Post Classical Era

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In the post classical era(600-1450) Chinese societies quickly developed scientific and technological inventions while Christian and Muslim societies lacked in their development due to their high embracement of Christianity and Islam. Christian and Muslim societies tended to focus on the aspects of religion and they often neglected their further advancement in science and technology while Chinese societies put more work effort into their growth of science and technology. Muslims had a very involved religion in terms of laws, ideals and learning aspects. The Koran(Muslim bible) was the roots of the entire Islamic religion and it required a very determined, dedicated and focused person to read and understand it, thus requiring years of work to master. Years that could be spent working on innovation in science and technology."By the time I was ten I had mastered the Koran and a great deal of literature, so that I was marveled at for my aptitude …. I know occupied myself with mastering the various texts and commentaries on natural science and metaphysics, until all gates of knowledge were open to me."(Document 2) Muslims were also more focused in providing a steady source of income, and to do this, many woman started to weave a variety of textiles often with gold and silver and exported them to the western civilizations in forms of household décor and cloths."(Document 4)" However, Muslims did produce some new ideas to scientific innovation in the fields of medicine."Allah sent down both disease and the cure, and he has a appointed a cure for every disease, so treat yourselves medically, but use nothing unlawful"(Document 1) So overall, Muslims contributed to scientific and technological innovation only slightly. Christians also was a very involved and provincial religion. The Christian societies didn’t spend really anytime at all to work on scientific or
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