Something that I found really interesting was how Islam came to be. It all started with Mohammed Ibn Abdullah. He was born in Mecca and lost his parents at a young age and eventually was cared for by his uncle. He worked as a shepherd to pay his uncle and make his own money too. He then became a traveler and at the age of 25 he married a wealthy women and had six kids with her. Mohammed eventually became mesmerized with religion but was upset with how much corruption and social inequalities there were in Mecca. Like Buddha, Mohammed had a powerful religious experience. He believed that he was the Allah’s messenger and was supposed to speak his teachings to the Arabs. What Mohammed did was recorded in the Quran and became sacred Scriptures. Everything that Mohammed spoke was believed to be the word of God and it became the core of their faith. What Mohammed had spoke of was revolutionary to the Arabs.
Chapter 8 was about how China could possibly be the next superpower. Many things lead me to believe this. To start off Chyna dominated the sea roads which was the exchange system within the Indian ocean. Because of this exchange China had one of the largest cosmopolitan urban centers. Since many people visited the centers it caused China’s economy to shoot up because they were making so much money from it. Another thing that would help what is the revival of Confucianism. Confucianism would help with the order and social class of China making it more organized and efficient to handle large problems. China also had an examination system which was to help give out jobs to people meaning to get a high powered job you must be educated and take the exam. China was also very advanced, they found a way to feed their oversize population using rice. This rice came from Vietnam and grew two times faster than normal. It was also drought -resistant so there was never a reason people would die of s...
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