Ch. 9, 11, 12

I really like exploring the world of Islam. I took a course on Islam to cover one of my religion requirements and I was really happy I did. Seeing how Islam challenged Christendom and how it was adopted by African cultures, eventually making it the world's second most practiced religion. And it's great to see that it is not only in Arab lands. I really like how the Qu'ran demands social justice, which reflects the importance of social justice in today's world. This all led to the creation of the Arab empire which led to a spread of the Arabic language and brought a new civilization of Islam.

Strayer discusses the women and men in early Islam. I like how he consciously wrote women before men in that subtitle! I've caught on to his feminist ways. I understand that the place of women and men in Islam has always been controversial, where both were to be equal to Allah, but there were regulations and limitations set for women. Basically, anything is easily given or granted to men than women and punishment towards women was way more harsh; which is contradicting. Islam as a new civilization was more promising.

The Mongols conquered Russia, China, Persia. They were best at taking over cities. I remember learning about Chinggis Khan but it was good to get a refresher. Reading further, it is intriguing to read about how the networking of Mongols brought on the "Black Death", which most likely originated in China and spread throughout the trade routes of the Mongol empire. 

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