ways of the world: a brief global history first edition chapter 11 the worlds of islam:...
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Ways of the World:A Brief Global History
First Edition
CHAPTER 11The Worlds of Islam:
Afro-Eurasian Connections600–1500
Copyright © 2009 by Bedford/St. Martin’s
Robert W. Strayer
The Birth of a New Religion• The Homeland of Islam• The Messenger and the Message• The Transformation of Arabia
The Making of an Arab Empire• War and Conquest• Conversion to Islam• Divisions in the Islamic World• Women and Men in Early Islam
Islam and Cultural Encounter:
A Four-Way Comparison• The Case of India• The Case of Anatolia• The Case of West Africa• The Case of Spain
The World of Islam as a New Civilization• Networks of Faith• Networks of Exchange
Chapter 11 The Worlds of Islam: Afro-Eurasian
Connections, 600–1500• Map 11.1 The Arab Empire and the Initial Expansion of Islam, 622–900 C.E.
(p. 309)• Map 11.2 The Growing World of Islam (900–1500) (p. 317)• Map 11.3 The Ottoman Empire by the Mid-Fifteenth Century (p. 320)• Map 11.4 West Africa and the World of Islam (p. 321)• Spot Map 11.1 Arabia at the Time of Muhammad (p. 303)• Spot Map 11.2 The Sultanate of Delhi (p. 318)• The Hajj (p. 300)• Muslims, Jews, and Christians (p. 305)• The Kaaba (p. 312)• Men and Women at Worship (p. 315)• The Great Mosque at Jenne (p. 322)• A Muslim Astronomical Observatory (p. 326)
