1. Ways of the World: A Brief Global History First Edition
Robert W. Strayer
Ways of the World: A Brief Global History First Edition
CHAPTER 11
The Worlds of Islam:
Afro-Eurasian Connections
600–1500
Copyright © 2009 by Bedford/St. Martin’s

2. The Birth of a New Religion
The Homeland of Islam
The Messenger and the Message
The Transformation of Arabia

3. The Making of an Arab Empire
War and Conquest
Conversion to Islam
Divisions in the Islamic World
Women and Men in Early Islam

4. Islam and Cultural Encounter:
A Four-Way Comparison
The Case of India
The Case of Anatolia
The Case of West Africa
The Case of Spain

5. The World of Islam as a New Civilization
Networks of Faith
Networks of Exchange

6. Chapter 11 The Worlds of Islam: Afro-Eurasian Connections, 600–1500
Map 11.1 The Arab Empire and the Initial Expansion of Islam, 622–900 C.E. (p. 309)
Map 11.2 The Growing World of Islam (900–1500) (p. 317)
Map 11.3 The Ottoman Empire by the Mid-Fifteenth Century (p. 320)
Map 11.4 West Africa and the World of Islam (p. 321)
Spot Map 11.1 Arabia at the Time of Muhammad (p. 303)
Spot Map 11.2 The Sultanate of Delhi (p. 318)
The Hajj (p. 300)
Muslims, Jews, and Christians (p. 305)
The Kaaba (p. 312)
Men and Women at Worship (p. 315)
The Great Mosque at Jenne (p. 322)
A Muslim Astronomical Observatory (p. 326)