Social Studies January 26‚ 2013 The Black Death: How different were Christian and Muslim responses? It was a deadly disease that was causing destruction throughout the middle Ages. It devastated many people as well as killed many people. It had many names such as the Black Death‚ the great plague‚ and even the great pestilence. None of these names can describe the amount of struggle and devastation this disease brought upon the people living during the medieval times. This deadly disease
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Ryan Rojas 4/6/8 AP World History 3rd Period Muslim Nationalism DBQ Muslim leaders in North Africa and India saw the needs for nationalism in the Muslim areas and took on the issue of westernization as they saw right. A portion of Muslims wanted to welcome western ideas. And others didn’t want western ideas around‚ they thought they needed to be one in their own nations‚ not in the Nations of the west. Some saw westernization as a flawed idea or solution‚ and used parts of westernization
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urban areas in Muslim society played critical roles in religion because Muslim people had to make religious pilgrimages to Holy Cities such as Mecca and Jerusalem‚ trade because the cities had huge complexes which allowed trade to flourish‚ and cultural advancement because the cities were filled with a variety of different people as well as there were great advancement in education. Cities in Muslim society played a major role in religion because they were places where Muslims had to go to make
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During the early modern age‚ three major Muslim empires controlled a large part of the land extending from eastern Europe and northern Africa to eastern India. All three of these dynasties had their roots in nomadic Turkish-speaking peoples of central Asia. These three Muslim empires shared similar political and cultural guidelines and traditions that their ancestors had adopted. Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ these dynasties were the most dominant‚ by the eighteenth century
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WERE THE CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM RESPONSES? The Black Death: How Different Were the Christian and Muslim Responses? Janeece Richardson Jonesboro High School Abstract This paper discusses the responses of the Christians and Muslims during the Black Death. According to research Muslims tended to stay more calm and relaxed. While Christians started getting upset‚ this led to pointing fingers. In particular‚ this paper states exactly how the Muslims reacted versus the way the Christians reacted
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FWIS 104 Christian and Muslim Religious Tolerance It is ironic that while they are based on similar scriptures‚ and therefore similar ideologies‚ Christianity and Islam have had divergent attitudes towards the acceptance of religious minorities. By its nature‚ the Christian faith antagonizes other religions‚ including Judaism and Islam‚ because‚ according to Christian scripture‚ a lack of belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ results in damnation. The Muslim faith‚ however‚ has a much more tolerant
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The Black Plague is one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. The Plague Struck and killed with terrible speed leaving the few who still remained alive in shock and utter confusion. People became desperate and turned to religion for hope and an explanation for this deadly event. Despite the Black Plague Striking World Wide‚ the Christian and Muslim reactions where quite different. These disparate reactions grew as the mortality rate due to the Black Death grew. The Background of the Black Plague
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During the mid-fourteenth century‚ medieval Europe was plagued by many problems. One of the biggest problems European faced was the Black Death. The disease is estimated to have killed one-third of Western Europe population. The Black Death brought social and economic crisis‚ thus having tremendous negative impact amongst Europeans. The plague has struck all across Europe at this time. In Doc 2‚ England has already been infected with the plague and sickness. It was due to unsanitary streets and
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Hundreds of years ago‚ a plague swept over the known world. The Great Plague‚ Great Pestilence‚ and Black Death were a few of the names that it was given. In the Background Essay‚ it states that‚ "the plague killed between 25 and 45% of the populations it encountered." It was played a huge role in the history of the 14th century. There were three bacterial strains of the plague; all of them were deadly. According to Document 2‚ the mortality rate was 31% in Europe‚ 33% in England‚ 25-33% in Egypt
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plentiful‚ Islam was spreading‚ and the people were wealthy. The Muslim cities spread innovations throughout the world. The document groupings for the discussion of this topic are as follows: Documents 2‚ 1‚ and 5 are for city significance. Documents 3‚ 5‚ and 8 are for importance of trade. Finally‚ documents 4‚ 6‚ and 9 are for government and its role. Document 7 has been omitted due to the fact that it does not support my thesis. Muslim cities were abundant with knowledge‚ which they spread throughout
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