Transcript The Islamic Empire in the Middle Ages

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You will read the article but do not write on
the sheet.
You will answer the questions to the top right
corner of your notes.
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Using the SPICE Acronym write characteristics
for medieval Europe.
1. Kairouan is the largest city and seat of
government in the Maghrib region. It has
great wealth and a great deal of trade.
2. “fair mulatto girls,…young and handsome
European slaves, amber, silks, suits of very
fine wool, fineries, woolen skirts, carpets,
iron, lead, mercury, eunuchs”
3. The caravans bring great profits.
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Describe Europe during the Middle Ages.
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S – Social pyramid is very rigid and hard to move up
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Describe Europe during the Middle Ages.
◦ S – Social pyramid is very rigid and hard to move up
◦ P – Religious leaders and land owners control
politics
◦ I – Very few intellectual advancements (people
focused on avoiding starvation, fending off
nomadic warriors)
◦ C – Christianity is the dominant religion, art and
architecture aren’t priorities
◦ E – Trade mostly domestic (between towns and
cities within the country)
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Europe is “in the dark”.
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Not all civilization are experiencing a “Dark
Age”.
One such place that is making rapid SPICE
advancements is the Islamic Empire.
Shade in the area shown below as the Islamic
Empire:
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Based on the
pyramid, who
are the most
important
people in
Islamic society?
Men of the Pen
lawyers, judges, mathematicians, astronomers,
physicians, poets
Men of the Sword
soldiers, guards of forts and passes
Men of Business
merchants, capitalists, artisans, craftspeople
Husbandmen
farmers, herdsmen, cultivators
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Using the
pyramid on the
right and your
memory, what
does the Muslim
world share with
Medieval Europe
and Japan?
Men of the Pen
lawyers, judges, mathematicians, astronomers,
physicians, poets
Men of the Sword
soldiers, guards of forts and passes
Men of Business
merchants, capitalists, artisans, craftspeople
Husbandmen
farmers, herdsmen, cultivators
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Based on the
pyramid, how will
Medieval European
and Medieval
Muslim intellectual
characteristics
differ?
Men of the Pen
lawyers, judges, mathematicians, astronomers,
physicians, poets
Men of the Sword
soldiers, guards of forts and passes
Men of Business
merchants, capitalists, artisans, craftspeople
Husbandmen
farmers, herdsmen, cultivators
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Many people today believe the religion of Islam
to be restrictive and conservative, a
misinterpretation.
During the Middle Ages, the most popular form
of Islam was very liberal, while the most popular
form of Christianity was very conservative.
Christian leaders would more commonly demand
strict adherence to (following of) religious laws
and beliefs while Muslim leaders would promote
questioning the faith in order to strengthen it.
Therefore, during the Middle Ages, most
intellectual advancements came out of the nonChristian areas of the world.
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Now, you will get to see what the Muslim
World we’ve spoken of and read about looks
like.
Please answer the Video Questions while
watching Islam: Empire of Faith, Part II.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1PxJomy
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