In Islam they had many different achievements that people came up with, some of them had an enormous impact on the Islam people. The primary sources that we were given tell us some of the achievements, how they happened, and the impact that they had. The second, fourth, sixth, and ninth documents tells and show us some of the achievements that the Islam people had. Primary sources third, fifth, and seventh tell us how they happened. Finally the primary sources one, eight, and ten show and tell us the impact the achievements had on the Islam people.…
Mansa musa was the wealthiest king of kings alive and history still knows him for having 400 billion dollars. Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim who believed he needed to follow the five pillars of Islam throughout his entire life, leading him to complete his hajj to Mecca and give away gold to the less fortunate during his journey. Document A states that Mansa Musa brought 24,000 pounds of gold with him for alms giving. Alms Giving is one of the five pillars of Islam, so bringing this much gold shows he was devoted to his religion.…
Nearly 4,000 years ago a man named Hammurabi became a king of a small city state called Babylonia. Hammurabi was ruling Babylon for 42 years and in those years he created the Code of Laws. In those years he has created 282 laws for the people of Babylonia. These laws were carved on a pillar like stone called stele for everyone to see so they knew the consequences of crimes and rules.…
Improved technology allowed long distance trade to be more viable; silk and sea roads were popular trade routes in the East. 1. The trade between East Africa and South East Asia popularised Islam as large scale conversions took place due to their trade relations. 1. It could be argued however that in some instances when the trade routes were too long then little cultural impact is made on the other area.…
The Crusades is defined as a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. The Question surrounding the crusades is whether it was caused by the devotion of religion or for the desire of political and economical gain. The crusades may of seemed like they were based around the idea of greed throughout the Catholic church but really it was based on God and how he got the people through such tough times. The primary reason for these crusades was religious devotion including many factors like their love of religion and faith. This devotion of religion and faith in the time of the crusades is expressed in a collection of documents written by different historians that lived in this time…
The Muslims had many achievements due to the fact that they were much inspired from Greece, Rome and India. They also took up a lot from the people whose lands they took over. Which is why they became so advanced due to their tolerance of other cultures. They advanced to the highest level in several scholarship areas of that time making the Muslim achievements stand out and have a lasting impact on world cultures. How the Muslims got to those achievements they made and how they impacted the world to even this day is what we discovered.…
Trade has been a key component in civilizations and human life since the creation and development of societies. It has been the main method of transfer throughout civilizations, transferring knowledge, ideas, religion, culture and goods. Civilizations whom traded amongst each other involve Classical China, Classical India, and the Mediterranean, yet does not exclude other cultures or civilizations around the globe. The Classical era was a time of ideas, a time where civilizations thrived, occurring from 1000 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. Trade flourished as civilizations found the need to receive goods they couldn't access in their own society or as a way to thrive based on the ideas of other societies. Trade began since the beginning of “proper” societies, allowing time for change on how it went about.…
Furthermore,Trade was a big impact in spreading Islam around the Globe.…
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” - Leonardo da Vinci. This describes the change from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. During the Middle Ages people were more concerned with the afterlife than their current lives. Since most people were serfs they were waiting for an afterlife that would be better than their life on Earth.…
Over the years in Earth’s history, dominating countries have used their power and strength to take over lesser countries with ease. The strong central governments, militaries and navies, politics, knowledge and other factors allowed these dominating countries to turn into empires. One such empire that had all of these qualities in the early 7th century was the muslim empire. The muslim empire was in a period of a golden age in various branches of education and knowledge.…
“Islam: the religion that spread far and wide” The Islamic civilization originated in the Arabian peninsula, and spread quickly to Europe and parts of North Africa. Nearby countries that did not follow Islam were rapidly conquered. While the Islamic civilization spread as an extensive empire using different methods, it did so in a way that violated people’s beliefs. Politics and warfare were used as methods of convincing others to follow the faith. Furthermore, cultural depictions through art and decorations were also used to gain more followers of Islam.…
Europe developed trade with many Eastern cities, most prominently Damascus, Baghdad, and Alexandria. They introduced new products to these cities and made enormous profit by trading with them. Eastern goods were now able to reach Western Europe without having to move through Byzantine territory. They provided spices, metal work, exquisite papers, glasses, and other objects. After the European people had a small taste of new, foreign, and in some ways, innovative products, a growing demand for them was created.…
After a productive year in office, and being re-elected in the 1964 presidential election against Republican Barry Goldwater, LBJ would outline his vision of a greater society at one of his speech in 1964, and his plan to make that happen. The great society would cover areas, like the healthcare insurance, education, environment, and immigration, it was a continuation of former President Kennedy’s domestic agenda along with additional measures, with the hope of ending poverty, racial injustice and opportunities for every child. Immediately, after the outline of the great society, many measures would be passed in just a few years; the amending in Social Security System of medicare to provide basic hospital insurance to most Americans age 65 and older, and medicaid…
In Europe, from 1450 to 1700 about half of the population were labeled as poor. To be considered poor one must have the bare minimum to be able to maintain life. The amount of people living in poverty increased, during times of war, famine, and plagues, up to eighty percent of a region’s population. In Europe between 1450 to 1700, the poor were approached in many different ways, based on other’s sympathy or disdains; these included compassion, intolerance, and appealing for disciplinary actions upon the poor.…
Maritime Exploration in the 1400s 1000 CE the vikings made the risky journey to Greenland and North America from Scandinavia and only until they made technological advance did they feel comfortable dominating the land. Muslims traders made early connections with Southern and Eastern Asia and Marco Polo’s experience even preceded theirs’. The spice lands were known for their international contributions and China, India and Africa were known for giving Europe most of their luxury items.…