{"id":44,"date":"2018-06-13T23:59:35","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T23:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/the-ancient-world\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=44"},"modified":"2024-11-15T17:19:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T17:19:31","slug":"week-8","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/the-ancient-world\/chapter\/week-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 9: Southwest Asia, Christianity &amp; Islam"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Overview:<\/h2>\r\nSouthwest Asia (also known as the Middle East) is not only known in the ancient world for early Mesopotamian societies studied in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/the-ancient-world\/chapter\/week-6\/\">Week 6<\/a>. Over time, cities like Baghdad, Mecca, and Damascus become key entrepot cities, entwined with global trade networks that cross Southwest Asia and facilitate contact between Europe, Africa, and Asia. This chapter focuses on the origins, development, and spread of Christianity and Islam in the ancient world and their impact on human mobility.\r\n<h2>Objectives:<\/h2>\r\nAfter completing this chapter, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify and apply the key steps of historical thinking<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Demonstrate knowledge of the primary sources and historical development of Islam<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Understand the historical context of the geographic region \"Southwest Asia\"<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe economic and social developments in the region<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Section 1: Context<\/h2>\r\nRead: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/ap-art-history\/cultures-religions-ap-arthistory\/a\/introduction-to-islam-2\">MacCaulay-Lewis, Introduction to Islam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/ap-art-history\/cultures-religions-ap-arthistory\/a\/the-five-pillars-of-islam\">Five Pillars of Islam<\/a>\r\n\r\n<img width=\"152\" height=\"195\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 18.66px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;height: 101px;letter-spacing: normal;max-width: 100%;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px\" alt=\"Black Wireless Headphone Near White Hp Laptop\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/844733\/pexels-photo-844733.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;dpr=1&amp;w=500\" \/>\r\n\r\nWatch:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/religion\/\">Frontline: From Jesus to Christ<\/a>\r\n\r\nIslam, Empire of Faith,<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;text-indent: 18.6667px\">\u00a0\"<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PF6VPZsHDZQ\">The Messenger<\/a>,<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;text-indent: 18.6667px\">\"<\/span><span style=\"text-indent: 1em;font-size: 14pt\">\u00a0\"<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D_mqO910jUQ\">The Awakening<\/a><span style=\"text-indent: 1em;font-size: 14pt\">\"<\/span>\r\n\r\nFurther Background Reading: Adam Silverstein, <a href=\"https:\/\/proxy.ulib.csuohio.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/actrade\/9780199545728.001.0001\"><em>Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction<\/em><\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcebooks.fordham.edu\/med\/shahid.asp\">Irfan Shahid: Byzantium and the Arabs in the Fifth Century<\/a>\r\n<h2>Section 2: Early Historical Sources<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=MATT+5-7&amp;version=ESV\">Teachings of Jesus<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=MATT+10%3A1-42&amp;version=ESV\">Jesus send out his disciples<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jewishchristianlit.com\/\/Topics\/JewishJesus\/\">Ancient Jewish Account of Jesus<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcebooks.fordham.edu\/source\/koran-sel.asp\">Quran Chapters 1, 47<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcebooks.fordham.edu\/source\/misc-hadith.asp\">Hadith: Traditions of the Prophet<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcebooks.fordham.edu\/source\/pact-umar.asp\">The Pact of Umar<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sourcebooks.fordham.edu\/source\/yarmuk.asp\">Al Baladhuri: The Battle of Yarmuk and After<\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<h2>Overview:<\/h2>\n<p>Southwest Asia (also known as the Middle East) is not only known in the ancient world for early Mesopotamian societies studied in <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/the-ancient-world\/chapter\/week-6\/\">Week 6<\/a>. Over time, cities like Baghdad, Mecca, and Damascus become key entrepot cities, entwined with global trade networks that cross Southwest Asia and facilitate contact between Europe, Africa, and Asia. This chapter focuses on the origins, development, and spread of Christianity and Islam in the ancient world and their impact on human mobility.<\/p>\n<h2>Objectives:<\/h2>\n<p>After completing this chapter, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify and apply the key steps of historical thinking<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate knowledge of the primary sources and historical development of Islam<\/li>\n<li>Understand the historical context of the geographic region &#8220;Southwest Asia&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Describe economic and social developments in the region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Section 1: Context<\/h2>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/ap-art-history\/cultures-religions-ap-arthistory\/a\/introduction-to-islam-2\">MacCaulay-Lewis, Introduction to Islam<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/humanities\/ap-art-history\/cultures-religions-ap-arthistory\/a\/the-five-pillars-of-islam\">Five Pillars of Islam<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"195\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"color: #333333;font-size: 18.66px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;height: 101px;letter-spacing: normal;max-width: 100%;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px\" alt=\"Black Wireless Headphone Near White Hp Laptop\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/844733\/pexels-photo-844733.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;dpr=1&amp;w=500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Watch:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/religion\/\">Frontline: From Jesus to Christ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Islam, Empire of Faith,<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;text-indent: 18.6667px\">\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PF6VPZsHDZQ\">The Messenger<\/a>,<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;text-indent: 18.6667px\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"text-indent: 1em;font-size: 14pt\">\u00a0&#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D_mqO910jUQ\">The Awakening<\/a><span 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