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Encounters with Islam (Volume C)
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Encounters: 640–700 C.E. economic revolution Arab tribes unite presence extends beyond Persian Empire
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Trade Routes exchange of ideas and artistic styles multicultural blend of myths, literary traditions Dede Korkut
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Constantinople, 1453 C.E. Constantinople, 1572 CE Constantinople, 1422 CE
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cultural elite = new converts from Christianity linguistically and religiously diverse languages: Turkish, Arabic, Persian nomadic origins resigned to character tales slave-based political and military elite feudal army religious tolerance did not mean equality Ottoman Empire, 1300 C.E.
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sultan, millets, and local jurisprudence infidels and “People of the Book” Sufism travelogues Islam and Ottoman Culture
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1526: Delhi Sultanate overthrown by Mughals Islamic monotheism versus Hindu polytheism and idol worship Islamic Sufism resonates with Hindu concepts poets and cross-cultural tensions questioning caste hierarchy/ discrimination Hinduism
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Mande bards assimilate Islamic traditions Sunjata and the Prophet Muhammad The “nomad” as a literary character Bhakti (devotional literature) Literary Developments
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Thieves plunder his home and bring him much grief, but he won’t give a coin to a poor brahman. He treats his son-in-law like a guest of honor but he turns his back upon his real guests. Tukaram: “The Rich Farmer”
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The lord of the Hindus and Turks is one and the same— why become a mullah Why become a sheikh? (lines 13–16) Kabir: “Mosque with Ten Doors”
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Çelebi: “Book of Travels” Vienna from the perspective of an Islamic foreigner lack of proper and righteous behavior (Ayanta festivals of the infidels) infidels and mistreatment of Muslim slaves
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“Afterward, they indulged in such wickedness and debauchery, jollity and drinking in the gardens of Schwechat that it is beyond description….Their men and women do not avoid each other; even when their wives sat together with us Ottomans in jollity and drinking, the husbands did not say anything” (pp. 88– 89). Çelebi: “Book of Travels”
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Western Africa
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The Ottoman Empire
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India
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The exchange of goods, artistic styles, and ideas was facilitated by which of the following? a. a unified Arab culture b. nomads c. the growth of cities d. Arab trade routes Test Your Knowledge
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Which of the following is true of the Ottoman Empire? a. It was linguistically diverse. b. It imposed a single religion on inhabitants of the empire. c. It tolerated diverse religions and treated each equally. d. It encouraged a common language among the rich and poor. Test Your Knowledge
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The political and commercial influence of the Arab world extended into the seventh century to include ______________. a. parts of North America b. all of the Indian subcontinent c. Spain and Central Asia d. South Africa Test Your Knowledge
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Which of the following introduced Islam to West Africa? a. missionaries b. soldiers c. traders d. magi Test Your Knowledge
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Prior to the arrival of Islam, economies of North and West Africa tended to be _____________. a. disparate b. industrial c. unified d. thriving Test Your Knowledge
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