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So one can create a theory about migrations and that is that one migratory move by a nomadic tribe can and usually does have a ripple effect on other peoples and tribes. And in the case described above, the Huns migrating nomadically westward set off a chain reaction that led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.
The third example of nomadic migrations is the expansion of the Muslims into Europe. By the year 711, according to McKay's book, the Arab (Muslim) forces in Spain defeated the Visigothic army. The Muslims had crossed the isthmus from Africa into Europe and by 719, they had migrated into Franks Kingdom, which is where Germany is today.
Eventually the Muslims were pushed back to Spain, south of what is now the border between France and Spain, but why did the Islamic forces move from their controlling land on the Arabic Peninsula all the way up into Europe? The question...
The world of Islam spread so far so fast because of the interpretation of the Qur'an that the Muslims accepted, and that is, "jihad" (holy war) requires all believers in Islam to accept two places; a "House of Islam" for Muslims, and a "House of War" for all the others. The "jihad" being carried out today by extremist Muslim followers like bin Laden, has very much the same religious fervor as the original ancient Muslims who pushed into other nations; today, Westerners are killed by the bin Laden-led terrorists because Westerners are "infidels"; back in the 8th Century, when Islam was spreading into Europe, captured people were given a chance to convert to Islam, or be killed.
Although the most powerful nomadic influence over Eurasian politics, economics, and religion -- it was not the first. The earlier Turkish nomadic factions coming from Central Asia also had heavy influences on both Asia and the rest of the world. During the Post-Classical Era, the Turks began to regain a new strength that once again threatened the European empires to the West. As the Turks grew more and more powerful,
SCUBA and the Environment: A Paradox The relationship between SCUBA diving and environmental and marine health is a strange, tenuous, and paradoxical one. On the one hand, diving activities and the ancillary effects of diving-related tourism have threatened and in many cases, outright killed coral reef systems (McVeigh, 2018). Popular diving sites have in many cases been irreversibly damaged. For example, busy sites are known to have “more broken corals, a
Grave Goods of the Avars in Medieval Carpathian Basin The objective of this study is to examine the burial styles and grave goods of the Avars. This includes such as buried livestock and artifacts. As well the variability in the relationship between different several sites from this similar time period, and some specific burial sites of interest will be examined as well as the various traditions relating to positioning of bodies
characteristic features of the Basseri of Iran. Its first part will identify and classify "pastoralism" as the Basseri culture's primary mode of subsistence. He second part will show that "tribal chiefship" is underlies the organization of the Basseri society. Furthermore it will show that agriculture and trading determine the Basseri economic organization. Finally, as regards to gender relations, the paper will point out that the importance of the male
Islam Ibn Khaldun conceptualized history in terms of transformations of social and political power, leading to cultural changes. This was especially true for the expanding Muslim world, of which Ibn Khaldun was a part. During the Middle Islamic periods, scholarship and learning became entrenched throughout the Muslim world and would have a tremendous impact on the evolution of human consciousness and society. Art, architecture, science, medicine, math, and engineering all flourished
Playwright Israel Zangwill Is United States of America in the second decade of 21st century a melting pot -- the kind of melting pot that was envisaged by Israel Zangwill close to 104 years ago? The answer is an overwhelming no. Today more than ever there is no one idea of Americanness or American culture that is acceptable across the board. Most of this is attributable to the differences in the