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JUSTINIAN, MUHAMMAD, AND THE EASTWeek Seven
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JUSTINIAN, MUHAMMAD, AND THE EASTWeek Seven
I. The Great Mosque of Damascus
II. The ByzantinesA. 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 ByzantinesB. 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 Arabica1. Commercial prosperity2. 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
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