Study Guide Quest #2-
Our group project was what information did Strayer provide to show The Worlds of Islam belonged in Classiscal period not post Classical.
Some reasons are as follows:
-They had a large centralized army that could take over expansive civilizations like Persia and the Greeks
-They had religion as a major cultural intervention as they conquered lands (similar to Persia and China)
-Their religion was all encompasing, it was a way of life, government, strong central command, spiritual (like China), They had Muhammed the prophet who brought together religion and state
-Pillars of Islam brought structure to the people which brought a strong empirical prescence
-They had large Arabic armies that took over vast lands all the way into Spain, conquered the Byzantine and Persian Sassanid Empires
-The merchant leaders wanted to have more profitable trades and wealthier agricultural areas
All of these traits are the same as the earlier traits of the empires of Persians, Greeks and Romans.
Study Guide Quest 1-
The Mongols were indeed a civilizaion for these reasons:
Mongol women held positions in political power
They had transcontinental trade
Religious tolerance ( built places of worship for others)
Cosmopolitan city
Exchanged embassadors
Collection of taxes
Promoted international commerce
Used Chinese Administrative ideas (borrowed)
Translated official decreed into official languages
First to use biological warfare
Made mobile tents /cities
Military force was moblie
Left someone of high rank to rule the city they conquered
Created postal system
Brought Eurasia together
Advanced military skills
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