Sicily: Site of Encounter

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Where is Sicily located?

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Island off the coast of Italy.

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Why was Sicily a "site of encounter"?

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Many cultures lived & traded freely in Sicily.

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How did the transfer of knowledge from the Muslim world benefit the Latin Christian world?

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Greatly increased Latin Christians’ knowledge of science, math, philosophy, and medicine.

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What areas of the world were mostly Muslim? Options: North Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia., Western Europe, Southern Europe, The Middle East and Africa.

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North Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia.

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_______________ was primarily Latin Christian and ______________ was mostly Greek Christian.

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Western Europe, Eastern Europe

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What Italian city-states created trade networks with Muslim and Jewish merchants?

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Genoa & Venice

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How did Roger II treat Sicily’s people?

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He was tolerant of Muslims, Christians & Jews.

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Which of the following were risks that merchants took when trading across the Mediterranean? Storms, pirates, and wars., Pirates were the only threat., Storms were the only threat., No one would buy their goods.

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Storms, pirates, and wars.

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What products from the East did the Crusaders find they liked and brought back to Europe? Spices, silk, & cotton cloth., Books, silk, & grapes., Spices, cotton cloth & sheep., Silk, grain, & medicine.

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Spices, silk, & cotton cloth.