1. Encounters with Islam (Volume C)

2. Encounters: 640–700 C.E. economic revolution Arab tribes unite presence extends beyond Persian Empire

3. Trade Routes exchange of ideas and artistic styles multicultural blend of myths, literary traditions Dede Korkut

4. Constantinople, 1453 C.E. Constantinople, 1572 CE Constantinople, 1422 CE

5. cultural elite = new converts from Christianity linguistically and religiously diverse languages: Turkish, Arabic, Persian nomadic origins resigned to character tales slave-based political and military elite feudal army religious tolerance did not mean equality Ottoman Empire, 1300 C.E.

6. sultan, millets, and local jurisprudence infidels and “People of the Book” Sufism travelogues Islam and Ottoman Culture

7. 1526: Delhi Sultanate overthrown by Mughals Islamic monotheism versus Hindu polytheism and idol worship Islamic Sufism resonates with Hindu concepts poets and cross-cultural tensions questioning caste hierarchy/ discrimination Hinduism

8. Mande bards assimilate Islamic traditions Sunjata and the Prophet Muhammad The “nomad” as a literary character Bhakti (devotional literature) Literary Developments

9. Thieves plunder his home and bring him much grief, but he won’t give a coin to a poor brahman. He treats his son-in-law like a guest of honor but he turns his back upon his real guests. Tukaram: “The Rich Farmer”

10. The lord of the Hindus and Turks is one and the same— why become a mullah Why become a sheikh? (lines 13–16) Kabir: “Mosque with Ten Doors”

11. Çelebi: “Book of Travels” Vienna from the perspective of an Islamic foreigner lack of proper and righteous behavior (Ayanta festivals of the infidels) infidels and mistreatment of Muslim slaves

12. “Afterward, they indulged in such wickedness and debauchery, jollity and drinking in the gardens of Schwechat that it is beyond description….Their men and women do not avoid each other; even when their wives sat together with us Ottomans in jollity and drinking, the husbands did not say anything” (pp. 88– 89). Çelebi: “Book of Travels”

13. Western Africa

14. The Ottoman Empire

15. India

16. The exchange of goods, artistic styles, and ideas was facilitated by which of the following? a. a unified Arab culture b. nomads c. the growth of cities d. Arab trade routes Test Your Knowledge

17. Which of the following is true of the Ottoman Empire? a. It was linguistically diverse. b. It imposed a single religion on inhabitants of the empire. c. It tolerated diverse religions and treated each equally. d. It encouraged a common language among the rich and poor. Test Your Knowledge

18. The political and commercial influence of the Arab world extended into the seventh century to include ______________. a. parts of North America b. all of the Indian subcontinent c. Spain and Central Asia d. South Africa Test Your Knowledge

19. Which of the following introduced Islam to West Africa? a. missionaries b. soldiers c. traders d. magi Test Your Knowledge

20. Prior to the arrival of Islam, economies of North and West Africa tended to be _____________. a. disparate b. industrial c. unified d. thriving Test Your Knowledge

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