HST 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Pope Urban Ii, Musa I Of Mali, Aztec Religion
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Plague: population contracted, cities declined, and the volume of trade diminished all across the mongol world. By 1350 the empire was in disarray and within a century the mongols have lost control of china, persia, and russia. Most impressive and enduring of new islamic states. Encompassed the anatolian peninsula and pushed deep into south eastern europe, middle east, coastal north. Africa, the black sea, acquiring a substantial christian population. Long duration and incorporation of a diverse peoples, economic and cultural sophistication. Trip originally for the hajj, islamic traveler in 14 c. visited most of the islamic world and many non muslim land. Mansa musa made a pilgrimage to mecca, very extravagant, very long, very big deal. Timbuktu as a cultural center of the songhai empire. Importance of oral literature and tradition, pottery and bronze sculptures, Launched by pope urban ii in 1095, multiple violent crusades against muslims to regain rightful territory. Motivation for crusaders was wealth and promise of heaven.
