final essay exam hist 140
Amy Orris
Final Examination Essay
History 140
J. Suarez
The study of Islam can be easily explained through the research in chapter ten, the Consequences of Monotheism. For this article I will better explain how early Arabia and the nomadic Bedouins of this time lived, and what life was like before the coming of the prophet Muhammad. I will also better explain how Muhammad brought unity to this region of the world through his monotheistic theology based religion of Islam, how the Treaty of Tudmir helped with understanding other religious beliefs, and how the Treaty helped expand the triumph of Islam. I will also divulge how the Islamic world became a source of science and Greek knowledge, with the advice and accomplishments of Arab philosophers Ibn Sina, Alkhwarizmi and Ibn Rushd. I will further explain what effect this influx of knowledge into Spain had on all of Europe’s future.
Lastly, I will explain how Thomas Aquinas’s Great Synthesis would settle different sources of power in the middle ages, and why he is significant in the history of the Western tradition.
Before the coming of the prophet Muhammad, we learn that in the 7th century CE, the nomadic
Bedouin people inhabited the arid steppes of Arabia. The Bedouin people of this time politically subscribed to tribal affiliations; the heads of these ancient tribal organizations were based on family lineage. The Bedouin secured income through caravan trade, which dominated the region as far as their economies went. The two most powerful trade centers along the Red Sea were
Mecca and the city of Medina.(Suarez, 1,2) Religious beliefs at this time in ancient Arabia before the rise of Islam were polytheistic; they worshiped divine figures, described in scholar Hishim
Ibn AlKalbi’s Book of Idols. Located in Mecca was the Ka’ba, a shrine to house the idols
(spirits and gods) they worshiped. (Suarez 2, 6) Before the coming of Muhammad, Arabia was a decentralized state. A hundred years after the
Final Examination Essay
History 140
J. Suarez
The study of Islam can be easily explained through the research in chapter ten, the Consequences of Monotheism. For this article I will better explain how early Arabia and the nomadic Bedouins of this time lived, and what life was like before the coming of the prophet Muhammad. I will also better explain how Muhammad brought unity to this region of the world through his monotheistic theology based religion of Islam, how the Treaty of Tudmir helped with understanding other religious beliefs, and how the Treaty helped expand the triumph of Islam. I will also divulge how the Islamic world became a source of science and Greek knowledge, with the advice and accomplishments of Arab philosophers Ibn Sina, Alkhwarizmi and Ibn Rushd. I will further explain what effect this influx of knowledge into Spain had on all of Europe’s future.
Lastly, I will explain how Thomas Aquinas’s Great Synthesis would settle different sources of power in the middle ages, and why he is significant in the history of the Western tradition.
Before the coming of the prophet Muhammad, we learn that in the 7th century CE, the nomadic
Bedouin people inhabited the arid steppes of Arabia. The Bedouin people of this time politically subscribed to tribal affiliations; the heads of these ancient tribal organizations were based on family lineage. The Bedouin secured income through caravan trade, which dominated the region as far as their economies went. The two most powerful trade centers along the Red Sea were
Mecca and the city of Medina.(Suarez, 1,2) Religious beliefs at this time in ancient Arabia before the rise of Islam were polytheistic; they worshiped divine figures, described in scholar Hishim
Ibn AlKalbi’s Book of Idols. Located in Mecca was the Ka’ba, a shrine to house the idols
(spirits and gods) they worshiped. (Suarez 2, 6) Before the coming of Muhammad, Arabia was a decentralized state. A hundred years after the