Discussion Board Questions

Discussion Board Questions

1. why was there no unified large-scale Islamic empires comparable to the early Abbasid state?

2. What was the role/impact of religious sectarianism in this era? of the institutionalism of Sufi piety? of the social and political role of Sufism?

3. Why did Islam survive successive invasions by steppe peoples (Turks and Mongols) from 945 on? What were the lasting results of these “invasions” for the Islamic world?

4. What were the primary obstacles to stable rule for India’s Muslim invaders and immigrants? How did they deal with them?

5. Describe the rise of civilization in Mesoamerica and Andean South America.

6. Discuss the accomplishments of the Classic civilizations of Mesoamerica.

7. Compare and contrast the empires of the Aztec and Inca.

8. Both the Aztec and Inca empires fell in the early 1500s. Discuss the reasons behind their decline.