Umayyads and Abbasids - Read by Monday

Please read the following articles and take appropriate notes:

Umayyads: http://history-world.org/islam11.htm
*Scroll down to the section titled "Umayyad Imperium" and read the final 4 sections
*Pay attention to the treatment of the "dhimmi" in the Umayyad Empire, Gender Relations, and reasons that to the fall of the Umayyads

Abbasids: http://history-world.org/islam12.htm
*Read this full article
*Pay attention to the statement: "From Arab To Islamic Empire: The Early Abbasid Era" and what this means, the shift of the capital to Baghdad, treatment of the Mawali, A Thousand and One Nights, Commercial Growth

10.2 Homework DUE TUESDAY

Chapter 10, Section 2 (Page 310-315)

• Why is the “Dome of the Rock” an important location in the Muslim faith?

• Create a T-Chart which shows the characteristics of Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims (Checkpoint, P. 312)

• What were 3 reasons for the successes of Muslim conquests? (Checkpoint, P. 314)

• How did the Umayyads treat “conquered people”? What advantages do you think this would this have?

• What changes were made under the Abbasid Caliphate?

• Why did the empire of the Abbasid caliphs decline and eventually break up? (Assessment #5)

• Define: Caliph, Sufis, Umayyad Caliphate

Cornell Notes

Using the Cornell Notes system will allow you to retain information at a deeper level for a longer period of time. Use this document to read more about Cornell Notes and how they should be used. Remember that the key to the system is the Summary Area and Cue Column and continually going back to your notes throughout a unit/semester.

Your assignment is to read the "Origins of Islam" reading handed out in class today (2/14) and attempt to take Cornell Notes. Your notes on the reading will be due on Wednesday (2/16).

Geography of the Arabian Peninsula

Please use this reading to answer the following questions for class. This will serve as an introduction to class on Wednesday (2/9)

1. Why is “al-Jazeera” an incorrect name for the Arabian Peninsula?

2. Why might the geography of the Arabian Peninsula make it “a challenging place to live”?

3. What do you think an “adaptation” is?

4. Why would traveling in caravans increase trade across the Arabian Peninsula?

5. Describe how the location of the Arabian Peninsula made it ideal for trade. Use specific examples.

Welcome to 2nd Semester WH9 Honors History!

Second semester begins on Monday, January 31st.

Renaissance Art Powerpoint

You can download/view my powerpoint here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7445506/Renaissance%20Art%20MATTY.ppt

Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance, Episode 1

Please watch the first episode about the Medici Family before Wednesday. If you can not access the video from home, please meet up with a friend from this class to organize a viewing party (Emphasis on party).

The video can be found on YouTube, via this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FFDJK8jmms

You might also be interested in the interactive timeline or the interactive Medici family tree or even the interactive tour of Florence.

1) Why is the Duomo (Dome) in Florence so significant?
2) What does Brunelleschi do to “unlock” the secrets of the Duomo?
3) How does the Albizzi family remove Cosimo from Florence?
a. Why does this backfire on them?
4) How does Cosimo’s return to Florence make him even more powerful than before?
5) What are some features that make Donatello's David sculpture so important?
6) In what ways does the Medici family encourage the arts, and act as patrons of the arts?
7) How did the Medici rise from poverty and insignificance to become the most powerful family in Florence?
8) Why were art and architecture important to the rise of the Medici family?
9) What problems do you foresee for the Medici family? Why?