Discuss The Changes And Continuities Of The Islamic Empires

The early Islamic empire expanded using three methods. These methods included military conquest, political means, and financial incentives. First, the Islamic empire expanded through military force. According to the document A: battle of Yarmuck, the battle was fierce and bloody. 24,000 Muslims took part and 70,000 Greeks were put to death. Next, political means were used to expand the empire. For example, the Muslims were in power because they were telling others what to do. Finally, financial incentives expanded the empire. The Muslim s used gifts called stipends to pay and bribe soldiers to fight for them. If there directions were not followed they wouldn’t receive money. These three methods helped to expand the Islamic

From the three documents provided, Documents A, B, and C. I think that the Early Islamic Empire expanded war, by truced, and rare peace. It changed dramatically.

The spread of Islam & Islamic political rule from “the Atlantic to the borders of China” from 622-1453 C.E. was ultimately achieved through both conquest on the part of the Islamic Empire and peaceful conversion to Islam. This was due to the drive of the Muslim army provided by their faith, the incentives to convert specifically for non-Muslims under Islamic rule, and how Muslims practice both greater and lesser jihad, drawing people to the religion and enabling them to conquer forcibly.

Islam was spread through many forms of cultural diffusion. However, the most common cultural diffusion that occurred was military conquest. During the period of

The theme of trade being the cornerstone of the then sovereign powers is discussed and detailed by Abu-Lughod, often citing instances of where it became absent or or less maintained being the signs of weakened and vulnerable nation. The trading which occurred within the Middle East often offered several connections to Asia, with many routes allowing for the region to experience economic prosperity equal to that of Europe and Asia. The Middle East saw much in the way of conflict from the Mongols, where the system which was installed possessed many inherent flaws. Abu-Lughod cities with their

How did Islam spread so quickly? Islam a muslim community that forever changed the middle east

The Muslim world expanded tremendously during the 1300s to 1700s. The Ottoman Empire and Safavid Empire were two out of the three empires that had significant changes during these time. Though the Ottoman and Safavid Empire contrast on leaders and ways they rule, they similar on their declination and cultures.

Muslim empires in the Middle East governed throughout all the known land and were very powerful. Two such empires are the Safavids and the Ottoman. While those two Muslim empires and had similar aspects, they also had very different interpretations of those aspects that made them different from one another. These two distinct societies both differed and resembled one another.

The Ottoman and Mughal empires both used Islam in their culture, economy, wars, and society. It influenced their art, the way they treated non-Muslims, their motivations for war. It is important to note that both empires were influenced differently by their majority religion. However, both the Ottomans and Mughals were heavily influenced as Islam was a major part of everyday life from the art to the bureaucracy.

“The Islamic teachings have left great traditions for equitable and gentle dealings and behavior, and inspire people with nobility and tradition” (H.G. Wells). The society and world around us are greatly influenced by the muslim people, or more specifically, the influence of the Islamic world. Their impact on the world is a controversial topic and their role is also often seen as negative. People are constantly oppressing minorities, but without the Muslims or teachings of Islam, the world wouldn’t be the same. This group of people achieved so many things that are considered necessary to our world today, and not many people recognize that. Muslims and the people of Islam were able to contribute greatly to the world through its sizeable empire.

The Islamic empire was situated directly between two powerhouses: Europe and China. They had managed to fend off conquest by the Arabs, who were taking over land from Spain to India, but they were struggling. Both were infested with plagues that killed off hundreds of thousand of citizens. Europe was stuck in the Middle Ages, where trade was nonexistent and medicine primarily consisted of guesswork and foolish ideas. China’s merchants were on the bottom of society, and so trade suffered there, on top of an eventual Mongol threat. If these two once-great forces were crumbling, how did the Arab empire manage to thrive? Islam owed its great accomplishments to their strong devotion to their religion, the size of both their empire and trading network,

During the Islamic Golden Age, science, economic development, and cultural works flourished in the Islamic world. As they spread to civilizations, such as Greece, Rome, and India, Muslims assimilated, advanced, and applied those cultures’ scholarships. They read books and built their knowledge to the point where they could make their own discoveries. They built a strong trading empire by using scientific instruments and the night sky to guide them, and they had access to plenty of resources and goods. These advancements affected numerous fields in their own society and, eventually, in European society. From 700-1350 AD, Muslims were great conquerors who desired more knowledge and the advancement of their society, so they were able to make contributions

Documents 1, 2, and 6 help to show Islamic Empire expanded. Believe or else pay tribute [money]… obey the Lord and his Apostle [Mohammad], and he will defend you… But if you displease them… I will fight against you and take captive your little ones and slay the elder (Doc 1). The point of view is of someone who follows Islam and is speaking for Muhammad. This document tells us that if they believe in the Islamic religion then there will be no consequences but if they don’t, hardships will come to them. So basically, Mohammad used his power to force people to believe in Islam. Ye shall do battle with them, or they shall profess Islam… whosoever shall obey God and His Apostle, He shall bring him into the gardens of [Paradise]; but whosoever shall turn back, He will punish him… (Doc 2). The point of view for document 2 is of someone who is on Muhammads side and follows Islam. This document is very much alike document 1 in the way that they both show that people had no choice in what to believe in. This is because if you didn’t believe in Islam you were punished by the leader. The use of leadership helped to expand the Islamic Empire since people were forced to believe. Islam never interfered with the dogmas of any moral faith, never persecuted… Islam “grasped the sword” in self defense; Christianity grasped it in order to stifle freedom of thought and liberty of belief. Wherever Christianity prevailed, no other religion could be followed without molestation. The Moslems, on the other hand, required from others a simple guarantee of peace, tribute in return for protection, of perfect equality – on condition of the acceptance of Islam (Doc 6). This document shows that the leader guaranteed a life of peace and protection if they accepted into Islam. This is why people chose to follow Islam and further expand the civilization because they guaranteed many

KAILI HONG PER.3 THE ISLAMIC EXPANSION The early Islamic empire expanded in a couple of ways. One of the ways was the war. I found this evidence in document A where it says that the Muslims to fight gathered together to fight the Greeks. The Greeks would tie each others foots to each other so none of them would escape during the war. So the men and women would fight violently. Another way the empire expands is in document B. In this document it talks about how they tried to make peace with the non-Muslims. So instead of fighting with each other they came to a peace treaty. Lastly in document C the empire technically paid people or bribed them to join their empire. So if anyone rebelled against the Islamic empire they would lose the

Throughout its 262 year long rule, the Fatimid Empire struggled through continuous changes in its policy due to the different systems and doctrines of its ruling Caliphates. The rise of the Fatimids and their coming to power was a result of their triumph over the Rustamid Dynasty in 909. A new ruling power meant drastic changes in the administration and its operations, which included the adaptation of ruling a Sunni majority by an Ismaili Shi’i minority. The investigation of religious tolerance during the Fatimid Era is significant in its historical context because it was a matter of continuous change, which depended on the Caliph and his regime.