GLST 392 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Rule Of Saint Benedict, Polytheism, Major Religious Groups
29 Sep 2016
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Benedictine rule disciplined life, prayer, study, piety b. monasteries centers of learning preserved classics. World religion durability, different kinds of people: cuts across cultures, wins converts, wide geographic area, diversity, animism decreasesb. Agricultural skill, and new contacts meant other civilizations would be catching up: global connections1. dangerous land travel, new premium on shipping3. borders became more porous new exchanges new connections for future. Chapter 6the first global civilization: the rise and spread of. Before 7th century contacts, but not total control of ancient world under one empire: arabia nomadic land on periphery of major civilizationsb. 7th century followers of islam submission muslims allah one god. Civs: began conquest and conversion, within decades, muhammad had empire of persia, greece and egypt, later empire spread, merchants, mystics, warriors 2. Across steppes to central asia, western china, south asiac. Across ocean trade routes to southeast asia and eastern africad. Across asia minor and into european heartland rivals.
