As Wolfe describes it‚ thousands of Muslims flocked to reach the holy city of Mecca each year. He uses the accounts of two travelers‚ Ibn Battuta and Ibn Jubayr‚ to explain the journey of the people who went to the hajj. It is important to note that Ibn Jubayr went on the journey a century before Ibn Battuta and Ibn Jubayr spent years on the journey while Ibn Battuta spent three months. These differences are important because it shows how the journeys became more faster over the
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Travis Wood How Barbaric Were The “Barbarians?” AAuthor PPlace and Time PPrior Knowledge AAudience RReason TMain Idea SSignificance Doc. C A John of Plano Carpini PBetween 1245 and 1247 in Karakorum PMongols were skilled warriors AStudents learning about Mongols RTo document the Mongol Army TThe Mongol Army was set up with captains over groups of ten who were group in intervals of ten. STo document the activities of the Mongol Army Doc. D AJohn of Plano Carpini
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of literature and sciences took place there (Doc 2). A document from an unbiased citizen from a region other than Cordoba is needed to test if Al-Hijara’s statements about Cordoba’s achievements are true. The Spanish Muslim traveler and geographer Ibn Jubayr believed that Damascus was one of the most spectacular‚ breathtaking cities and that even Arab desert dwelling nomads considered it a paradise (Doc 1). A conversation between scholar Abd al-Rahman and poet Al-Jahiz reveals that Abd al-Rahman
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organized form of government they brought‚ and finally‚ the spread of their culture through trading and invasions throughout the Post-Classical world. Firstly‚ the expansion of the Islamic empire kept growing and its prosperity was never lacking. Marco Polo‚ himself‚ observed the city of Tabriz‚ which was an urban area belonging to the province of Azerbaijan‚ a Muslim area. “The inhabitants support themselves principally from commerce and manufacture” (Doc. 5). This quote from the document shows that
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Document 3: The Alchemy of Happiness‚ Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali. - discusses the relationship between God and his followers. - portrayed as a short story with the inquiry of the Prophet. [ unified ] Document 4: Book of the Maghrib by Ibn Said‚ 13th century. - portrays the conflicts the Iberian peninsula‚ Andalus‚ had to face. - during three centuries and a half‚ Andalus reached an utmost degree of power and prosperity under the rule of princes of the dynasty. [ divided ] Document
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educated‚ and had protection. Key Evidence & Support The gold and salt trade. Kingdom of Ghana gaining power and wealth‚ Mansa musa and his generosity. Benin figures were considered wonders; Leo Africanus described the well educated men in Timbuktu. Ibn Battuta writes about Mali’s no mercy to unjust people and their complete security. Group 1 Arab scholar‚ Al-Bakri writes about the ancient Ghana kingdoms rise to power and wealth by controlling the Saharan gold and salt trade between 700 and 1067. He tells
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There is much to be learned about societies throughout history just from reading the texts that originated from them. Hammurabi’s Code‚ Zarathustra’s teachings on Good and Evil‚ Laozi’s Living in Harmony with Dao and Ibn Battuta’s text on Customs all provide a narrative on different aspects of culture including religious practice‚ governance‚ architecture‚ and societal structure. Hammurabi’s Code illustrates the patriarchal society and the class system that was present in the Old Babylonian Empire
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the quote below‚ what is revealed by the scene Ibn Battuta | | |witnesses and by his reaction? | | | | | |QUOTE: “When Ibn Battuta arrived there‚ the casual interaction between|
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AP WORLD HISTORY SEMESTER EXAM TEST REVIEW Structure: The exam will consist of 40 multiple choice questions (20 questions on Unit 3‚ 15 questions on Unit 2‚ and 5 questions on Unit 1) and 2 free response essay questions (1 Comparative FRQ and 1 CCOT FRQ). The MCQ section will count for 50% of the grade and the FRQ section will count for 50%. The exam will be two hours. You have 35 minutes for the MCQ section and 85 minutes for the two FRQ questions. The test will cover content from class and from
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DOCUMENT BASED QUESTION DIRECTIONS: Compose a thesis controlled essay answering the following question based on YOUR analysis of the documents provided below. Take into account both the sources of the documents and the point of view of the authors. DO NOT SIMPLY WRITE A SUMMARY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENT. THE QUESTION: What was the scope and the attitude of people toward the institution of slavery in the world from the beginning of civilization to the dawn of modern times? Note to the wise:
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