How barbaric were the barbarians? The Mongols were a group of people that lived during the 13th century in central Asia. They expanded their empire throughout most of Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. The Barbarians were indeed barbaric. Because of their human nature, the Mongols stroke feared in the faces of many people.…
The Muslim empire went through great expansion. I think the major key to the Islamic expansion was their military. They conquered lots such as the Greeks. They conquered all who rebelled against them. One way military helped with Islamic expansion is by conquering others around the world and teaching them of the Islamic religion. By conquering others this expanded and increased the Muslim empire and population. According to Document A “The battle they fought at al-Yarmuk was of the fiercest and bloodiest kind. In this battle 24,000 Muslims took part”. This is an example of how military helped Islamic expansion. Another way the military helped Islamic expansion was according to Document C “ Individuals were required to embrace…
What if trade could bring together an empire? One thing as little thing such as trade can have a crazy huge impact on an empire. For example Trade had a huge impact on Byzantine empire, because The capital of the Byzantine empire was a prime place for trade, Also The fairs in the city helped with bringing a lot more money and new traders to the Byzantine empire.…
15. What changes did Islamic expansion generate in those societies that encountered it, and how was Islam itself transformed by those encounters?…
The Mongols, created by Genghis Khan, is perceived by some as a brutal and uncivilized culture. They are known to carry out treacherous massacres as they conquered parts of Asia and Eastern Europe. However, this perception is false because the Mongols were a very much rather civilized culture. A civilized culture can be defined as having advancements in society, being well organized, and having the ability to prosper. Organization of a society allows for more time and an easier way for the economy to prosper making them even more advanced.…
Between the end of the eleventh and into the thirteenth century the Crusades were conducted a series of nine wars that have been come to be known as the Crusades. The Crusades were a war between Christians and Muslims. The Crusades had both a positive and negative impact on the Western and Eastern worlds that were involved in the conflict. So was their more of an negative or positive impact of the crusades? There was more of an negative impact on the Crusades because the Crusades left hatred and and bitterness for the Christians and and Muslims.…
The message of the Quran also rejected the Arab tribal and clan structure, which was prone to war, feuding, and violence. Instead, the Quran sought to replace this structure with the umma, the community of all believers.…
After reviewing these documents, it is clear that the Islamic civilization was able to besiege such an extensive empire by spreading the Islamic belief throughout various methods. Throughout these documents, Islam is shown to spread quickly because of the Muslim’s respect toward other people’s religion. Furthermore, Muslims also used war and battle to grow the Islamic empire and reach other lands. Finally, the Islamic civilization practiced a moral principle – equality – to encompass an extensive empire of the Islamic belief.…
From 1520 to 1566 in eastern Anatolia when he died Suleiman I the Magnificent had changed the Empire immensely. The sons of Suleiman, who ruled the Ottoman Empire who once were able to call each other brothers, now call each other traitors because each son was consumed by greed and an obsession for power now that their father is out of throne and only one may rise up to the hierarchy. They each had plans to skyrocket the empire in their own very different ways. And so no matter who became the next Sultan, despite making enemies every time the Ottomans had expanded, the Ottomans kept their empire well unified because they had a very robust army, and the Golden Age aided in legitimacy and loyalty towards Suleiman I.…
Why did Islam expanded so rapidly Islam stretched so instantly by war, religion, and rights. Some joined the religion not just to join but they joined the religion because of fear in what the Islamic religion was going to do to them if they did not join the Islamic religion. In conclusion war, religion, and rights are just three of many reasons why Islam advanced so…
Other religions (Jews, Christians and Pagons) being attracted to Islam would help the Islamic faith to expand more quickly because people were more willing to accept it. They were willing to accept the new faith because they hated their rulers and wanted a change from high taxes and religious persecution.…
Throughout the centuries, many empires have developed on the different continents of the Earth. All of these empires have experienced period of political, economic, and social success, as well as periods of decline. This is the case with the 3 Muslim empires: the Ottomans, the Safavids, and the Mughal. After the collapse of the Mongol Empire, the 3 kingdoms began to from across Asia: the Ottoman Empire in Asia Minor, the Safavid Empire in Persia, and the Mughal Empire in India. At their height, they covered nearly all of the Islamic World. Although all 3 empires have distinct differences, they also have many similarities.…
Harun al-Rashid was the last 'Abbasid caliph to rule a clean-cut empire and after his death, the empire was divided in two. One son, Amin, got the western area and the caliphate, and his other son, Al-Mamun got the eastern area, the army, and the right to succession. Moreover, the 4th Fitna (811-813) was not about religious principles, but it was a civil war between Amin and Al-Mamun; Amin wanted his son to be the next caliph, but Al-Mamun didn't agree because Amin didn't have the right to succession. Al-Mamun entered present-day Baghdad in 819 and fought his brother/brother's empire with the assistance of Tahir, a Khurasani warlord. Once Al-Mamun won, he formed a new empire, give his former empire to Tahir (who in turn ruled the Tahirids, which lasted from 821-873). All of this has lead to a further breaking up of the empire and conflict within the caliphate. Besides, Al-Mamun attempted religious and political authority and he supported rational thought, which put him at odds with the ulama.…
The Umayyads tried to convert the Islamic conquests into a secular state. The Umayyad caliphs extended the territories of Islam to the walls of Constantinople, the borders of China, and along the southern coast of the Mediterranean to Spain. The Umayyads attempted to maintain a strictly Arab elite within their state. As the number of non-Arab converts to Islam grew, dissatisfaction with the concept of Arab—especially Quraysh—dominance festered. Demands for greater equality among all Muslims coalesced with reformers’ claims into a broad movement that unseated the Umayyads. Distant relatives of Muhammad, the ‘Abbasids, were recognized as rightful successors. In 750 the ‘Abbasids replaced the Umayyads as rulers everywhere but in Spain. At the outset, the ‘Abbasids represented the reform movement and set out to govern according to strict religious principles. Arabs lost their control of Islamic government which was opened to all Muslims. The ‘Abbasids created a new capital in Baghdad, a recognition of the new importance of Iraq and Persia in the new government. The ‘Abbasids claimed absolute rights of government based on the righteousness of their claims to power. The caliphs created a centralized bureaucracy on the model of the eastern empires. Slave soldiers replaced the originally Arab armies. By the tenth century, the ‘Abbasid caliphs lost absolute control over Islam. Local military commanders, emirs, took over provincial governments. Various Shi’ite movements successfully established separatist governments. The most important Shi’ite revolution resulted in the creation of the Fatimid caliphate in Egypt. A third caliphate arose in Spain under the Umayyad, ‘Abd ar-Rahman III. External invasion led to the final collapse of the ‘Abbasids. Seljuk Turks conquered Baghdad in 1055, while much of northern Africa fell to Moroccan Berbers. The invasions disrupted the commercial and economic systems of the Islamic…
The two articles not only refer to the experiences of the same individual, they focus on different periods in the lifetime of the individual in question. The Muhammad’s Early Life and Prophetic Call article seeks to give a detailed account of the various events in Muhammad’s life that have had a far-reaching impact on the establishment and the growth of Islam. On the other hand, Muhammad and the Early Conquests sought to give a general overview of the Islam beginning from Muhammad to its subsequent spread to among the Persians and the Egyptians.…