Download SPRITE Chart Modern World History

Modern World History
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Culture/Civilization:
SOCIAL
• Family
• Gender Relations
• Social Classes
• Inequalities
• Life Styles
POLITICAL
• Leaders, Elites
• State Structure
• War
• Diplomacy, Treaties
• Courts, Laws
RELIGIOUS
• Holy Books
• Beliefs, Teachings
• Conversion
• Sin/Salvation
• Deities
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Included lands and people from Europe, Africa, Asia.
Spread Greek, Roman, Indian and Persian civilization.
There was equality before Allah.
The wealthy were responsible for the care of the weak and poor.
Islam was split into Shiites 10%, and Sunnites 90%.
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The Prophet's teachings and the Qur'an are the basis laws of
regulation.
Sharia is the book of laws, regulates moral behavior, family life,
government.
Jizya was the tax that non-Muslims in Islamic lands had to pay.
The Crusades: total war in the Muslim and Christian world.
Muhammad was the founder, he spread monotheistic ideas.
Muhammad received revelations from god via the angel Gabriel.
Qur'an is the Islamic book .
Sufis were the central factor in spread of Islam in India.
Population in Southern Asia was open to Islam because Buddhism
was for the elite.
Jihad spread Islam to Africa.
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INTELLECTUAL
• Art, Music
• Writing, Literature
• Philosophy
• Math & Science
• Education
TECHNOLOGICAL
• New Inventions
• New Tools, Weapons
• Ways to Improve Life
• Technical Solutions
• Infrastructure
(water, roads, etc.)
ECONOMIC
• Type of System
• Technology, Industry
• Trade, Commerce
• Capital/Money
• Types of Businesses
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Islam had a golden age with advances in art, literature, math and
science.
Used advanced tactics and the employment of horses and camels.
All Muslims had to learn Arabic to read Qur'an and it helped to
unite many different ethnic groups of Islamic empire.
Muslims had little interest in European civilization, but they
borrowed sophisticated Muslim technology, medicine,
architecture, science and culture.
Art-geometric patterns , calligraphy, metal work.
Architecture- Mosques, palaces and minarets.
Islam lands traded with Indonesia and sub-Saharan Africa .
They created a trading network which also helped religion
culture.
They practiced partnerships, the use of credit and banks to
exchange currency.
NOTES:
The reasons of Islam success were
 The strength of the Arab armies
 The use of a common language
 Fair treatment of conquered peoples
The reason of life to Islams was serving to God.
In the Crusades (war) Muslims won in general but a lot of people died .