HIST4150 Lecture : History of Islam Study Guide.docx
11 Mar 2014
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Huntington- broadest level of identity defines a civilization (religion, borders, ect). Hodgson- rethinking world history ; gives a world history without a world view, draws connections between events. Civilization=city; there are areas of growth in certain places and diffusion of these centers is what civilization is. Cultural and intellectual dynamics of the islamic world- The islamic world began in arid desert regions and as such, that defines a good chunck of their culture (minimalists who prize camels). Being in the desert region they had little need for education, they were a nomadic group so in the pre-ilamic era, few were literate and an official accented arabic language did not come about for a while. Religion and kinship among the byzantines and persians- In the preislamic era the two superpower enemies were the byzantine romans and the. The dominant religion in the byzantine sector was christianity while the dominant religion of persia was zoroastrianism.
