History blog!

600-1500 CE Most of the culture traditions from this time come from Confusianism and Daoism Values bravery, group loyalty, and hospitality  Mecca- became welathy by taxing local trade. Home to tribes/clans, outlaws, and exiles Muhammad Abdulla 570-632 CE Lost his parents when he was young- became a shephard for money. He married a widow and had 6 children. Quarns message through Muhammed Quarn demanded social justice Core message was the remembence of God Muhammed changed the society As islamic faith spreads, arabian empire is weakened by war and internal revolts 644 sassnid defeats the Arabs Muslims conquer spain in 700 Caliph- successor to muhammed 3/4th were assasinated Shia- party/branch of islam Shia saw themselves as a minority, sunnis established order. Shias revolt and that caused division in the islamic worlds.  Arabian empires, caliphs became arab chiefs

Different terrains produced different resources 500-1500-ERA Trade was important because people could trade for things they didn't have, like the africans imported salt. Trade started to alter the economics of societies Long distance trade allowed elites to separate themselves from commoners Transformed political life:Taxes  Trade became a way to spread religion, ideas, disease, animals Eurasia: Inner and Outer zones that had different enviornments Outer- better for agriculture and warmer, well watered Inner- drier climate, not good for agriculture Silk road was most popular when there were guards Chinese homes were where most of textile production, mostly women were the labor force The elite that had this fabric marked their status Silk from China and Cotton from India were in high demand in the Roman Empire Peasants gave up on growing food and focused on paper, porcelain and iron tools Greece was affected by a new deadly disease from Egypt that killed twenty fi...

This chapter was really interesting because it talked about the religous views of China and India. I thought it was interesting how different the treated women. I was expecting worse from the Chinese religions, but they actually let them go to school and participate in rituals. If they were high up enough, they woukd even let them chose their husbands! But in India it was COMPLETELY different. The women were harashly looked down upon. They said that women are seen as “unclean below the naval”. Thats pretty degrading to look at a gender that way. The women of India were to serve their husbands as a if they were gods. And if the husband dies, the women is subjected to someone else, and if not them then the next male. They are never to be alone, even in their youth! So gross! Indian women had it way harder than Chinese women in my opinion.