Chapter 13: The Expansive Realm of Islam Outline the key aspects of the life of Muhammad‚ his message‚ his migration to the Medina‚ and the establishment of Islam in Arabia. Muhammad and his message Arabian peninsula was mostly desert Nomadic Bedouin people organized in family and clan groups Important in long-distance trade networks between China/India and Persia/Byzantium Muhammad’s early life Muhammad ibn Abdullah born to a Mecca merchant family‚ 570 C.E. Difficult early
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Valley for necessary water and silt. ✔ ✔ Reliable and predictable flood. ✔ Civilization based on cities. ✔ Agricultural surpluses to support specialized laborers. ✔ ✔ Transportation on at least part of river possible due to favorable winds. ✔ Floods suddenly without warning. ✔ Consistently maintained canals are necessary for water drain-off. ✔ Cooperation with nature. ✔ Civilization based on cities. ✔ Country of peasant villages except for royal court. ✔
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Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Ancient Economic Thought Pato – “Specialization has 2 effects” * It increases output and improves welfare of the individual in society by producing more goods and services‚ secondit is a component of justice. * Interpersonal relationship is necessary and justice exist when group does things that are in their nature. Xenophone – student of Socrates * Division of labor and the allocation of resources whithing the Latifunda as a way to self-sufficiency. “Oeconomicus”
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October 23‚ 2012 Why were the river valley civilizations so similar even though they were in different parts of the world? Approximately 5000 years ago‚ the first complex civilizations began to come about along a number of river valleys throughout the southern half of Asia and northern Africa. River valleys were very suitable places for a civilization to live and for societies to evolve in‚ because the rivers created the fertile land for farming. Also the people could use the water for drinking
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The whole purpose of this chapter is to clarify the pivotal need of geographic comprehension in society. Geography is divided mainly into two categories; human and physical geography. Each geography examines different kinds of information. Physical geography clarifies the physical landscapes of districts and places while human geography looks to break down the spatial circulation of humans and their cooperation’s. Chapter 1 summaries the significance of geography and how it influences all aspects
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Global History Regents Review Unit 1: The Ancient World Section 1: Early Peoples and River Civilizations Nomads – people who moved from place to place‚ hunting and gathering their food. Paleolithic people were nomads. Their simple social structure consisted of small groups of people who traveled together. Cultural Diffusion – the exchange of ideas‚ customs‚ and goods among cultures. Cultural diffusion occurs through trade‚ warfare‚ and migration. Neolithic – the New Stone Age in which planting
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China and India were two of the greatest classical civilizations in human history. They both possessed elaborate societal levels and castes that defined the way that their citizens lived‚ with India having an official caste system‚ while China had a pecking order of Lords‚ famer-peasants‚ and “mean” people. However‚ India was made up of diverse and unstable empires‚ while China was usually unified under a single ruler in a line of kings‚ making it a far more powerful and politically successful nation
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Chapter 1 New World Beginnings 33‚000 B.C. - A.D. 1783 225 Million Years Ago - Pangaea started to break apart. 10 Million Years Ago - North America was shaped by nature - Canadian Shield 2 Million Years Ago - Great Ice Age 35‚000 Years Ago - The oceans were glaciers and the sea level dropped‚ leaving an isthmus connecting Asia
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1) Colonization has been prevalent since the age of mankind‚ likewise with economics. The economics of the world heavily correlates to the pattern of colonization that swept across the globe in the 1700’s. In the eyes of colonizers‚ their duties were strictly to enlighten the people of these univillied nations while retrieving goods to take back to their people. Going to places like Africa and Asia‚ natural resources were abundant‚ so colonizers felt as if taking these goods were not a disservice
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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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