HIST103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Kleptocracy, Five Pillars Of Islam, Abbasid Caliphate
21 Apr 2017
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Falls in the 13th century from barbarians on horseback from the north (mongols) Jihad = the holy struggle - against sin. 607- the year that the islamic prophets muhammad traveled to a cave outside of mecca and recorded his visit from angel gabriel and delivered the message that there was only one god and it was allah. Sharia law (dominate law code) and the five pillars; quran, hadith, and. Only one god, he is allah; pray 5 times a day; perform acts of charity to your neighbors; pilgrimage to mecca one time during your life. Uphold prohibition on usery (lending money at interest) House of wisdom- pursuit of knowledge; central piece of architecture where all information was gathered; royal library; translating ancient texts into arabic; developing new technologies and strategies, etc. Temple mound- where temples kept being destroyed and rebuilt over and over again by empires.
