The period of classical decline gave birth to many great religions. As empires fell‚ religions began to emphasize devotion‚ piety and greater sense of afterlife. They spread into much of Asia‚ Africa‚ and Europe. Religions like Christianity and Islam produced new culture and took on a more unifying and dynamic function. Both Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religions‚ both a development out of Judaic teaching‚ and both spread through conquest. However‚ when compared: Christianity developed
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The difference between the two of them which are Shiite and Sunni is over the conceptions of the caliphate. Shiite Islam believe in caliph as a spiritual leader and feel that only his decedents from Muhammad’s immediate family should have the political power over Islam whereas Sunni Islam believe in authoritative caliphs who were taught to rule in God’s
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María Rosa Menocal’s The Ornament of the World examines the world of medieval Spain or al-Andalus in which Judaic‚ Islamic‚ and Christian cultural and religious elements coexistence in a “lost” golden age: Menocal writes to shed light on this time period that models tolerance and to attempt to paint a portrait of life in Medieval Spain that can inspire future generations. Whereas tradition histories of Arabic people follow the Abbasid dynasty‚ Menocal choses to follow the Umayyad prince to al-Andalus
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The Rise of Islam AP World History The Arabs • Semitic speaking people of the Middle East • Nomads who moved regularly to find water and food • Settled in the Arabian peninsula – desert land – lack of rivers and lakes The Arabs • Organized into independent clans/tribes to help one another with the harsh environment • Each tribe had a sheikh • Developed the caravan trade and were major carriers of trade from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea • Conflict over water & pasture land w/warrior
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The Kurds played a vital role in drafting the Iraqi constitution in 2003‚ as the United States forces invaded Iraq and Saddam Hussain was ousted. The new constitution acknowledged the autonomous region of the Kurdistan Regional Government within the federal system of Iraq. The Kurdish Regional Government bypassed the Iraqi central government by directly exporting energy in 2013‚ it raised concerns among Baghdad and Washington that the oil revenue may allow the KRG to establish independence. The Iraqi
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------------------------------------------------- Zamzam Well From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Zamzam" redirects here. For the Iranian soft drink company Zam Zam Group (named after this well)‚ see Zam Zam Cola. Well of Zamzam | Native name Arabic: زمزم | Pilgrims visiting the well. | Location | Kaaba‚ Masjid al-Haram | Coordinates | 21°25′19.2″N 39°49′33.6″ECoordinates: 21°25′19.2″N 39°49′33.6″E | Area | about 30 m (98 ft) deep and 1.08 to 2.66 m (3 ft 7 in to 8 ft 9 in)
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accommodate them; governance structures are not opening up sufficiently to include them; and their search for iden¬tity has spurred movements as disparate as pro-democracy civic action‚ radical nation¬alism‚ and messianic dreams of a revival of the caliphate. This bulge will take at least a couple of decades to work—or break—its way through the system. 2. Power Shift toward the Populace. Advanc¬es in technology and communication have led to a power shift from once all-domi¬nant states to an increasingly
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Economic developments matched this new surge of intellectualism‚ bringing al-Andalus and the dhimmi into the global sphere. While other dhimmi took advantage of cultural and social opportunities‚ still countless others became active participants and leaders in the economy. As second class citizens‚ the dhimmis were the most viable candidates for an urban middle class and soon had access to multiple professional and administrative careers. They collaborated closely with Muslims to urbanize the empire
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Al-Qaeda The Base"‚ "The Foundation" or "The Fundament". Is a global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden‚ Abdullah Azzam and several other militants at some point between August 1988 and late 1989‚ with origins traceable to the Soviet war in Afghanistan. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational‚ stateless army and an Islamist‚ extremist‚ wahhabi‚ jihadist group. It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations Security Council‚ the North
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“You will not be punished for your anger‚ you will be punished by your anger.”(Siddhartha Gautama/Buddha).For years a religion has been split in two‚ cradling much contempt and malice in-between. A conflict that has existed for fifteen centuries‚ exists still today. From it‚ war and each continue to plague the countries of Iran‚ Iraq‚ and all others in the Middle East. Now‚ however‚ more and more people ask why the conflict persists‚ where it came from‚ and how anyone could benefit from such a religious
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