China turns inward b. Europe verses Islam i. Islamic societies controlled overland trade with Asia and the only know sea route ii. By 1400 Arab‚ mariners were world’s best iii. Ottoman Turks conquer Constantinople in 1453‚ overran the Balkans by the 1520’s and also threatened Vienna iv. Safavid Empire in Iran also prominent at this time v. Mogul Empire forms basis for modern states of Pakistan and Bangladesh vi. By 1300‚ population of Europe is over one million- black death
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THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies (The Middle East &Central Asia) College of Arts and Social Sciences Islam: History & Institutions MEAS 1002 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk Second Semester 2013 Islam: History & Institutions MEAS 1002 Course Description Students will be presented with a general outline of the history of Islam from the seventh century to the present day. The course also examines the development of the central institutions of Islam in the
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I’ll Follow You Into the Dark – Extra Credit When I was in third grade I remember my teacher‚ Mrs. Cindy telling us that by the end of the week she would be choosing someone to be a line leader. I was extremely excited‚ to me being a leader would be such an honor‚ and just the word itself sparked a sense of want and all the pleasant words I had then associated with “leader” floated around in my mind like courage‚ integrity‚ passion and sincerity. I wanted to be a leader. At that time I had no
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Europe’s Asian trade replacing the Portuguese. land Empires: Russia china Mughal india‚ ottomans Russia: China: Mughal India-(mongol) Ottomans: (Turkey) most effective empire builders the world had ever known. -3 universalist traditions: one from their stepladder ancestors‚ whose aim was to make the limits of their empire match those of the sky another from islam‚ whose caliphs legacy and title the Ottoman sultans claimed; and a third from ancient Rome‚ whose legacy wrenched into their
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CHAPTER 21 Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World‚ 1750–1850 I. Prelude to Revolution: The Eighteenth-Century Crisis A. Colonial Wars and Fiscal Crises 1. Rivalry among the European powers intensified in the early 1600s as the Dutch Attacked Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas and in Asia. In the 1600s and 1700s the British then checked Dutch commercial and colonial ambitions and went on to defeat France in the Seven Years War (1756–1763)
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European growth. With numerous smaller states locked in centuries of competition‚ a culture of constantly looking for an edge over one’s rivals characterized European politics. This would lead to state support for innovation. In contrast‚ the Ottoman‚ Mughal‚ Safavid‚ and Chinese empires were much larger and (aside from the OttomanSafavid feud over Shi’a and Sunni interpenetrations of Islam) not locked in a cycle of long-term competitive struggle. 3. State-merchant alliances: As these competitive states
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as the official religion of the state. The Safavid Empire. Which of the following is a reason why Europeans put so much effort into expanding their power‚ while Chinese withdrew into their borders during the fifteenth century? European Christianity was locked in a struggle with Muslims who threatened Europe and blocked easy access to the wealth of Asia‚ whereas China already had access to the wealth of Asia.. Which of the following is true of the Mughal Empire? It established unified control
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Sub continental Literature Poetry Presentation Hard Copy Mirza Ghalib’s Prose One of the most influential luminaries of the Subcontinent literature‚ Mirza Asad Ullah Khan‚ continues to win the hearts of the posterity with his evergreen literary works. His is renowned for his poetic endeavors in Urdu and Persian language with thousands of high quality verses to his credit. He bagged a major chunk of fame through his rich philosophical verses
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PART II‚ UNIT IV:1750-1914 The era between 1750 and 1914 C.E. was one of clear Europeanhegemony. In the previous era (1450 to 1750 C.E.)‚ Europeans hadtilted the balance of world power away from Asia‚ where powerfulcivilizations had existed since ancient times. However‚ despitegrowing European influence based on sea trade and colonization‚ majorland-based empires in Asia still influenced long-distance trade andshaped political and economic conditions around them. In this era‚Europe not only dominated
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Shia Islam Shia Islam (Arabic: شيعة Shī‘ah‚ sometimes spelled Shi’a)‚ is the second largest denomination of Islam‚ after Sunni Islam. The followers of Shia Islam are called Shi’as but the terms Shiites or Shi’ites are common Anglicisations. "Shia" is the short form of the historic phrase Shī‘atu ‘Alī (شيعة علي)‚ meaning "the followers of Ali" or "the faction of Ali".[1] Similar to other schools of thought in Islam‚ Shia Islam is based on the teachings of the Islamic holy book‚ the Qur’an and the
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