JUSTINIAN, MUHAMMAD, AND THE EAST Week Seven

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JUSTINIAN, MUHAMMAD, AND THE EAST Week Seven

I. The Great Mosque of Damascus

II. The Byzantines A. Justinian and the Creation of the Byzantine State An all-powerful emperor tries to bring it back together Re-conquest of territory Justinian Code Problem of high taxes Justinian Code

The Byzantine Empire under Justinian

The Byzantine Empire in 814

II. The Byzantines B. Orthodox Christianity Liturgy Icons Hagia Sophia Conversion of the Slavs Bulwark of Christian Europe Hagia Sophia

Eastern Orthodox chant

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III. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam A. Arabia before the Prophet  Bedouin nomads: clan survival and the feud  Tribal religion: polytheism and sanctuaries

III. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam B. Muhammad the Prophet  Born in 570 into the Quraysh around the Arabian city of Mecca  Merchant  Prophet

III. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam C. Tenets of Islam  Teachings in the Qur’an Five Pillars: Faith, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, pilgrimage Other practices: no alcohol, only limited polygamy, jihad

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III. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam D. Triumph of Islam Early opposition Medina: the uniting of Arabs into a new religious community, the umma Expansion: jihad against infidels Attraction: economic incentives and the afterlife Emigration to Medina

III. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam E. After Muhammad  Death and succession  Division Sunni Shia  Expansion to Constantinople, China, Spain, and Africa

The Spread of Islam

III. Muhammad and the Rise of Islam F. Pax Arabica 1. Commercial prosperity 2. Cultural prosperity Philosophy—Ibn Rushd Medicine—Ibn Sina Mathematics Architecture—Alhambra Ibn Rushd

Alhambra in Granada, Spain

Alhambra

Epilogue  Shared traits of East and West  Internal divisions