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-Islam encouraged political figures and Buddhism was persecuted by political figures

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Christianity and Islam during the post-classical period impacted their respective regions greatly. Overall Christianity impacted the Middle East and Western Europe more than Islam because they incited the crusades which lasted for more than 100 years and Islam did not impact Western Europe on as great of a scale.

Political
-Christianity spread through conquest and trade where as Islam spread through military expansion.
-Islam expanded into India
-Christianity wanted to reclaim holy land for power, money, land and fame

Economic
-high Middle Ages trade increased throughout Western Europe due to the crusades Christianity started, it reconnected w Europe with the rest of the eastern hemisphere
-introduction of new crops
-kingdoms in Africa converted to Islam or Christianity to improve connections with merchants and missionaries(Christian kingdom of Axum)(12 century Ghana converted to Islam)

Social
-Islam affected african society
-is accommodated proper relationships between the sexs
-Caused attitude twards women's behavior to become more strict
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Synthesis: with the trade invigorated through the Middle East and Africa it led the way for other eurpean super powers and develop in the early modern period having great influence. This gave them influence on every part of the world it. Islam spread into India it created conflict between religions that has lasted until present day.

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There are more differences than similarities between the regional impacts of post classical Buddhism and Islam. Buddhism was adopted by the Mongols and spread throughout the areas they controlled. No region in Europe was affected by Buddhism in any way. Islam however, was spread up into southern Europe and most of the Iberian peninsula.

-Islam and Buddhism both spread through the trade routes of the Silk Road

-Islam was more involved than Buddhism in law and order

Synthesis: much like how the Western Europeans influenced religion, around Northern Europe the Chinese impacted the other eastern Asian countries of Korea, Japan and Korea.

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Similarities in development
- spread to the new area overland
-adapted in new regions
-Islam and Buddhism both developed new branches
Differences
-Islam encouraged political figures and Buddhism was persecuted by political figures
-Islam remained in their homeland and Buddhism left India.

Political
similarities
-Religion goes along with political expansion

Differences
-Islamic caliph is political leader while Buddhism was persecuted by Tang leader

Economic
Similarities
-encourage trade and exchange of crops and agricultural methods
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Difference
-Buddhist monasteries impact local economy and Islam affected larger economy

Social
Similarities

Differences

Thesis: Islam and Buddhism's development in the post-classical period were more similar in their expansion to new land than they were different in their state in their homeland and

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Thesis: Buddhism and Christianity both had major impacts during the post classical period economically, politically, and socially. Their deveopments were more similar but their impacts were more different.

Deveopments: they were spread by trade and merchants. They also became the most popular in their respective region. Christianity had more political stability than Buddhism. Christianity had built more stable kingdoms and Buddhism didn't not setup many powerful kingdoms. As Christianity became larger they split into Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholicism. Buddhism stayed the same rather than split, instead they moved regions.

Impacts: Socially- Christianity created a division in Europe between the two churches. Both Christianity and Buddhism were despised. Buddhism was despised by doaist because of the popular following it attracted. Christianity was resented because many people thought the church was corrupt.
Economic: Both were spread by trade, Buddhism was spreads cross the Silk Road while Christianity was spread across various trade networks.
Politically: They were extremely different. Christianity had a larger impact politically because the church and the state were close while they were not as close for Buddhism and China. Christianity spread through conquest. Both created political conflict. Buddhism caused conflict in India because when Islam invaded India they persecuted Buddhists.
Synthesis: Environmentally, they were more different. Buddhism migrated to East Asia from their hearth in South Asia, whereas Christianity was not removed from a region.

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Islam and Buddhism are two of the most impactful religions during the Post-Classical Period. These relations subsequently caused development in Eurasia, and Africa. Through this spread of religious culture, change occurred rapidly over the course of this historical periods, which would change the face of these religions, Christianity, and countless more to follow. With this, their religious similarities outweigh and are greater than the differences that would separate these two faiths.

