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Ismailis and Mongols - Review

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  • Spiritual and inward practices became important strategies for survival.
    TRUE! It helped us stay strong and united as a community
  • Encounters between Muslim communities became impossible after the Mongol conquests.
    FALSE! We were still connected with other Muslim communities such as the Sufis.
  • Ismailis survived mainly through military strength.
    FALSE - while we did have an army, we were able to survive, first through negociations and diplomacy and then by goung inward and staying united as a community
  • After the destruction of Alamut, Ismailis disappeared from history.
    False - We are still here today - we weren't completely destroyed, we went into concealment and adopted some sufi practices
  • Mongol conquests destroyed communities but also created new connections.
    TRUE! Because they had the largest land empire in the world - from China to Hungary, many people were encountering each other