HIST 13 Midterm Review. Questions and Answers 2

• Explain what the European historiography of world history is in terms of Eurocentrism or the European miracle, and the Orient Express? Where did civilization start from, where did it go and where did it ultimately end? Contrast this with another historiography we have read (hint: Broken Spears). • In the film Islam-Empire of Faith, the House of Wisdom was very much a center of criss cross diffusion. What was this place, and where was it located? What were some of the achievements and ideas that came from the House of Wisdom and Islamic culture, and how does this challenge Western historiography? • Who was Saladin, and how did the Crusades and the massacre at Jerusalem catapult him into power? What happened to the Christians after he took drove out the Crusaders? What started the Crusades, and what was the role of the Pope and Church? Montezuma was less concerned with the Requerimiento than with Cortez himself. Why? Who did he think Cortez was? How did this contribute to the overall fall of the Aztecs? • The Cholula massacre, the massacre at the festival for Huitzilopochtli, and the night of sorrows were all significant to the conquest of the Aztecs. What were each of these events, and why were they important to the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs? • What were some differences between the film on Cortez and the Broken Spear? How did each portray Cortez and the Aztecs? What does this say about historiography, and why is this important?