The center of the world, the crossroads of three continents, Palestine is the land of shifting power. It has major significance in the Abrahamic religions and it has been the center of countless conflicts. The effects of the 19th century Palestinian imperialism are reflected in the current state of the Palestinian Territories.
By 638, Muslims captured Palestine from the Byzantines and made the province into a military district, this is when the Arabization/Islamization of the region started. By the end of the 7th century, Caliphs started to build religious infrastructure solidifying Muslim interest in the region (Bickerton, n.d.). The Crusaders took control of Palestine in 1099. But Jerusalem was reconquered by Saladin by 1187, and created a new Muslim dynasty; the Ayyubids, they ruled over Palestine, and restored Jerusalem to Islam. They eventually lost to the Mamluks. In 1260, the Mamluks took control of Palestine, and the last of the crusaders were driven out by 1291. They remained in control until the Ottomans incorporated the territory into their rule in 1515 (Kimmerling and Migdal 281-285). The Ottomans promoted important Palestinian works, and invested in Infrastructure. Later in 1798, Napoleon conducted one of his earliest campaigns in the Middle East, seizing Cairo, and areas in Palestine. He took many cities/towns but he was …show more content…
He was born in a time of segregation and racism, as seen through this source. Judging from the tone of the book, and ideology, there is an obvious bias. The Innocents Abroad is an ordinary travel book for the time and I believe the intended audience for this source is the general public. It is based on actual events that happened to him and the book contains statistics, descriptions, etc. It is a book with more than six hundred pages, therefore we will focus on page 417 to get the important parts on
By 638, Muslims captured Palestine from the Byzantines and made the province into a military district, this is when the Arabization/Islamization of the region started. By the end of the 7th century, Caliphs started to build religious infrastructure solidifying Muslim interest in the region (Bickerton, n.d.). The Crusaders took control of Palestine in 1099. But Jerusalem was reconquered by Saladin by 1187, and created a new Muslim dynasty; the Ayyubids, they ruled over Palestine, and restored Jerusalem to Islam. They eventually lost to the Mamluks. In 1260, the Mamluks took control of Palestine, and the last of the crusaders were driven out by 1291. They remained in control until the Ottomans incorporated the territory into their rule in 1515 (Kimmerling and Migdal 281-285). The Ottomans promoted important Palestinian works, and invested in Infrastructure. Later in 1798, Napoleon conducted one of his earliest campaigns in the Middle East, seizing Cairo, and areas in Palestine. He took many cities/towns but he was …show more content…
He was born in a time of segregation and racism, as seen through this source. Judging from the tone of the book, and ideology, there is an obvious bias. The Innocents Abroad is an ordinary travel book for the time and I believe the intended audience for this source is the general public. It is based on actual events that happened to him and the book contains statistics, descriptions, etc. It is a book with more than six hundred pages, therefore we will focus on page 417 to get the important parts on