Friday, May 11, 2012

Castles and The Battle of Hastings Study Guide


Identify and describe the parts of a medieval castle
Purpose of a castle
The defensive parts of the castle 
The different ways a castle was sieged
required duties of a vassal and a lord
the oath of fealty
the measure of a vassal's wealth
characteristics expected of a knight 
The great hall. 
methods used to brighten and warm the castle 
Why did servants wear the same color?
How were the servants of each castle identified?
Medieval armor
Duke of Normandy.
Harold Godwinson 
Edgar Etheridge
Harald Haraddrada
knights
three stages of knighthood and the main purpose for each stage?
building material of medieval castles?
Battering Ram
Corner Towers
Chain Sword
1066
Workplace
 Role of the Catholic Church

Saturday, April 21, 2012

The Dark Ages Study Guide

characteristics of the early Middle Ages
Pope
The head of a parish
Scandinavia routine?
Battle of Tours Charles
Martel
Viking invasions
Viking longship?
Germanic tribe that settled in France
Two types of clergy in the Roman church
Mediator between God and man
Jesus’ role in the Roman Catholic                                                                                           
A major European country was conquered by the Muslims?
Charlemagne' s empire
Long ship
Charlemagne
Rituals performed by a Priest, Monks, Archbishops and Cardinals
The purpose of each of the seven sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church.
improvements in farming during the Middle Ages?

Monday, March 5, 2012

Islam Study Guide

Identify the Nations in which Islam spread
Arabia's most valuable
resource
Oasis
Identify the main geographical features of Arabia
Where do most of the people live?
Bedouins
Identify the main events in Muhammad ‘s life
Allah
Mecca
Medina
Hegira
Kabba
Koran
Explain the five pillars of Islam
Mosque
Ramadan
heaven
How long did it take Islam to spread from Spain to India?
Muslim treatment of Christians and Jews?
Popular subject for Muslim artists?
monotheistic religion.
How popular is the Islamic religion?
jihad
Women’s role under Islam?
Describe the origin of Islam.
Compare Islam and Christianity in terms of what they believe concerning Jesus and salvation. How did the spread of Christianity differ from the spread of Islam?

Monday, February 20, 2012

The Early Church

Why was it the right time for the Father to send Christ original sources Christ as God, as man? Reasons that Christ came Bethlehem
Nazareth Christ public ministry Why was Christ's death necessary? Describe early church meetings, when where and how they worshiped? Why were they persecuted Christianity's legal status Accusations against the early Christians Date when western half of the Roman Empire ended. Paul
Nero

Diocletian
Constantine
Caesar Augustus
Causes for the decline of the Roman Empire

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Roman Empire

Latin
Etruscans
a city.
an empire.
a republic.
monarchy
Consul
Senate.
Law of Twelve Tables gear of a typical Roman soldier
How did the Romans treat conquered neighbors
Rome’s road system
population of Rome
Imperator
Augustus
Caesar
Princeps
Tiber
Punic Wars
Carthage
Hannibal
Plebeians
Patricians
Latins
Republic Pax
Pax Romana
Aeneid
major subject in Roman schools
architecture
Stoics
Epicureans
Concrete
Dome
Forum
Aqueduct
Julius Caesar
Brutus

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Greece Act II and Alexander the Great

Herodotus
Aristotle.
Socrates
"The Republic”
Plato
Aristotle
The Academy
Hippocrates
Euclid
Sophocles
Euripides
Tragedies
Parthenon
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns
Greek architecture.
Homer
'Know thyself''
Philosophers
Two forms of Greek drama
Aristarchus
Father of Greek History History
Greek Olympics
Greek Education
Greek Theater

Alexander the Great
Study Guide The rest of the study guide Greece Act II is in an older post

Philip II
Cassander
Ptolemy
Seleucus
Lysimacus
Aristotle
Alexander what makes him so great?
Alexandria
locations of the battle fought by Alexander's troops
Hellenistic
Babylon
Areas that were a part of Alexander's Empire
Indus River valley
Changes that resulted from Alexander's conquests
Statue in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream represented.
its head
its breasts and arms
its belly
its legs
Alexander speech to his men at Opis
What specifically did Dan. 8:5-8 predict Alexander the Great would do