conversion to Islam followed the rapid growth of the Islamic world under the Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphs. Muslim dynasties were soon established and subsequent empires such as those of the Abbasids‚ Almoravids‚ Seljuk Turks‚ Mughals in India and Safavids in Persia and Ottomans were among the largest and most powerful in the world. The Islamic world was composed of numerous sophisticated centers of culture and science with far-reaching mercantile networks‚ travelers‚ scientists‚ astronomers‚ mathematicians
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constant war; worship of God is the highest throne‚ the happiest of all estates.” Suleiman believed that to be a ruler he had to constantly be gaining more land‚ through war after war. Suleiman’s actions were true to his words. Before his rule‚ the Ottoman Empire stretched from modern day Egypt to Palestine to Turkey and Greece. He expanded his empire‚ almost doubling its size‚ to include what is now Algeria‚ Libya‚ the Red Sea and Persian Gulf
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a white marble mausoleum located in Agra‚ Uttar Pradesh‚ India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage".[4] Taj Mahal is regarded by many as the finest example of Mughal architecture‚ a style that combines elements from Persian‚ Ottoman Turkishand Indian architectural styles.[5][6] In 1983‚ the Taj Mahal became
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Calligraphy Calligraphy is more than ‘beautiful handwriting’ or ‘ornate lettering techniques.’ Calligraphy is the art of forming beautiful symbols by hand and arranging them well. It’s a set of skills and techniques for positioning and inscribing words so they show integrity‚ harmony‚ some sort of ancestry‚ rhythm and creative fire. The Kufic Script Kufic script‚ a heavy monumental Arabic script suited to stone carving‚ appears in the earliest surviving Koran manuscripts. In these‚ the diacritical
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Spain defeated the southern Muslim states. Also‚ in 1453‚ the Ottomans conquered Constantinople. Islam economically changed Europe in trading. They now traded things such as gunpowder‚ textiles‚ and Persian rugs. Continuity in Europe in this time period was the constant spread of Islam. The last member of the Umayyad family‚ Abd al-Rahman‚ fled to Spain and established the dynasty in Spain which spread Islam. During the 1350s‚ the Ottomans continued their conquest to the Balkan region which also contributed
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HIST 1750 Understanding Historical Change: Introduction to Islamic History and Culture (ca. 600 – ca. 1400) Fall 2014 MR 10:00-11:15 & 11:30-12:45 @ Keating Hall 219 Dr. Ebru Turan Dealy Hall‚ R 630 Email: turan@fordham.eduPhone: 718.817.4199 Office Hours: MR: 2:00-3:45 pm (or by appointment) Course Description: This course reviews the development of Islamic history and culture from the rise of Islam (ca. 600) to the fifteenth century. Drawing on an interdisciplinary approach that
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is decorated with white floral designs. The two tiles have different verses along the boarders and different designs in the middle. The use of glazed ceramics for architectural decorations continued into the modern era culminating in the Ottoman and Safavid empires. Both religious and secular buildings were beautifully decorated and tiled. These two star tiles were meant to be part of an interlocking grid pattern‚ probably the interior of a religious shrine. It is believed that they are from the
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CHAPTER ONE: Before History IDENTITIES: Complex Society Paleolithic Venus Figurines Metallurgy Social Class/Social Structure Lucy Neolithic Lascaux Cave Paintings Neolithic Revolution Agricultural Revolution MAP: Olduvai Gorge Neander Valley Catal Huyluk Lascaux CHAPTER TWO: Early Societies in SW Asia and Indo-European Migrations IDENTITIES: The Epic of Gilgamesh Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi’s Codes/Laws Stele Assyrians Economic
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system which would later be adopted by the English. To further emphasize how much trade in India had exploded‚ Akbar was compelled to launch wide scale road building in order to easier facilitate trade. Similarly‚ the Armenian merchants of the Safavid Empire greatly benefited form European trade. In particular‚ was their trade of Persian silk which‚ was highly sought after. In fact‚ the Armenian merchants were so adept at long distance trade they were able to auspiciously operate in European
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been done. There are many countries that had changed their view on religious tolerance. The Chinese Ming dynasty had the most diversity in all of the religious matter. In India‚ the Mughals encouraged religious intellectual ferment‚ also known as Sikhism. The Ottoman’s had multi-religious living. This gave people in Ottoman rule to be able to have a choice of what religion that they want to believe in. This had given
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