MMW 12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Abbasid Caliphate

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 12
• Professor: Janet Smarr

Document Summary

Peace + security (national army, law courts) Koran advocated to take care of travelers. Early tang dynasty = contemporary with 4 religious caliphs + umayyad dynasty. Late tang + sung = contemporary with abbasid dynasty. Era was seen as an idyllic era seen as a wonderful time. To spain, sicily, and italy (see the word list) See the attitudes and values of the society. Existed for a long time as oral literature. Means that there are many different versions. A good way to get around language barriers. But set in the time of harun/haroun al-rashid c. 800. Indian materia sinbad in sanskrit inhabitation of the indus region . The roc (huge bird) that eats elephants. Marco polo also mentions seeing a giant bird (roc) in. Circe"s island with men turning into animals. The intercultural collection shows that persia, indian, and greek cultures were all being combined. Scientific interest in geography, flora and fauna. Lots of scientific inquiry integrated into stories.