about all the people that made the New World be- lets talk about it.
Vasco de Gama goes to Asia by sea
B. Diaz sailed - Africa's t.i.p.
Columbus claims to discover a nation
Magellan got that first circumnavigation
Vivaldo Bros and Marco Polo
wrote of their travels, as they go solo
Important impacts-Age of Exploration - ✔✔✔ - • Discovery and colonization of the New World-place
for refuge
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