HIS 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Pope Urban Ii, Wang Anshi, Musa I Of Mali
Document Summary
Islam formed on edges of other empires: heir to hellenic, roman and persian cultures, umma; community of belief in a single good (allah, dar al-islam; world of peace ruled by islam, dar al-harb; world of war outside. Slave trade flourished under islam: quran attempted to mitigate the severity of slavery by requiring slave owners to treat slaves with kindness and generosity, roles of slaves varied; conscripted solders, sailors, domestic servants and planta- tion labourers. Emerged out of remains of roman empire: constantine divided roman empire and created byzantium (constantinople/is- tanbul) which would become capital of islamic empire (ottomans) in 1454: Expanded rapidly into syria in 630, into egypt by 641: muslims become majority in abbasid empire in 9th and 10th century. Rulers struggle to unite diverse muslim worlds: large non-muslim populations. Possibility of unity among shi"ites states: between 950-1050 shiism appeared to be vehicle for uniting the whole islamic world.
