2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

HI 236 History of the Arab World I: From Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire

A study of the rise of Islam and the emergence of the Arabs as a world power. Discussion focuses on the achievements of Muhammad, the institution of the caliphate, Umayyad and Abbasid empires, Crusades, and decline of Arab influence in the Near East under the pressure of Turkish expansion.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

HI 100 or HI 102