developments in dar al-islam from 1200ce-1450ce
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Dominant Skill: Developments & Processes
Identify and describe a historical concept,
development, or process.
Learning Objective 1D: Explain how systems of belief and their practices
affected society in the period from 1200CE-
1450CE.
Thematic Focus: CULTURAL
Historical Development: Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the core beliefs and
practices of these religions continued to shape
societies in Africa and Asia.
In Islamic society, Jews and Christians were known
as the “People of the Book” because they shared the
same monotheistic origin stories and were charged a
‘special’ tax rate, or jizya.
Learning Objective 1E: Explain the causes and effects of the rise of
Islamic states over time.
Thematic Focus: POLITICAL
Historical Development: As the Abbasid Caliphate fragmented, new Islamic
political entities emerged, most of which were
dominated by Turkic peoples. These states
demonstrated continuity, innovation, and diversity.
Illustrative Examples: New Islamic Political Entities-Seljuk Empire (Control Holy Land During Crusades)
-Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
-Delhi Sultanates
Battle of Talas River (751CE)
Abbasids defeat Chinese Tang
dynasty gaining dominance over
Central Asian trade routes.
Battle of Manzikert (1071CE)
The Seljuk Turks defeat the
Byzantine Empire (in this battle)
maintaining control over Anatolia.
Historical Development: Muslim rule continued to expand to many parts of
Afro-Eurasia due to military expansion, and Islam
subsequently expanded through the activities of
merchants, missionaries, and Sufis.
Learning Objective 1F: Explain the effects of intellectual innovation in
Dar al-Islam.
Thematic Focus: TECHNOLOGY
Historical Development: Muslim states and empires encouraged significant
intellectual innovations and transfers.
Illustrative Examples: Islamic Innovations-Advances in mathematics (Nasir al-Din al-Tusi)
-Advances in literature (‘A’ishah al-Ba’uniyyah)
-Advances in medicine
‘A’ishah al-Ba’uniyyah
Female Sufi master and prolific poet
who served under Mamluk Sultan
Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri.
Islamic Medicine
Unlike Christian medicine in this
period, Islamic medicine allowed for
dissection of human bodies and the
research into human anatomy led to
a more thorough understanding of it.
Illustrative Examples: Islamic Transfers-Preservation and commentaries on Greek moral and natural
philosophy
-House of Wisdom in Abbasid Baghdad
-Scholarly and cultural transfers in Muslim and Christian Spain