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Discuss the contributions of the culture of Islam?
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Medicine, science, mathematics, coffee, and windmills are the contributions from Islam?
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Explain the differences in worldview between Augustine and Boethius? What issues were principal to their philosophies? (BOETHIUS ONLY)
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Boethius - believed that the hope for glory was in vain and that the human life span was nothing in the eternity of time, but good will triumph with an all knowing God. Boethius issues dealt with free will, human nature and justice.
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Explain the differences in worldview between Augustine and Boethius? What issues were principal to their philosophies? (AUGUSTINE ONLY)
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Augustine - rejected the pagan notion that history repeated itself, and that humans have a definite origin, which is God. Augustine infused Christianity with Neo-Platoism.
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Explain the function of the Song of Roland.
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The Song of Roland was a 300 year old oral tradition celebrating the battle between Charlemagne's army and a Muslim force at the Spanish border.
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What is the significance of the icon in the Orthodox Church?
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Icons were considered windows into the word of the sacred; an example would be Jesus Christ being the physical manifestation of God.
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What are the five pillars of Islam?
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1. One must surrender oneself to Islam and accept Allah as his only God and Muhammad as his messenger.
2. Must pray five times a day. 3. Must make monetary donations to charity. 4. Must observe Ramadan. 5. Must make a journey to Mecca in his lifetime. |
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Why are mosques decorated with abstract art and calligraphy rather than pictorial representations?
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Muslims did not utilize icons in their worship, saying that the divinity of Allah could not be duplicated by the hands of man. Calligraphy is used because it render honor to the sacredness of the text.
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What religious legends surround the located of the Dome of the Rock?
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It is the burial place of Adam, where Abraham sacrificed his son, and were Muhammad ascending into the heavens.
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Who was Hildegard of Bingen?
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She was a medieval polymath - a Christian mystic, philosopher, poet, composer. She also founded a led a community of nuns.
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What were the important requirements of the monastic life as set forth by Saint Benedict?
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Monks lived as a family unit under the guide of a father, remained within their own poverty, never strayed from the monastery, remain obedient to the abbot, and remained unmarried.
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Contrast the interior space of mosque and Christian basilica. What similarities can be noted? Differences.
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Similarities - both utilize similar architectural elements (domes, columns), and similar art (mosaics) and had designated areas for church and prayer.
Differences - mosque prohibited the use of pictorial artwork, while there is many instances of icons in Christian churches. (Hagia Sophia being painted over) |
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What was the principal material for calligraphy?
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Parchment (dried hide of sheep or other animal).
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