HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Monarchy Of The United Kingdom, Mehmed Iii, Janissaries
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Questions to ask while reading the mirror of countries . What does the text reveal about the islamic world of the 16th century with regard to: In the british monarchy the oldest son inherits the throne - there is no fuss. Made it possible to predict the line of succession. All of the rulers in europe were christians and all the citizens were christians - save a very small number of pagans and jewish people. Islam was a much larger part of eurasia. Islamic states ruled by muslims - citizens included people who were not muslim. People who were muslim had privileges that non muslims did not share. The vast majority of people in india were not muslim. Divided into different states - but there was a cultural unity. No matter which country they were in, as long as it was in the islamic world, muslim citizens would be able to find a mosque - religious unity.
