methods‚ and it controlled the views eventually. In this paper‚ different events‚ and calamities describes some of the views for both sides from different perspectives. During the Crusades’ war the Frankish were described clearly by the Muslims. Usmah Ibn Munqidh‚ a Muslim warrior who experienced the Frankish behaviors gave a clear picture of the Franks in terms of their morals‚ their behavior with Muslims and their strengths and weaknesses. The Franks‚
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name boron originates from the Arabic word ’ buraq’ or borax. Boron compounds were known thousands of years ago. Borax glazes were used in China from AD300‚ and some even reached the West‚ where the Persian scientist Jābir ibn Hayyān seems to mention it in AD700. Marco Polo brought some glazes back to Italy in the 13th century. In 1777‚ boric acid was recognized in the hot springs near Florence‚ Italy‚ and became mainly medical uses. The rare mineral is called sassolite‚ which is found at Sasso
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mercy to anyone who is guilty of the least act of it. There is complete security in their country. Neither traveler nor inhabitant in it has anything to fear from robbers. Source: Ibn Battuta‚ Traztels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354‚ tr. and ed. H.A.R. Gibb‚ Broadway House‚ 1929 (adapted) \Alhat two things impressed Ibn Battuta about Mali? Document 7 This description of the lost-wax process of making bronze sculpture comes from an oral account of a Hausa artisan. In the name of Allah the Compassionate
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amount of manuscripts and written books that were sold the manuscripts and books were sold more than most of the merchandise (doc. #5). Ibn Battuta (a.k.a Leo Africanus) said that he was impressed that he could travel without any fear and he felt safe traveling. The abhorrence of the crimes was very strict. if they found you guilty they showed no mercy and Ibn liked that because he wouldn’t have to worry about being robbed. The harsh punishment
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I would consider the Middle Ages a fairly dark time in the history of the world‚ most evidently in the case of Europe. There were however differences across civilizations over the world including China. Many have called the era during the Tang and Song dynasties a golden age‚ one of prosperity and innovation. While life in Europe was often very glum‚ especially for serfs‚ Chinese inhabitants were fairly well off by all indications. The emergence of Buddhism and the continuance of many Confusionist
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impact on the history of the world. Without contributions from caliphs like Ibn Fadlan‚ traders like Abraham bin Yuji‚ and nobles such as Ibn Battuta‚ our world would be very different today. Xuanzang‚ a Buddhist monk‚ fled his Chinese monastery illegally to travel to India‚ and retuned after 17 years‚ around the same time the Tang dynasty began‚ where he later reunited with his brother‚ and remained a buddhist monk. Ibn Fadlan‚ a noble who traveled to Almish hoping to ally with him‚ was forced to
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post-classical Muslim cities were important‚ was because they were involved with many religious aspects. We know this because cities like Damascus‚ were highly honored and associated with religion. According to Document 1‚ Spanish Muslim traveler‚ Ibn Jubayr‚ states "The city [Damascus] was highly honored when Allah gave refuge to the Messiah and
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our fisc twelve pounds of silver‚ but we decree that to him whose slave he is he shall bring another of the same value in addition to that same fugitive. * The law above comes from what Byzantine Code? * What is the main idea of the law? Ibn Battuta: Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354 Jerusalem and its holy sites Among the grace-bestowing sanctuaries of Jerusalem is a building‚ situated on the farther side of the valley called the valley of Jahannam [Gehenna] to the east of the town‚ on
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With incredible tactics‚ a group of nomadic people specifically referred to as the Mongols‚ conquered Eurasia during the 13th and 14th centuries and left impacts that apply even to the present. Out of the hundreds of changes they may have caused‚ there are three that seem the most significant. As they dominated most parts of Eurasia‚ they brought religious biases‚ impacts that had negative effect on Eurasia’s economy‚ and influenced the spread of ideas‚ technology‚ and diseases. To a certain
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1. Egyptians used salt to persevere their dead. In the Middle Ages people used salt to protect their crops from getting ergot. The Jews and Muslims use salt to protect newborns from evil. These are three different cultural beliefs that reflect the importance of salt as a means to protect life. 2. The Chinese salt history began under the rule of Huangdi. Huangdi‚ also called the Yellow Emperor‚ credited with making the earth civil. He taught people many skills‚ and introduced systems of government
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