The Islamic Influence on Western Civilization Encounters and interaction with Islamic culture had a major effect on Western Civilization. Islam emerged as a powerful religious and political part of the late antique period. The Muslim forces that defeated Byzantium created a thriving civilization that transformed the Western world, and left a lasting mark. In Spain, they had a significant impact on the region’s culture and history. Through conquest and expansion, Muslims created a powerful Islamic Empire which greatly contributed to and deeply impacted the development of Western Civilization.
Each city-state enjoyed its own freedoms, but also shared many of the same things including language, religion and sciences. Trade between the city-states was also very important because it allowed goods to flow from one city to another. One of the most interesting facts about Mesopotamia can be seen in Hammurabi’s Code, the Amorite King Hammurabi’s list of crimes and punishments, which is known to be the earliest written “legal” writing of the time. Hammurabi’s code contains the famously known saying: “if a man has destroyed the eye of a member of the aristocracy: thy shall destroy his eye. If he has broken his limb: thy shall break the same limb.” Many people know about this saying but do not know where it came from; it is extremely interesting that it came from one of the earliest civilizations.
Italian city-states like Venice and Genoa were located on the trade routes that linked the rest of Western Europe with the East; it is therefore “no coincidence that both these city-states became active trading centres”. Trade enabled many new ideas and goods to spread throughout Europe, which subsequently led to a new kind of economy. During the Middle Ages people traded goods for other goods, but during the Renaissance people began using coins to buy goods which created a money economy. Therefore, many craftsmen, merchants, and bankers became more important in society. Craftsmen produced goods that merchants traded all over Europe.
Trade in the Indian Ocean was affected by different changes of many political powers and it was the main factor of spreading of religion, and linking cultures. Then Indian Ocean trade route kept transporting the same goods, but the way these goods were transported from place to place changed as technology advanced. The trade route in the Indian Ocean stayed the same by trading the same goods as they did in the beginning, such as ivory, wood and exotic animals from India from Africa in early trade and also traded spices with India such as: pepper, cinnamon, and ginger. Also, this route stayed the same culturally by having the same continuous spread of religious ideas like Muslim merchants who held the religion together by sharing a common belief and language. The political aspect of The Indian Ocean trade route stayed the same by evolving and successfully growing under the rule of strong empires.
Islam continued to grow. Eventually, Mansa Musa (Mali’s ruler) declared that the Islam religion would be their official religion. In conclusion, Islam impacted West Africa greatly by increasing trade, blending cultures, and changing government structures. In the time period of 1000 C.E. to 1750 C.E., several Islamic states rose and
Western Europe experienced the largest amount of changes because the main countries that were becoming involved in international trade were located here. These countries include England, Spain, and Portugal. After contact had first been made with people on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, the first stock exchange was set up in 1538, which represented a steady economy and businesses that could be trusted to continue success within the companies. Along with the new businesses and technology, through international trade, new products were introduced to Europe such as tobacco and potatoes. Companies that focused on trade were also introduced, such as the Dutch, English, and French East India companies.
7, doc. 4) And the people had security in their civilizations because of no tolerance of injustice. (doc.6, doc.2, doc.3) In Africa, trade amongst empires, kingdoms, and cities helped the economies prosper and gain the wealth for these societies as shown in documents one, three, and eight. One of Africa’s cities, Aksum, became a valuable trading center in Africa because of it’s location (doc.1). The wealth of these societies is also clearly stated through Ghana where traders had to pass (doc.3).
An example of this would be that the Chinese and the Arabs, who had compasses, were able to cross large expanses of open water without the fear of getting lost or injured. Another change in commerce from 650 CE to 1750 CE, was the amount of trade and commerce being executed. As powerful city states began to flourish because of trade and commerce, more economic resources were made available to different regions and kingdoms. Because of these city states that served as centers for trade and commerce, the amount of products and regions that participate in the trade has grown and expanded drastically from 650 to 1750 CE. Also, as trade and commerce intensified, many
Dismantling Gangs Throughout time, gangs and gang culture have been a distinct force within communities and social ladders worldwide. The government has implemented many ideas and put them forth to work against the gangs, but gangs continue to add to their numbers due to traditional recruiting processes. Gangs make up a significant portion of the United States subcultures in the inner cities and suburbs alike. The only way to combat them is to stick to some sort of effective deterrent against these men and women, which has unfortunately, yet to be found. The politicians and law enforcement agencies need to remember that the gangs must be targeted and attacked as a whole, and not to single out a certain individual within the group.
The government would expand as a result of political stability, military strength and advanced urban growth. Trade also helped expand the civilization. Rome’s trade has excess to North Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Han’s trade consisted more of an inland route. These political instruments helped the civilizations control and expand during their rule.