Ancient And Medieval History Essay

From the three documents provided, Documents A, B, and C. I think that the Early Islamic Empire expanded war, by truced, and rare peace. It changed dramatically. The spread of Islam from 632-661. The battle in al-Yarmuk was the fiercest and bloodiest of its kind.

There was an extreme Islamic conquest throughout Europe, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. In an excerpt from a book by al-Baladhuri, in Document F, it states, “But the people of Hims replied, ‘We like your rule and justice far better than the state of oppression and tyranny in which we were.

After Muslim conquests, the growth of cities flourished under Islam rule. Muslim rulers gained control of the pre-existing cities and founded new ones from Asia to Europe. Cities and urban areas in Muslim society were important because of the role it plays in religion, trade, and culture. Trade was a very significant part of Muslim society. The trade network is expansive and the routes extend across Europe, North Africa and Asia (Document 6).

Ismail, I claimed that he was the descendant of Ali, the cousin, and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and was taken as a Mehdî el-Muntazar ( Messianic figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the end of times to rid the world of evil and injustice and the last of Shia Imams)by his subjects. The heritage that he received from his religious liders family (Safi-ad-din Ardabili, Sadr al-Dīn Mūsā, Shaykh Junayd and Shaykh Haydar) and These claims together helped Ismail I to gain the support of the Shia Muslims in Iran, who believed that the Safavids were the rightful rulers of the country. Ismail I also religion and especially the Shia variation of Islam to legitimize his rule by emphasizing his role as the Shia Muslims' leader and the Shia faith's defender. The Safavid Empire continued to use these claims of legitimacy throughout its history, with each new ruler emphasizing their religious and genealogical ties to the founding family. The Safavids used their claim to be descendants of the Prophet Ali to justify their rule over the Shia population and to gain the support of religious leaders and scholars.

The Islamic Empire was huge, large, and untied. The early Islamic empire expanded by fiercely attacking and conquering other lands, as well as uniting them. To start off, In Document A (which is reliable because it happens to be written by Muslim historian Ahmad al-Biladuri in the 800s) it talks about how they killed 70,000 people. Even girls helped in creating a bloodbath which shows how fierce and strong they were on a battlefield and how they easily took more lands.

The Islamic Caliphates gain, consolidate, and maintain power by conquering Spain, changing the daily life of the citizens, and establishing a stable government. The Islamic Empire, one of the greatest of its time, gained the power to achieve this label. The power advancements are expressed in Document 3. The evidence describes that Tariq ibn Ziyad ventured with his troops into Spain with the intent to claim it as part of the Islamic Empire and had great success in conquering Spain from 711 to 718 CE (Document 3, Tariq’s Address to His Soldiers, 711 CE).

In Africa during the Post-Classical era, 600-1450 CE, the Saharan was no longer a barren wasteland hardly suitable for travel, but, an essential part of both North African and Sub-Saharan West African societies. Camels and caravans allowed for quicker and more effective traveling. With trading becoming increasingly popular in this area, it provided the resources to build new and larger political structures. During this era, Africa’s economy began to change and the western part of Sub-Saharan was no different. With the Trans-Saharan trade routes ability to increase with the help of wealthier Islamic states, it allowed for the spread of religious and political ideas such as larger empires and the Islamic faith in which both greatly influenced

After annihilating the Asian kingdom including china and many other countries Ögedei khan Genghis khan’s successor ordered three Mongol armies to attack Europe, Germany Poland and Hungary were all massacred. After destroying several European countries, Ögedei khan gave his orders to Hulagu Khan to attack the rich lands of the Islamic empire. At the time the Islamic empire was at its peak and was divided into states ruled by different rulers. The Christians agreed an alliance with the Mongols to destroy the Muslim states; the Mongols invaded Baghdad and Syria. The Mumlucks who were a Turkish tribe knew that they had to fight back or Islam wouldn’t survive.

The early Islamic empire has expanded throughout the years and over time. Throughout the Documents I found out that the Islamic empire expanded by coming together and reunited. In Document A I found that the Muslims gathered gather together, the Greeks and their followers tied themselves together therefore none of them could run away. In Document C it says that they were granting of gifts which remained the practice of Muhammad which eventually institutionalized. I think that meant that Muhammad remained going toward established as part of the government.

Islam is a religion that controls their follower's daily lives. It quickly spread throughout many large and small civilizations all throughout the world. Two civilizations that Islam affected were the Byzantine Empire and China. The Byzantine empire was the section of Rome that remained after the fall of Rome and was a very successful civilization in its time. During the rise of Christianity, the Byzantine empire became a Christian-based civilization and used the church to solve its political and economic problems that sprang up after the fall of Rome.

The societies of West Africa, Europe, and North America exhibited similarities and differences in their religious beliefs, values, and government systems. These contrasts and similarities were further made apparent during European expansion across the Atlantic and the subsequent new cross cultural interactions that were created. One way in which the societies of West Africa, Europe, and North America diverged was in their belief systems. Unlike Europe and North America, West Africa gradually adopted Islam in addition to its traditional religions. Islam diffused through the trans-Saharan trade with North Africa and by the 1200’s was assimilated into the Mali and Songhai Empire.

Here, he acted as the head of the army and government. All final decisious with respect to law, appointments, treaties, etc. came back to him. However, he had a plethora of advisors and leaders under him to delegate work unto. The governmental system was bureaucratic in nature, allowing for a fluid operation of each section (military, agriculture, treasury, etc.). The empire continued to enlarge during Muhammed’s control.

As king, Sunni Ali encouraged the people of his empire to work together, and as a result of participating in both Muslim and the local religion, he brought stability to Songhai. Sunni Ali passed away in 1492, and was followed as king by his son, Sunni Baru. The people feared that he would not support them because he was not muslim, and rebelled. After overthrowing Sunni Baru, the leader of the rebellion, Muhammad Ture, chose the title askia, a high military rank. He eventually became known as Askia the Great.

The Berbers was willing to trade due to sharing the same religion. Since the Berbers were willing to trade, the empire grew richer. Sunni Ali, an important emperor, partnered in Muslim and local religions to build religious

As the Christian side of Europe began to separate from Islam, it came across a lot of what the Arabic scholars had learned over the years. They wasted no time in acquiring and translating this knowledge (Principe 6). Many European scholars embarked