Ch. 20: The Muslim Empires Introduction -Nomadic invasions wasted much of the Muslim world w/ the sacking of Baghdad in 1258 • 3 new Muslim dynasties emerged after the nomadic invasions -New flowering of Islamic civilization; Competition(political divisions+military incursions -Largest-Ottoman from N Africa to S Russia; Safavid dynasty to the E; Mughals in Delhi region of Ganges plain -3 empires combined=largest Islamic political+military power ever -All 3 depended on firearms-“gunpowder
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In Chapter 24 there are plenty main topics that are discussed. It looks back on Liberty and Political Theory‚ The birth of the Economic Theory‚ The Philosophes‚ The Crusade for Progress‚ and the Enlightenment Literature. This Chapter goes through the Philosophes that were the intellectual activity gathered in salons to exchange views on morality‚ politics‚ science and religion. The two philosophes that advanced the idea of government based on the social contract were Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
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block Mesopotamia and Egypt were societies that developed at roughly the same time period and grew along some mighty rivers. Politically‚ the Mesopotamian and Egyptian kings were different. Also‚ socially‚ they were different in their attitudes towards religion‚ with Mesopotamians lacking the relationship with gods and goddesses and Egyptian people having a relationship with their gods. However‚ they were similar with the negative treatment of the women in their society. Unlike Mesopotamia‚ the Egyptians
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The sugar trade was driven by its easy accessibility of slaves‚ land‚ and the sugar itself. Due to these characteristics the sugar trade flourished greatly through much of the world. Slaves were a main reason for the increase in sugar crops. The trading of slaves was already increasing at the time and therefore made obtaining them even easier. Document 10 show the correlation between slave population and sugar produced. It demonstrates how an increase in slaves produced an increase in sugar. Slaves
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Although Mesopotamia and China had similarities in politics‚ economics‚ social organization‚ and religion between 8000 BCE - 600 CE‚ they also had differences. Both Mesopotamia and China followed the same pattern to state and empire building (Supanick‚ Notes 2012). They both also had agricultural and trade societies (Supanick‚ Notes 2012). Both also had social inequities and were both polytheistic (Supanick‚ Notes 2012). They also had important differences‚ Mesopotamia’s empires were replaced by
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Cuba. In the years of 1959 to 1990‚ women and even some men‚ prompted for gender equality‚ for women to be able to do the things men could do without being judged. This time period marks a change in Cuban society‚ from an ignorant society of their world before 1959 into a more enlightened place‚ through the efforts of many people against what others were telling them was wrong‚ what society had told was wrong‚ but what they knew was truly
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the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and India for over one thousand years‚ from about 550 B.C.E. through 650 C.E. The first empire‚ founded by Cyrus the Achaemenid‚ expanded under him and his successors until it became the largest empire the world had ever seen. The four Persian dynasties of this era (Achaemenid‚ Seleucid‚ Parthian‚ and Sassanid) were noted for several important developments: Tightly governed administration with networks of educated bureaucrats‚ tax collectors‚ and spies to
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Balkans • Their government was basically a continuation of the eastern Roman empire o They wanted to keep the Roman Legacy alive as well as contribute many of their own legacies- one of these being Constantinople‚ one of the greatest cities in the world at this time. • Started to spread into the Balkans and western Russia (lands that were never previously controlled) • Rise of Russia was assisted by the Byzantines (the most important “offspring”) o Led to Russia being influenced by the Byzantines
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to control commerce by force of arms rather economic competition. | Indian Ocean Commerce | spices | Goods were crude and unattractive in Asian markets. | Military advantage enabled the Portuguese to establish fortified bases in the Indian Ocean world. | Created “trading post empire”. They became heavily involved in carrying Asian ports‚ selling their shipping services because they were unable to sell their goods. | Britain(England) | Heavily focused on cotton trade since they were excluded from
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is not a criterion that is certainly agreed upon. According to this definition of a civilization‚ I conclude that both the ancient societies of Mesopotamia and Athens can both be considered civilizations. Mesopotamia is often referred to as the first civilization in history. Named after it’s geographical location‚ “land between two rivers‚” Mesopotamia was settled between the
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