U N I V E R S I T Y O F L A G O S D E P A R T M E N T O F E N G L I S H M . A . L I T E R A T U R E C O U R S E W O R K: M O D E R N N I G E R I A N D R A M A : S O C I O - C U L T U R A L A N D W E S T E R N I N F L U E N C E S N A M E : A G B A M U A G H O G H O M A T R I C U L A T I ON N U M B E R : 1 0 9 0 1 3 0 4 6 C O U R S E : M O D E R N N I G E R I A N D R A M A E N G 8 5 6 QUESTION: HOW HAS MODERN NIGERIAN DRAMA BEEN INFLUENCED
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Damascus after his father’s death‚ and Saladin began work for Nur-ad-din‚ following in the footsteps of his father and uncle. The Muslim world was rent by religious differences. The Seljuk caliphate‚ ruled by Nur al-Din‚ was of the more liberal Sunni sect and had its seat of power in Baghdad. The Fatimid caliphate of Egypt‚ which had embraced the more orthodox Shict‚ was a volatile agglomeration with weak rulers. Like a splinter between them was the Latin Kingdom‚ a Christian stronghold along the eastern
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It has become one of the main jihadist groups fighting government forces in Syria and Iraq. Its leader is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi‚ who joined the rebellion that erupted in Iraq after the US-led invasion in 2003. Its original aim was to establish a caliphate in the Sunni-majority regions of Iraq. Following its involvement in the Syrian Civil War‚ this expanded to include controlling Sunni-majority areas of Syria. The CIA source (Jomana Karadsheh 2014) showed that more than 15‚000 foreign fighters‚ including
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600–1450 Time Period – 22% of the Exam Cram Packet Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600–1450 as a period: Major events which caused change: Islam emerges; Islamic empire emerges Industrial Revolution in China (Sung dynasty) Spread of Neo-Confucianism (in China) – mixture of Confucianism with some Buddhism Schism in Christianity (when the east and the west churches divided into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox Christianity; they divided over the
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horseback and they utilized a variety of tactics in conquering almost all of Eurasia (China‚ Central Asia‚ Persia (Iran)‚ and Russia). Prior to Mongol conquests‚ China was split into three kingdoms (with the Song being the most powerful)‚ the Abbasid Caliphate was a shell of its former greatness‚ and Russia was loosely controlled by princes in various cities. There have been many names used to refer to the Mongols: Mughal‚ Tartar‚ Mogul. Eventually‚ each khanate collapsed because of economic problems and
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network. A change in commerce in the Indian Ocean region was the increasing foreign presence. Early on‚ the Indian Ocean trade network was only an interaction among the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates in the Arabian peninsula‚
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Over a thousand years ago‚ Europe experienced one of its greatest periods of cultural enlightenment.Islam in Spain has had a fundamental presence in the culture and history of the nation. The religion was present inmodern Spanish soil from 711 until 1492 under the rule of the Arabs and Moors of al-Andalus.Islamic Spain was a multi-cultural mix of the people of three great monotheistic religions: Muslims‚Christians‚ and Jews.For more than three centuries in Medieval Spain‚ Muslims‚ Jews and Christians
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dd 101 College Parkway - Florestano Bldg. 202A ( Arnold‚ Maryland 21012 office (410) 777-7063; fax (410) 777-7054 HLS/HIS 261—History of the Middle East--Online Spring Semester 2013 Course Syllabus and General Information Course Description: The History of the Middle East course will explore processes of change and broad continuities in Middle Eastern history‚ demonstrating how change and continuity have influenced the region from the era immediately preceding the Prophet
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Civilization in the Early Middle Ages‚ 750-1000 1) Describe the contribution of the Muslims and the Vikings to Early European civilizations. Muslims: The first great wave of Muslim expansion had ended at the beginning of the eighth century. Gradually‚ the Muslims built up a series of sea bases in their occupied territories in North Africa‚ Spain‚ and Southern Gaul and began a new series of attacks in the Mediterranean in the ninth century. They raided the southern coasts of Europe‚ especially
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Regional Interactions (600 to 1450 CE) A THUMBNAIL VIEW • As in the previous chapter‚ this time period witnessed a tremendous growth in long-distance trade due to improvements in technology. Trade through the Silk Road‚ the Indian Ocean‚ the trans-Saharan trade route‚ and the Mediterranean Sea led to the spread of ideas‚ religions‚ and technology. During the period known as Pax Mongolia‚ when peace and order were established in Eurasia due to the vast Mongol Empire‚ trade and cultural interaction
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