What can you tell about the economy and society of Agade from the account of its devastation?
The assignment is to answer the 6 included questions (100 words each. 200 words for first Question) using information from the textbook (pdf included). For Question 5 use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Chengye. Try to emulate my writing style the best you can and no need to cite anything. Just always use your own words.
Example Question:
What can you tell about the economy and society of Agade from the account of its devastation?
My Answer:
The land surrounding Agade contained many valuable resources such as various precious stones and metals. The citizens of Agade were able to use these resources to trade with other cities which led to a booming economy. There was a great number of jobs available including metalsmiths who specialized in precious metals, lapidaries (which were skilled gem workers), and smiths who worked with copper. Agade also was advanced in terms of engineering which is shown by their well designed structures, door frames, and drain pipes. The text mentions the abundance of gold, silver, and copper that Naram Sin, the ruler of Akkad, had access to which is further testimony to the cities wealth.
Questions:
1. Please give a description/history of the two periods of history in the Byzantine Empire known as “First Iconoclasm” and “Second Iconoclasm”.
2. What convinces Mohammad that his visions are truly from God?
3. What is the understanding of Christianity and Judaism that appears in the Quranic Commentaries?
4. How widely spread was philosophic and mathematical knowledge in the 10th century Bukhara?
5. Tell me about the eunuch Zhang Chengye. What positions does he hold in the Later Tang and under whose authority? What does such a career suggest about the role of eunuchs in governance?
6. What differences do you note between the concerns of Mongol, Chinese and Indian rulers in this period? What can account for the similarities and differences you note?
