The religion Islam spread so quickly because of trade. The first reason that trade had such an impact on the Islamic religion because Mecca was one of the main trading routes for land and by sea as well(Doc A). Another reason that trade was such a big influence on Islam is because the military campaigns caused the religion to change as they crossed the middle east( Doc C). Also Mecca was the site of Arabia’s holiest pagan shrine(Doc…
The Christians and the Crusades: how the Crusades contributed to the end of Feudalism throughout Europe? Thousands of people were leaving the manors to fight and they started cities on the way. Peasants saw new opportunities outside the manor. How did Knowledge of Muslims transformed Europe? New fabric was used to make clothing, foods were cooked, new games and concepts were taught.…
The early Islamic empire spread through many different subjects, some through war and conquering lands or through peace treaties and more. Those who served Islam had to do many other things that they probably weren’t happy about. War was one of the most efficient ways to spread the culture of Islam, but it was also one of the most harsh and gruesome. One fascinating battle was between the Greeks and the Muslims. According to the text Document A states, “In this battle 24,000 Muslims took part.…
The expansion of trade in the post classical era did conflict with dominant religious and philosophical systems. Problems between states and empires emerged cultural and technological transfers. An example is the Mongol empires in the Crusades, which held the struggle between Tang China and the Abbasids. Spread of Ideas, new information, along with beliefs while exchanging goods created the relationship between trade and culture. Trade during the postclassical period dramatically impacted diversity and change among civilizations.…
In the 7th century, Muhammad, a religious man and merchant from the city, Mecca, founded the religion Islam. This monotheistic faith is based on the revelations that Muhammad supposedly received from the angel Gabriel that was given from Allah. After Muhammad’s death, a series of Caliphs, Islamic leaders, that were also Muhammad’s closest companions, took control and led the Muslims. Islam continued to rapidly expand and resulted with nearly the entire Arabian Peninsula under Muslim control. Through devoting warriors and advanced military technology, religious tolerance with tribute, and the offers of Islam, the establishment of this extensive and prosperous empire was expected.…
Trade has affected just about everyone around the earth for thousands of years. Trade is the action of buying and selling goods and services. People throughout history would traveled long distances to trade items for money or other products. This trading has changed many civilizations by introducing new products, food and ideas. Throughout history, trade has intentionally and unintentionally transformed civilizations.…
Merchants were doing what they needed to and provided resources for The Islamic civilization essentially. Muslims didn't let faith get involved with African government and took positions that they wanted too. They also had immunity of life and property that would go to men of religion as long as political views were out of the way and no threat would be shown. Wherever Muslims would go they would bring culture and showed love and peace, this caught people's eyes and made them more intrigued about Islam. All around Muslims would travel and bring along their unique cultural arts and beauty.…
As Muslim traders traveled, they spread Muslim culture and the message of Prophet Muhammad and this builded a cross regional and cultural connection between Asia, Europe and even Africa (Timbuktu). Islam builded strong ties with Christianity and Judaism as well. Islam was a great force in building the economy of Afro-Eurasia. Muslims played an important role in Afro-Eurasian…
Islam began in the year of 610 when Muhammad received a message from God, soon Islam quickly got even larger over a short period of time. There were lots of reasons to why Islam expanded quicker compared to other religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, or Judaism. Historians believe that the three dominant reasons for Islam expanding so rapidly were that there was weakness and disunity of the old empires and kingdoms, that the muslim military had lots of strength, and finally that the Islamic government was quite skillful and tolerant. However, the main reason for Islam’s rapid expansion, was that the Islamic government was skillful and tolerant. This is the most accurate reason, because by being tolerant the Islamic leaders did not force…
The Islamic civilization was one of the largest and most powerful civilizations of the 600-1150 A.D. period and it was able to spread really quickly in a short amount of time. The Islamic civilization had a great influence on present day as well. To this day, Islam is one of the most practiced religions in the world. The Islamic civilization had spread to encompass an extensive empire in such a short time because of religion, government/economy, and military. First, Islam was a tolerant religion.…
Islam spread so quickly because of trading. Trading allowed the delivery of the Islamic religion expand. From the Great Ages of Man: Early Islam, Time-life books, document A, was a map of why Mecca was prosperous and important. First, it was at the crossroads of the lucrative caravan trade. Mecca was also the center point of Arabia, and where Muhammad created Islam.…
One way it expanded was through war conquest. In Document A it states, “The Muslims… ‘Cut off the arms of these non-Muslims!’”. The document also states that in 636 CE, 24 thousand Muslims battled with Greeks in what is known as one of the deadliest battles. It is known as The Battle of Yarmuk. The Muslims killed over 70 thousand Greeks at the Battle.…
In about 610 C.E Muhammad a merchant and the last messenger of Allah became a prophet when Angel Gabriel gave a vision on the Arabian Peninsula. Ultimately there were three of the main reasons Islam was able to spread so fast was because of its Military Conquest, favorable Treaties, and connection to the rest of the world by Trade Routes. Many people may think that the Treaties and Trade Routes were the cause of Islam's rapid spread. While Treaties and Trade Routes were two causes of Islam's spread, Military Conquest may have been the most important cause of Islam's growth. Military Conquest allowed the Islamic tribes to expand also causing treaties to occur in the territory they conquered and Trade Routes to expand.…
Christian and Muslim views of trade were similar in the range of years from 70 CE until about the sixteenth century. While they were similar, Christian views of trade and commerce were a bit more passionately negative while the Muslim views were more neutral. Both religions saw commerce as a negative practice because it questioned honesty and opposed their values. If tradesmen were honest, the ancient Christians and Muslims would have been more open to the idea of trade. There were many who were strongly against the practice of merchants.…
From their origins up until 1500, Islam and Christianity both grew a lot, their attitudes toward merchants and trade also evolved. Both Christians and Muslims were against trading, due to its dishonest and overly prosperous nature, but each also tried to justify it. This desire for justification led to changes in theologies and beliefs as time progressed. Christians changed their negative views toward trade as time progress while muslims views remained negative, even though the Qur’an is more accepting of merchants. Over time, Christians accepted traders, while Muslims began to accept trade.…