AP midterm
Mr.Gross
AP world
10-21-13
ABC Clio Activity
Islamic account
1. How does each account portray the enemy?
They don’t really describe them well but as a fierce fighting force.
2. What explanations, if any, do you see for the success of the Muslims?
As Muslims would say they had the help of Allah
They fiercely fought
3. How did they treat their conquered enemies? Jews? Christians?
The Muslims treated both Jews and Christians friendly
4. How were Muslims perceived by Jews and Christians?
The Muslims thought the Jews and Christians saw them as weak
Christian account
1. How does each account portray the enemy?
The Christians portray the enemy as fierce and brutal
2. What explanations, if any, do you see for the success of the Muslims?
There doesn’t seem to be a reason
3. How did they treat their conquered enemies? Jews? Christians?
When they conquered their enemies they killed and destroyed most of them
4. How were Muslims perceived by Jews and Christians?
The Muslims were perceived as weak.
Some could say that what contributed to the rapid spread of Islam are their Muslim leader and his god Allah. Socially Muhammad contributed by spreading his visions and new religious beliefs. As he became more known people started to accept his beliefs and visions. Which would later help build an army for the Islamic people to fight for the name of Allah. This also didn’t help either though as he began to gain enemies who weren’t very fond of beliefs. Thus leading him to leaving to go to Medina known as the hijra. Were he ultimately becomes the leader of Medina were the people are more of a receptive audience and this is where his followers becomes very populated. Politically Islam had the upper hand, Byzantine and Persia having been exhausted by the protracted conflicts made them both vulnerable. As Muhammad taken over lands from Byzantine and Persia he began to take in more people, growing his army, society, and religious beliefs.
AP world
10-21-13
ABC Clio Activity
Islamic account
1. How does each account portray the enemy?
They don’t really describe them well but as a fierce fighting force.
2. What explanations, if any, do you see for the success of the Muslims?
As Muslims would say they had the help of Allah
They fiercely fought
3. How did they treat their conquered enemies? Jews? Christians?
The Muslims treated both Jews and Christians friendly
4. How were Muslims perceived by Jews and Christians?
The Muslims thought the Jews and Christians saw them as weak
Christian account
1. How does each account portray the enemy?
The Christians portray the enemy as fierce and brutal
2. What explanations, if any, do you see for the success of the Muslims?
There doesn’t seem to be a reason
3. How did they treat their conquered enemies? Jews? Christians?
When they conquered their enemies they killed and destroyed most of them
4. How were Muslims perceived by Jews and Christians?
The Muslims were perceived as weak.
Some could say that what contributed to the rapid spread of Islam are their Muslim leader and his god Allah. Socially Muhammad contributed by spreading his visions and new religious beliefs. As he became more known people started to accept his beliefs and visions. Which would later help build an army for the Islamic people to fight for the name of Allah. This also didn’t help either though as he began to gain enemies who weren’t very fond of beliefs. Thus leading him to leaving to go to Medina known as the hijra. Were he ultimately becomes the leader of Medina were the people are more of a receptive audience and this is where his followers becomes very populated. Politically Islam had the upper hand, Byzantine and Persia having been exhausted by the protracted conflicts made them both vulnerable. As Muhammad taken over lands from Byzantine and Persia he began to take in more people, growing his army, society, and religious beliefs.