Ben's World History Blog

Asian Christianity After Muhammad's death in 632 by a century, the destruction of earlier Christian communities occurred in Arabia, the birthplace of Islam. There were only a few Christian groups left. Ultimately after the initial fall of Christianity, the remaining Muslims built the Grand Mosque of Sana'a.  In the Middle East Jewish and Christian felt the impact of the fall of Islam soon after. Muslim forces built a shrine named Dome of the Rock they spread further and took control of Jerusalem. To the Jews, the shrine had a significance of Abraham offering his son to Isaac as sacrifice to God, and it was also the site where the two first Jewish temples were built.  The Christians believed Jesus had visited the Dome of the Rock to talk with learned scholars and later drove away money changers. Where there were a higher number of Christian populations, as in Syria and Persia, policies that were inclusive usually prevailed. Most of the people turned to Islam on t...

Over past century, Muslims have had to overcome European humiliation  From 600-1600 people allied to Islam represented highly successful, prosperous, and expansive civilization  Buddhism was cultural anchor for for East Asia, as well as Christianity for Europe, but Islam connected both Islam started in the Arabian Peninsula Muhammad, the man turned prophet who spread Islam, lived from 570-632                          Arabia 

Silk Roads: Eurasia was the starting place of one of the world's biggest and sustained trade networks. This network was named the Silk Roads after Eurasia's most famous product. The Silk Roads linked pastoral and agricultural peoples alike, as well as large civilizations of Eurasia's outer rim. Sea Roads: The start of oceanic commerce offered transformation to all members, but the greatest appeared in Southeast Asia and East Africa. Both regions experienced political change and aspiring rulers used incoming wealth to build larger, centrally governed states or cities. Sand Roads: These trade routes linked North Africa and the Mediterranean with interior West Africa. The North African costal regions created cloth, glassware, weapons, books, and other goods of manufacture. African commercial life saw a major turning point in trade with the introduction of the camel. The animal could go ten days without water and made the long trek across the Sahara finally possi...

200 B.C.E China Social Structure Landlord Class- During the unification of the Qin dynasty the bulk of the land was owned by small-scale peasant farmers. Impoverished peasants had to sell their land to wealthier landowners. Due to this landowners avoided paying taxes and put tax burdens on the poorer farmers. Peasants- Throughout China's long lasting civilization, the bulk of it's population consisted of peasants who represented two or three generations, and who lived in small households. The lives of these peasants were extremely vulnerable due to nature, landlords, and the state. During Han dynasty China many poor and desperate peasants sold their land to large landlords and were employed as tenants or sharecroppers. Merchants- Although peasants were oppressed and exploited, they were also praised by the social elite as the backbone of the society. Merchants didn't favor this praise because they were seen as unproductive for making shameful profit from others...

Ancient Chia followed three different ways of viewing society and approaching disorder. These were the Legalist View, the Confucian view, and the Daoist view. Legalist View-Belief that society needs rules and regulations in order to function. A reformed society is a thriving society. Incentives should be put in place so that the citizens may more easily obey the ruler. Confucian View- Confucianists believed that a society is built on order and deference. The husband is above the wife, the older brother to the younger, the grass to the wind. Confucianists believed that this structure must be upheld in order for society to function. Daoist View- The Daoists had a more spiritual view on how a society should run. They believed that there is a central force that binds all material and non-material things together, called the Dao. Daoists went about society disengaged from public life and become one with nature. They believe that society, material things, and non-material things...

For our most recent History assignment we we had to pick out three quotes of Confucius that we believe our current leader(s) could benefit from. Mine are as follows..... "The mind of the superior man is conversant with virtue; the mind of the base man is conversant with gain"(Confucius) "Riches and honors are what men desire. If they cannot be obtained in the proper way, they should not be held. Poverty and baseness are what men dislike. If they cannot be avoided in the proper way, they should not be avoided...The superior man, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he clings to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it."(Confucius)  "The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions."(Confucius)