What precedents are there within Islam and Arab society in general for both violence and peaceful coexistence?

#05

This lecture combines two closely
related topics: the Silk Road and the religions that spread along the Silk
Road.
Answer TWO of the following using
the lecture AND your readings:
1.What factors led to the spread of
Buddhism in China?
2.What do texts such as the Gospel of Mary
and religions such as Manichaeism show about early Christianity?
3.Choose
ONE of the hyperlinks in this lecture and write about what you viewed. Be sure
to include: which website you viewed; what it is about (topic); and what this
tells us about the society we are studying.

#06

Answer
TWO of the following using examples from the textbook, readings and lectures:
1.What
precedents are there within Islam and Arab society in general for both violence
and peaceful coexistence? Give examples to support your ideas.
2.Choose
one of the online readings (Avicenna, On
the Zanj, The
Story of Husayn’s Death, Diagnosis of Smallpox,
On Algebra).
What do they tell us about the development of philosophy, science, culture,
technology, or mathematics during the Abbasid dynasty (750-1250 CE)?
3.How
did the spread of Islam into sub-Saharan Africa affect the development of
African culture and trade?

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