12/5/2012 From the 600s to the 1300s‚ the Arabic Peninsula changed vastly. Starting as a desert wasteland‚ they grew from a clan based society to a rich center of culture and world trade. From the Bedouin clans to the Umayyad Caliphate to the Abbasid Caliphate‚ internal fighting remained as a source of continuity and contributed to the downfall of the empire‚ while the status of women in society evolved drastically. In all three time periods‚ internal fighting remained constant and
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and not only did the ideas that travelled the Silk Roads change but also the empires that controlled it. Roughly 200 B.C.E.‚ the Silk Roads began to become more commonly used. During this time‚ the Silk Roads linked the Roman Empire to the Han Dynasty. Both the empires dominated their respective regions and were very influential to history through their advancements and discoveries. Silk from China in the east was of high demand along the west as well as other exotic goods such as pottery‚ paper
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Islam was a very popular religious belief that had followers from all around‚ but we ask why it spread so quickly over a short period of time. There were different factors that had allowed Islamic beliefs to cover such a large area so quickly. The Islam religion started with a man named Muhammad. A tough childhood‚ losing his parents at an early age and working as a merchant most of his life . He retreated to a cave in a near mountain. He said it was there that he received his
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Micayla Starnes AP World History 21 Aug 2014 APWH Summer Assignment 2014 Chapter 1 1. The key factor that provoked civilizations to develop was agriculture. Once discovered‚ agriculture allowed humans to settle in one place for a long period of time and become less migrant‚ therefore creating bigger cities. Some of the key characteristics that were critical for civilizations to develop were advanced cities‚ specialized workers‚ complex institutions‚ record keeping and advanced technologies. Agriculture
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ruled by this clan was called the Umayyad. The Umayyad lasted from 661-750 C.E. Their policy‚ as far as religion‚ was conquering‚ not conversion. The Umayyad improved on Islamic law in many ways.. The law was based on the Qur’an. Arabs were considered as first class citizens in the Islamic world‚ whereas others were of a lesser status. Muslims also had the higher status in the Islamic world. Many citizens converted to Islam out of mere convenience. The Umayyads also conquered the Berber tribes of
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632-661 expansion during the Umayyad Caliphate‚ 661-750 two types of conversions: conversion of religion conversion of language the two normally stick together‚ first they are conquered and years later most‚ but not all convert to the religion as well. After the Arabic/Muslim conquests some areas where conquered back‚ such as Spain and Sicily. The Umayyads where replaced by another dynasty called Abbasid‚ 750-1258 (lost control in 965)‚ but the Umayyad Caliphate was still in Spain‚ which
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The Fatimids‚ a dynasty founded also with the ideology of the Isma‘ilis‚ came into prominence in the history of North Africa and Egypt when a certain Ubayd Allah (909-934) or Ubaydullah claimed that he was the Mahdi descending from the Shi‘ite line of Ali and Fatima. His claim has received much scrutiny equally by Muslim‚ European and American scholars. For sure‚ his genealogy has remained quite obscure. There is also the question of whom might be the real Mahdi‚ as the second Fatimid Caliph‚ Muhammad
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There were also changes in the Silk Road. During the 200 BCE the silk road the Roman Empire was a linked to the Han Dynasty. Both Empire where very rich and powerful.hey both were very important during the Pax Romana and also The Han Golden age. Another important change in the Silk Road was that around 600 BCE the Islamic Caliphate or the Islamic Umayyad and the Abbasid empires supported the Silk Road.Very important because of the goods that were traded and the much more cultural interaction
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BYZANTIUM and ISLAM I) Byzantium and Post Roman World A) Western European Civilization (weak and fragmented) B) Islamic World (wealthiest and largest) C) Byzantine Empire (NW Med and successor to Rome) II) The Latin Phase‚ 325-610 A) Diocletian ( r. 285-305) -creates Eastern and Western Roman Empires ruled by autocrats -trying to end civil war and contested dynastic claims B) Constantine ( r. 306-337) C) Justinian ( r. 527-565) -520s/530s after massive earthquake Justinian
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CHAPTER 9 The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam‚ 200–1200 I. The Sasanid Empire‚ 224–651 A. Politics and Society 1. The Sasanid kingdom was established in 224 and controlled the areas of Iran and Mesopotamia. The Sasanids confronted Arab pastoralists on their Euphrates border and the Byzantine Empire on the west. Relations with the Byzantines alternated between war and peaceful trading relationships. In times of peace‚ the Byzantine cities of Syria and the Arab nomads who guided
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