Transcript Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Dar Al Islam What factors led tot the decline of the Abbasid Caliphate? • • • • • • • Excesses by the Caliphs and Wazirs: Monumental building, multiple wives, lavish gifts Shi’i revolts No succession laws Gradual increase of Persian advisors Slave mercenaries Agrarian issues: peasants taxed too heavily, irrigation projects fell into disrepair Nomadic invasions: Seljuk Turks took power circa 1055, ruled in name of the caliphs How did the treatment of women C.O.T. from pre-Islamic to end of Abbasid Caliphate? • • • • • Extreme subjugation: introduction of veils Development of the imperial Harem Slave concubines Rich women: no rights, prohibited from leaving quarters Poor women: worked at market, more freedom How did interregional conflict encourage the diffusion of culture? • Crusades: (1099-1293) intensified the borrowing of Islamic culture • Impacted Europe more than Islamic states • Re-introduced Greek learning • Mathematics: zero, algebra • Technological advancements: astrolabe, cartography, navigation • Language: Arabic, Persian • Luxury goods: textiles (damask, silk, cotton, muslin) rugs, tapestries, slaves, sugar, coffee, yogurt • Pop culture: chess, chivalric ideals, coffee-house, troubadors. Describe the synthesis of Islamic and Persian culture • Persian artistic influence on Mosques and temples • Literature: • Language: became the favored language of government and upper-class Islamic achievements • • • • • Medicine Technology: cartography, astrolabe Astronomy Machine technology: paper-making, silk (mostly diffused from China) Mathematics: trigonometry, algebra (corrected) How did Religious trends aid in the spread of Islamic culture? • Introduction of the Sufist movement • Mysticism and healing Back to the decline…. • Abbasid Caliphate dealt the final blow in 1258…. • Mongols sacked the city of Baghdad • Glory supplanted by Cairo and Istanbul Homework • Read the end of Ch. 7 and Ch. 8 AND answer the discussion questions • Watch John Green link on website • Ch. 8 Assignment: • Create a 8 x 10 propaganda poster about one of the Sudanic Kingdoms. Must include: • • • • Slogan 5 pictures reflecting importance of the kingdom Creativity Organization of thought