"Every year the king of the country of Ta-Shih (the Arabs of the Khalif empire) who is styled Su-tan (Sultan) sends tribute-bear
ers, and if in the country some trouble is apprehended, he gets the Ta-Shih to use their military force in restoring order The products of the country consist of opaque glass, corals, raw gold, brocades, sarcenets, red cornelian stones and real pearls" - Chinese official letter documenting the Song and Yuan dynasties, translated and published in China and the Roman Orient: Researches Into Their Ancient and Mediaeval Relations as Represented in Old Chinese Records, published 1885
What religion would the Chinese have come into contact with between 600-1450 Based on the information presented in this passage? A) Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam I really need help on this I'm very confused. Thanks!
The religion would the Chinese have come into contact with between 600-1450 Based on the information presented in this passage is <u>Islam (D)</u>
<u>Explanation</u>:
As it can be interpreted from the excerpt that it talks about Arab caliphate which is middle eastern and is part of Islamic rulers or Muslim rulers which was highly prevalent during the period 600-1450 as we know that Islam originated with the birth of Muhammad in 610, the prophet during the beginning of 7 century.
This is close to the period of the excerpt and the terminology that has been used such as the sultan or Khalifa empire makes it self-explanatory that the religion, Chinese came in contact with was Islam.
Well for example one of the conflicts that started the civil war was the thoughts on slavery. So when the south succeed many say that it was unconstitutional to succeed,
