CHAPTER 13 – ISLAM IN THE HEARTLANDS AND BEYOND, 1000–1600

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CHAPTER 13 – ISLAM IN THE HEARTLANDS AND BEYOND, 1000–1600

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CHAPTER 13 – ISLAM IN THE HEARTLANDS AND BEYOND,

1000–1600

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE:

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What were the consequences of the invasions, conquests, and influences of the

Mongol and Central Asian Turks on the Islamic world?

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Why were Islam and Buddhism more successful than Hinduism and Christianity

in expanding during this era?

What does this suggest about the characteristics of

a successful world religion?

CHAPTER 13 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

THE ISLAMIC HEARTLANDS: Religion and Society

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Discuss the consolidation of Sunni practices and the role of the ulama in this

process

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Describe the popular “unofficial” piety that flourished largely outside ulama

control

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Explain why basic Sunni “correctness of religious practices” discouraged

religious or social innovations

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Describe Sufi piety and organizations, and explain why the Sufis were revered as

spiritual masters and saints

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Discuss the consolidation of Shi’ite traditions, and compare and contrast them

with those of the Sunni

THE ISLAMIC HEARTLANDS: Regional Developments

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Explain why after the tenth century the western half of the Islamic world

developed two regional foci and discuss the developments in each of these

regions

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Discuss the rise of the Almoravids and the Almohads and their impact on the

society and culture of Islamic Spain

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Discuss the rise and decline of the Fatimids and their heirs, the Mamluks

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Discuss the Ghaznavids and the Saljuqs, and their accomplishments

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Discuss the rise of the Mongol empire and its impact on the Islamic worldand

explain why the Mongols were unable to conquer the entire Islamic world

THE ISLAMIC HEARTLANDS:

Expansion of Islamic Civilizatioin Beyond the

Heartlands