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An encounter is a meaningful interaction or exchange between what?
People, Ideas, Cultures, Places
What factors make human encounters complex?
Assumptions, past histories of people, intentions, learned responses of people
True or false: Encounters in Muslims history have a role in shaping our identity today
True
What was a significant event that happened in the first 6 centuries of Islam
Expansion of Islam to new lands
As Islam spread to different places, it became adapted to different regions and cultural contexts. What does this tell us about Islam?
Islam is fluid and it evolves according to context and time
What were some of the diverse adaptaions of Islam as a result of the Muslim expansion and encounters with different lands?
Art and architecture, Stories and languages, Songs and poetry, Science and knowledge
Where did the Turkic peoples originate from?
Inner Asia, the Great Steppe
How did the Saljuqs rise to power in the Muslim lands?
Hired by the Ghaznavids as mercenaries. Helped expand into Asia & India
What were Caravanserais?
Resting places for merchants and other travellers that were nuilt along trade routes
Why did the Saljuqs build so many Caravanserais?
To shift the direction of trade routes to pass through their cities, to import and export goods, and to encourage trade from all over
What factors made encounters between Europe and Muslim regions complex?
Struggles over land and power
What were some of the results of the intellectual encounters between Muslims and Europeans?
Chess, citrus fruit, Renaissance and Translations
What triggered the Crusades?
The Pope wanted to liberate the Holy Land (Jerusalem)
How can we create positive encounters in our own lives?
Trying to get to know new people, going in with good intentions, questioning assumptions we have
Name 2 empires we learned about in 1.2/1.3
Byzantine, Saljuq, Ghaznavid
