Here is the power-point that has the breakdown of our last DBQ...

Chapter 9+10 Notes

Chapter 9+10 GSPRITE Review.....

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Byzantine Empire

Geography- Where was empire?

Eastern European Empire

Balkan Peninsula/ Asia Minor/ Southern Russia

Social

Official language was Greek

Large merchant class that had no access to gov’t

People encouraged to join military for land

Political

Capital at Constantinople

Survived for almost 1000 years

Justinian and the outcomes of his wars

Biggest threat was Muslims from Arabia/ Seljuk Turks

Mongolians attacking Russia

Religious

Developed Orthodox Christianity

Iconoclasm

Celibacy of priests

Intellectual

Slavic Alphabet=Cyrillic

Technologies

Greek Fire

Economics

Luxury products

Western Europe

Geography

Holy Roman Empire

Social

Manorialism

Scandinavian Invaders=Vikings

Structure of Feudalism

Life of a serf?

Political

Where could the first feudal monarchies be found (England)

Religious

Powers of the papacy

Investiture (who could appoint bishops)

Results of crusades

Intellectual

Scholasticism

Technology

Moldboard

Three-field system

Gothic architecture

Economics

Merchant guilds..what did they do

Tips for your first DBQ essay!

Thesis:  When writing the thesis, keep these important things in mind…..

-       You are not stating your opinion or taking a side.  Do not start off your paper with, “I think Buddhism……”

-       You will not be using GSPRITE categories within this essay.  You are answering a question that asks you to analyze reactions to Buddhism.  Within your thesis, you will want to communicate to the reader (in a nut shell) what you observed while reading the documents.

-       You do not address the additional document in the thesis statement.  The additional document is a terrific thing to address at the conclusion of your paper after you have recapped your thesis.

POV’s:

-       When addressing point of view, make sure you are identifying the correct person producing the document.  Document citations always lists the author by name first and then follow with any additional information about the source such as whom they are employed by,  their occupation or other facts surrounding the publication of the document.

-       If you are not addressing the author, you are not addressing POV.  Identify the author of the document and tell why the reader may need to be aware of potential bias.

-       An easy way to address POV is to use a follow-up sentence while you are addressing the document.  The following is an example of POV that is being addressed for a fictional document concerning a defeated Roman soldier during the collapse of his home city of Rome.  The underlined portion identifies POV.

“The Roman soldier in this document obviously has little respect for the barbarian warriors he meets as he refers to them as “smelly” and “dirty” in his account.  The lack of respect is probably due to the fact that they are destroying his beloved city and he is witnessing the destruction of his society at the hands of this enemy.”   

Missing document:

-       Your missing document should be a source that would shed a new light on the topic at hand.

-       Make sure your missing voice is within the scope of the region/time period for which you are writing.  For example: When commenting on ancient China, you would not want to state that a source you would like to hear from would be a native American from the Aztec tribe.  Stay within the region and use local voices appropriate to the time frame.

-       You will need to identify WHY you need to hear from this person or group of persons.

-       Do not identify a document already in the collection as a potential missing voice (ex:”I would like to hear from another Buddhist scholar”)

-       If you have identified several missing voices, include all of them in your essay.  Remember, additional effort=potential for expanded core points.

Chapter 8 Notes.......

GSPRITE Review for Chapter 8

 Things to know for your exam:

Geography

First area of Africa to convert to Islam?

Sahel- Where and what is it?

Know where each empire is located (north, west, east or interior of Africa)

Zanj

Social

Griot

Social structure of empires- especially slaves and anything unusual (example…caste system, griots, etc.)

Demography

Political

Islam has the largest influence on North Africa

“Stateless” society

Downfall of empires (especially in the west)

Hausa

Zimbabwe

Kingdom of the Kongo

Nok

Religious

Indigenous religion of Africa?

Christian Kingdom= Ethiopia

Why is Islam so popular in many areas (think politically)

Intellectual/ Technology

Slavery in Islamic society-How was it different from elsewhere?

Swahili

Systems of writing where we have monotheism

Economy

East African trade- Products and where were shipments going?

Islam arrival=boost in economy

Slave trade increases

Chapter 6+7 Notes

POV Powerpoint

Chapter 6+7 GSPRITE Review

Chapter 6+7 GSPRITE

Geography:

Which areas of the World did Islam spread?

Social:

Bedouin- What did pre-Islamic society look like?

Women in Bedouin, Umayyad and Abbasid society?

Citizenship in the Umayyad Empire?

Political:

Leaders of Bedouin clans?

Umayyad and Abbasid Empires?

Where did the empires establish their political centers?

Decline of the Umayyad and Abbasid Empires?

Result of Civil wars/ death of al-Rashid

Impact of the Crusades on Europe and the Islamic world?

Why was first crusade successful?

Religious:

Bedouin religion?

5 Pillars

Death of Muhammad?

Caliph

Conversion to Islam (why slow at times)?

Sunni, Sh’ia and Sufi

Other Monotheistic religions in Islamic territory?

Differences between Islam and Hinduism?

Who in India is most likely to convert?

Religion of the Seljuk Turks?

Why is there seclusion and veiling of women in Islamic society?

Intellectual/ Technology

What does Islam mean?

Muslim scholars preserve the knowledge of the Roman and Greek scholars

Ka’ba

Ummah

What does the Islamic world get from India as a result of conquest?

Language adopted by the late Abbasid court?

Cities during the Abbasid Empire?

Economy:

What happens to the economy during the Abbasid period?

Disruption of agriculture in Abbasid period?