Pay special attention. This stuff is all over the exam, and your understanding this will certainly be a critical factor in the possibility of peace in your lifetime.
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Bingham
16/10/2016 11:16:46
Oh, nobody is working this weekend? Going with the tried and not true study-at-the-last-minute technique? Right, that goes with the declaration, "Gosh Mr. Bingham, I don't know what I'm doing wrong! Can you help with a better study technique?"
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Bingham
16/10/2016 11:23:56
Okay, fine, I'll kick start you with MQ1.
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Taylor Scott
16/10/2016 13:28:27
MQ8: How did the rise of Islam change the lives of women?
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Yasmeen Gaber
16/10/2016 20:38:43
What did the Quran expect from those who followed its teachings?
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Taylor Scott
17/10/2016 00:01:42
MQ3: How was Arabia transformed by the rise of Islam?
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Taylor Scott
17/10/2016 00:07:02
MQ5: What accounts for the widespread conversion to Islam?
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Ashton Haq
18/10/2016 22:47:31
Adding onto this:
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Taylor Scott
19/10/2016 22:18:32
I think that your 1st and 3rd statements are in more detail to what I was trying to say; however, thank you for reminding me about Arab migration.
Amy Vaughan
19/10/2016 23:03:35
I think that because Islam had already absorbed some aspects of Persian culture, Persian culture along with Islam. I don't necessarily think it was a reason for people to convert more so than a side effect of conversion.
Taylor Scott
17/10/2016 00:11:06
MQ7: In what ways were Sufi Muslims critical of mainstream Islam?
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Audrey Deigaard
19/10/2016 22:58:02
This goes with 'believed that establishments teaching about the law and correct behavior did little to bring believe into the presence of God,' but I also put that Sufi Muslims opposed the legalistic and scholarly practitioners of the sharia in general.
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Cassie Barham
17/10/2016 19:09:39
There are a few rhetorical questions that Strayer poses in this chapter, so this is one I pulled from the text and attempted to answer:
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Taylor Scott
18/10/2016 22:01:15
This rhetorical question answers connect are also beneficial in MQ9 because they compare the spread of Islam to India and Anatolia. This is what I have so far for MQ9: What similarities and differences can you identify in the spread of Islam to India, Anatolia, West Africa, and Spain?
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Taylor Scott
18/10/2016 22:35:27
MQ10: In what ways was Anatolia changed by its incorporation into the Islamic world?
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Cassie Barham
20/10/2016 19:01:37
I think you covered the main conditions of the transition into the Islam-dominated Anatolia, but I think it's important to include the conditions of the incorporated Islam rule after this transition period. I would add:
Cassie Barham
17/10/2016 19:41:40
MQ: What makes it possible to speak of the Islamic world as a distinct and coherent
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Taylor Scott
20/10/2016 19:19:51
You may want to add that the system of education was created by the ulama.
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Amy Vaughan
17/10/2016 21:54:08
MQ1: Description: In what ways did the early history of Islam reflect its Arabian origins?
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Amy Vaughan
17/10/2016 22:24:14
Oh whoops- I didn't see that Bingham already answered this question. Sorry for the repeat!
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Bingham
18/10/2016 08:56:08
Sheesh! Read before you post guys!
Cassie Barham
18/10/2016 18:30:55
So I may be making a bit of a leap with this, but I wanted to comment on the fact that as I was reading, I noticed that Strayer makes comparisons of Islam to other religious traditions (mainly Judaism, Christianity, and a bit of Buddhism) throughout the entirety of the chapter. I know the focus of the chapter is specifically on Islam, but since this section of the book also has a big emphasis on worldly connections and networks, I thought this pattern within the chapter could be significant. I decided to compile the comparisons he makes and generate a question that fulfills that list:
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Amy Vaughan
19/10/2016 22:13:59
This is really great! I have a feeling these comparisons will especially come in handy once we read Ch. 10 (over Christianity).
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Cindy Xia
18/10/2016 19:05:51
MQ2: What did the Quran expect from those who followed its teachings?
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Yasmeen Gaber
18/10/2016 21:32:01
I posted this a little higher up on the forum, and we had all the same answers. One thing--"Allah" is just Arabic for "God", and it might be better to think about it that way, rather than saying that in place of God there was Allah, because it helps you conceive of Islam as very close to the Judeo-Christian tradition that came before it (which fostered religious tolerance, they were all "people of the book" etc). Hope that was helpful!
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Yasmeen Gaber
18/10/2016 21:38:01
Boy howdy did I misread that! Please disregard my previous comment.
Taylor Scott
18/10/2016 22:16:38
MQ6: What is the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam.
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Amy Vaughan
19/10/2016 18:57:37
I think you should definitely have multiple differences listed! I'm pretty sure question is asking for the general difference, which can be made up of several factors.
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Taylor Scott
19/10/2016 22:21:09
In that case, would the general difference be my first statement? Or is there another general difference that includes the third section I have?
Taylor Scott
18/10/2016 22:25:43
MQ4: Why were Arabs able to construct such a huge empire so quickly?
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Niara Pelton
20/10/2016 19:30:12
I think that another important factor was that the surrounding empires were weak and therefore easily overtaken. It kind of goes with the first one you mentioned.
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Taylor Scott
18/10/2016 22:41:44
Is it just me or is MQ12 (In what ways was the world of Islam a "cosmopolitan civilization"?) posing the same question as BPQ2 (In what ways might Islamic civilization be described as cosmopolitan, international, or global?) If so, it must be important enough that Strayer emphasizes this question within 5 pages.
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Amy Vaughan
19/10/2016 19:04:35
I agree it is very important! I think that Islam's cosmopolitan aspects are what defines it as such a revolutionary religion in that it allowed the religion to spread so far and encompass so many different people. Whoever answers the BPQ can go into greater depth, but I think this cosmopolitan nature is in part due to Islam's birthplace in an extensive and very active trade network, and its geographic positioning on the peripheries of two major empires of the time.
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Amy Vaughan
19/10/2016 19:59:14
BPQ1: How might you account for the immense religious and political/military success of Islam in its early centuries?
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Amy Vaughan
19/10/2016 20:22:42
Also:
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Amy Vaughan
19/10/2016 20:48:05
BPQ2: In what ways might Islamic civilization be described as cosmopolitan, international, or global?
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Amy Vaughan
19/10/2016 21:01:12
MQ12: In what ways was the world of Islam a “cosmopolitan civilization”?
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Amy Vaughan
19/10/2016 21:05:00
Like Taylor was saying, this MQ goes along with BPQ2. I just took these answers from my notes, so there may be some points that show up in one answer and not the other. I would combine these to get my final answer :)
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Amy Vaughan
19/10/2016 22:08:44
BPQ3: "Islam was simultaneously a single world of shared meaning and interaction and a series of separate, distinct, and conflicting communities." What evidence could you provide to support both sides of this argument?
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Taylor Scott
20/10/2016 20:19:17
I think that when you are talking about the sects, it might be best to separate disputes as Sunni vs. Shia and Sufi vs. sharia/ mainstream Islam. What do you think?
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Yasmeen Gaber
20/10/2016 21:19:00
I agree with Taylor--after all, the Sunni/Shia split had different causes and effects than that of the Sufi "spin-off" (who were ultimately more integrated with mainstream Islam than Sunni and Shia were with each other). Leave a Reply. |
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