1.integration of afro- eurasia 2.increased interaction cultural diffusion & syncretism
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1.1. Integration of Afro-Integration of Afro-EurasiaEurasia
2.2. Increased interaction Increased interaction cultural diffusion & cultural diffusion & syncretismsyncretism
Post-Classical Post-Classical Travelers:Travelers:– Marco PoloMarco Polo– John of John of
MontecorvinoMontecorvino– St CyrilSt Cyril– Rabban SaumaRabban Sauma– XuanzangXuanzang– Zheng HeZheng He– SufisSufis– Ibn BattutaIbn Battuta
Ibn Battuta
Which of the following lists three places Ibn Battuta, the fourteenth-century Muslim traveler, visited?
A. The Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Japan
B. The Arabian Peninsula, France, and India
C. India, Mali, and Persia
D. India, Persia, and Poland
E. England, Iraq, and Mali
• Islam more than Islam more than a political a political entityentity
– Inter-civilizational Inter-civilizational
• Transcends geog. & Transcends geog. & pol. boundariespol. boundaries
• Built on shared Built on shared experienceexperience
– Islam Islam
– ArabicArabic
– HajjHajj Dar-al-Islam: Dar-al-Islam: “First Global System”“First Global System”
HajjHajj
Dar-al-Islam: Dar-al-Islam: “First Global System”“First Global System”
Dar-al-Islam: Dar-al-Islam: “First Global System”“First Global System”
1. Exemplify Islam as a global system
2. Exemplify the complexity of conversion
How does the life of Ibn Battuta:
Ibn Battuta
Place & time
Prior Knowledge
Main idea
Reason
Author Audience
Sig.
How does the life of Ibn Battuta: 1) Exemplify Islam as a global system2) Exemplify the complexity of conversion
Place & time
Prior Knowledge
Main idea
Reason
Author Audience
Sig.
How does the life of Ibn Battuta: 1) Exemplify Islam as a global system2) Exemplify the complexity of conversion
“good qualities” “bad qualities”
1.1. Integration of Afro-Integration of Afro-EurasiaEurasia
2.2. Increased interaction Increased interaction cultural diffusion & cultural diffusion & syncretismsyncretism
