The muslims inherited much from Greece, Rome, and India. Muslims tolerated other cultures and because of that were so advanced in scholarship, the medical field, and many others areas at the highest level at that period of time. The muslims achievements will always have a lasting impact on our world.…
1. Which of the following was NOT one of the early modern Islamic empires? Ottoman, Abbasid, Gujarat, Mughal, Safavid.…
What were the three gunpowder empires? Ottoman Safavid Mughal Where was each empire located?…
The historical relationship between the Mongols and Islam can be described as ambivalent. Historians have traditionally viewed the Mongolian invasion of the Khwarazmia and the Abbasid Caliphate as destructive to the Islamic identity, because Islamic world-empires suffered a loss of political power, economic wealth, and human life; and the destruction of Baghdad resulted in the loss of Islamic multicultural and social cohesiveness. Recent studies, however, indicate that the Mongols facilitation of trade led to the spread Islam, which made it the global religion seen in present day. While the Mongols destroyed Islamic world-empires, they fostered a growing Muslim community beyond Islam’s Persian and Arabic origins. Therefore, the Mongols positively impacted Islam by creating a more geographically and ethnically diverse Islamic identity, which outweighs the negative impact caused by initial devastation.…
The early Islamic Empire expanded throughout the years in three different ways. One way the empire expanded was through war to acquire additional land. In Document A it explains that the Muslims were fighting an impressive war and also that the Muslim women were fighting violently. Another reason the empire expanded was since the treaty persuaded several people to practice Islam. In Document B the treaty says that they will not perform anything wicked toward them for example putting them in jail or harassing them. This probably impressed people, which made them choose to practice such a peaceful and forgiving religion. The last reason why the early Islamic empire expanded was because people desired stipends. Stipends exist as payments which…
The Sassanid Empire served as the revival of the Persian Empire from 244-651 C.E., Persian traditions had endured during this time period and kinships as well as Zoroastrian religion were part of their everyday life. Bedouin or nomadic societies inhabited the Arabian Peninsula as well, with a culture based on goat and camel herding. However, life styles and interactions changed with the introduction of Islam in the Post Classical period. In the 7th century Islam began a series of conquest and conversions, making their potential to become the first truly global civilization unstoppable. Once the Muslim raids began in India in 711 C.E. Islam’s influence changed the Hindu way of life and cultural unity between these and other civilizations began. The introduction of Islam to the Middle East and India from 622-1450 C.E. brought cultural, political, and economic continuities and changes to these societies. Cultural and economic continuities included architecture and the growth of a strong trading system; however, there were changes in political systems from kinships and Persian influence to religious based kingdoms and rulers.…
All three empires incorporated some sort of Islamic practices into their government, which in turn led to power. In addition, they each also had some sort of military practice that helped them solidify that power. Both the Ottoman and Safavid empires used slave labor as well as training them in order to serve in their militaries. As for the Safavid empire, religion was used more as a way to unite the nation rather than having religious influence on the government like the Ottomans. The Mughal empire was more tolerant, with both Hinduism and Islam playing a large role in their rise to power.…
Before the 1700s, three of the major empires were called the Gunpowder Empires: the Ottomans of Turkey, the Safavids of Iran, and the Mughals of India. Although the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires had strong bureaucracies and economic prosperity, they also had absolute rulers who denied their citizens basic civil rights.…
Muslim caliphates, Ancient civilizations (Nile Valley, Mesopotamia, Sumer, Kush, etc.), Hebrew Kingdoms, Ottoman Empire, Persia…
The forms of conquest and domination throughout the Middle East and Central Asia varied greatly throughout the centuries. The most successful empires were able to expand and exert their dominance through tactics that had not been utilized in previous empires. While the Umayyad and Safavid empires were powerful, the Ottoman and Mongol Empires became two of the strongest empires in the Middle East and Central Asia due to their inclusion of minorities, powerful tactics, and expansion through military force and trade.…
Although the fall of the Roman Empire and the Abbasids differed greatly they both still declined due to internal and external factors, such as the government and economy failing, foreign invaders, and reasons caused by the people. Even though both empires suffered to causes that were similar, the two inevitably ended differently. The Roman Empires government suffered from political uncertainty and the moving of the capital. The Roman army steadily began to grow weak, while the population declined and the Roman Empire could no longer protect itself from nomadic invaders. On the other hand due to problems with political control and succession the rule and financial system of the Abbasid failed; focusing more on handling the slave revolts and assassination attempts, the military unsuccessfully defended itself from the Mogul invaders that later took over the empires capital Baghdad.…
The devastation of the Black Death following hard on the heels of the Mongol destruction of Islam’s most important city and capital of the Abbasid Empire, Baghdad, eliminated Islam’s old political order. Nonetheless, these two catastrophes prepared the way for new Islamic states to emerge. Of these, the Ottoman, the Safavid, and the Mughal dynasties ultimately grew powerful enough to become empires themselves. The most powerful, the Ottoman Empire, occupied the pivotal area between Europe and Asia. They embraced a Sunni view of Islam, while adopting traditional Byzantine ways of governance and trying new ways of integrating the diverse peoples of their expanding territories.…
The Muslims and Islam, to build their own culture, used other countries as examples such as Rome, India, and Greece, as well as the countries that they conquered. They used these examples and the different teachings of these countries to advance them to the highest level that they had ever been. The documents show different views and help explain what the achievements are, how they came to be, and also their lasting impact on the rest of the world. The first set of documents talk about what the achievements are and the way that they helped to better the Muslims in Islam. The second group of documents give evidence and explain how the Muslims accomplished these achievements and what they improved on from other countries to make theirs the best…
When Mary begins to go through the pains of childbirth, she is taken by the angel Gabriel to an isolated stream with a date palm tree. There, she bears Jesus as a child untouched by sin and Mary is able to rest, shaking the palm to allow as many dates to fall as she pleases. The Arab-Islamic influences make themselves plain here in the form of the date-bearing palm, a traditional fruit in the Arab Gulf region that fails to appear in the Christian Gospels’ accounts of the birth of Jesus. It provides an example of the Arab influences on the Quran and the selective editing of the Christological narrative so as to better fit a story which aligns with the development and geography of Islam.…
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