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HUM 111 Week 6 Quiz 5
HUM 111 Week 6 Quiz 5
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Undergraduate 1
08/06/2014

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Why in 610 CE did the Archangel Gabriel first visit Mohammad?
Definition
To deliver messages from the one and only God
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Why did Mohammad allow Muslim men to have up to four wives?
Definition
To provide protective charity
Term
Why do Muslims decorate their mosques without figurative images?
Definition
Mohammad warned that image makers would face punishment at Judgment
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Why is the Kaaba significant to Muslims today?
Definition
It represents the physical center of the planet and universe
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Why was the Kaaba significant to the Bedouins?
Definition
It housed images of their gods
Term
What advantages did feudalism offer the fiefs?
Definition
Use of land and protection
Term
Why was the Book of Kells moved from Iona off the Scottish coast to Kells in Ireland?
Definition
To protect it from Vikings threatening the Scottish coast
Term
What leads to Roland's death in the Song of Roland?
Definition
His sense of pride
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What is the meaning of the old French romans, from which "romance" derives?
Definition
Everyday language
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Why in 1066 did William of Normandy invade England
Definition
To make good Edward's promise that William would be England's next king
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