Encounters In World History

During this course we have learned about events from the past in which people from diverse cultures have interacted through a wide range of encounters. These encounters have resulted in experiences that have served as the backbone to many establishments, customs and methods that have become the way of “doing” world history. Ultimately these deeply embedded encounters have inspired the societies we live in today. Although different societies were built on different foundations, I believe the interactions that people have had pertaining to religion were very practical to understanding world history as a whole. I understood the encounters taken place in Classical India, to Ancient Greece and to Ancient Rome to have a profound effect in forming their societies.

The presence of Buddhism in Classical India was an iconic part of India’s early history and influenced the rest of the world through expansion. Surely after returning from Bodh Gaya, Gautama returned as the “enlightened one” and sought out to spread Buddhism, as we know it today. The …show more content…
For example, popular Islamic values and beliefs were taught in educational institutions. Muslims provided financial assistance for sustaining this curriculum and was granted government support. Ultimately, religion does not exclusively impact religion, but also impacts other parts of society too.

Overall, this course has offered such a positive experience, and has given me insight to parts of history that I have not explored in my past studies. The dominating theme of the course, being traditions and encounters certainly reiterates the concept that our world is built off of interactions and relations we have had with others over the course of