HIST 122 Lecture 5: Week 5.docx
22 Nov 2012
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Surrounded by muslim states, north africa, middle east. The crusades as an episode in premodern globalisation. But the old world got connected: new states formed, the door opened to new ideas, goods, and techniques from africa to china, thanks to the islamicate nexus and the mongol invasions (1230s- During crusades made money ferrying crusaders across the mediterranean. African coastal cities and regions connected with middle east, china, and europe. What made this bridge possible was a high degree of tolerance for non-muslims. This included freedom to practice their religion; respect for property and life; freedom to settle in most of the muslim-ruled world. Remember tolerance must be judged in its historical setting and not according to contemporary standards. Arabic became a lingua franca of commerce, law, culture, and science. Exporting a lifestyle (games, style of dress, etc. ) Scientific knowledge passed from the hellenistic to the muslim world, and then to the west.