Mahmud of Ghazni took on a conquest based upon pillaging and personal finance on India during the early post-classical period. With this many Buddhist houses of worship and other holy realms were destroyed as part of his conquest; this would cripple the Buddhist faith and the religion would neverfully  recover, similarities were followers of the religious faith of Islam. When Christan Pope Urban the second  launched the first crusade on the holy land whose inhabitants were followers of the ismalsic faith. As a result of this holy war christans took back the holy land of Jerusalem. Soon came the Second Crusade in which the Muslims had success in defeating the Christan religion in their religious homeland. Over time this crippled the amount of followers wither the religion and the effect Islam had over Western Europe.

Economically both Islam and Buddhism spread prostheses spread through the use of trade routes and trading with int eastern hempispere. Islam dominated control over Africa in except for ares such as Axum which were under Christian authority. With this, Islam had extensive effect over politics with these areas. This is similar to buddhisms spread over trading routes such as the silk roads; also there control of politics over post-classical Asia.

Socially, these faiths were more separated. Only instincts of items such as gender roles and high patriarchal societies would bring these parties together. Likewise, religious differences greatly separated these two and the rest of Europe during the Post-Classical Period. Instances of this being fudes against major religions, such as the Crusades. Many of these differences are still seen today in Asian, European, and African society.

Christianity, is one of the largest examples of social, political, and cultural fudes amungst Post-Classical society. Christianity's profound force within Europe, thanks to the cultural unification under the pope, effected and would effect surrounding nations for the entire time within the soon ended Post-Classical society, and the rest of history to come. The shaping of today's history is greatly thanks to the effect of Christianity on every element of society, then and now.

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Thesis: The religions Christianity and Islam, during the post-classical era, were more similar socially and economically due to their major influences over the Indian Ocean Basin and Mediterranean trade routes, and their patriarchal societies. The two religions were more different than similar politically due to their forms of administration. Their development throughout the post classical era was similar as well because of their use of trade and military to spread their religion.

Christianity Political:
- did not have their own empire (Holy Roman Empire - pope wa sin charge of ecclesiastical affairs and the emporer in charge of administration)
- Christianity spread through military conquests (Ex Charlemagne, The Reconquesta Spain, reconquest of Sicily, Crusades)
- the Schism

Islam Political
- Islam has its own republic - ruled by caliphs, religion directly influences administration
- 2 empires: Umayyad and Abbasid
- split of Shia and Sunni
- Crusades - defend its place in the Holy Land

Christianity Economically:
- major influence through the Mediterranean Basin trade routes, and Sub - Saharan trade
- ex kingdom of Axum in Africa

Islam Economically:
- major influence throughout the Indian Ocean Basin as well as Subsaharan Africa
- people would turn to Islam for better trade connections (mainly in sub Sarahan Africa

Christianity Social:
- powerful priest class (popes, cardinals, bishops, priests)
- patriarchal society

Islam:
- Patriarchal Socity
- veiling of women
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Synthesis: Christianity and Islam post classical was simailar to the classical era because of spread of religion through military conquests and trade. For instance, both spread through the Silk Roads as well as military conquests of the Umayyad and Roman empires.

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During the post-classical era there were greater differences between the political, economic, and social impact of Christianity and Buddhism. Emperors had an influence in Christianity whereas kings didn't influence Buddhism. Christianity had crusades that increased trade in Europe
-Political
•Byzantine had caesaropapism and iconoclasm where Buddhist regions did not
•Daoism and Confucian critics of Buddhism found allies in the imperial court and in the 840s Tang emperors ordered Buddhism expelled
•Clovis was first king to covert to Christianity
•Four crusades to were attempts to recapture Jerusalem
-Economic
•Trade and transportation increased as Western Europe reconnected to  other regions
•European merchants traded with Muslim counterparts and exchanged ideas, technologies, and goods
•Christians became aquanted with works of Aristotle
•Buddhism was spread to China along the Silk Road but during the Han dynasty there was little interest
Social
•clergy-priest class
•since the nobles are off fighting the crusades, peasants and retainers do their own thing

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Thesis: When comparing the similarities and differences between the impact and development politically, socially, and economically within Christianity and Buddhismm, Chrsitianity was developed further and impacted more greatly in their administration, social structure, and trade.
Christianity Political- Political foundation was based on Christianity and leaders were under the influence of Christianity and based administration on Christian belief; pope served as religious leader in Europe and had a significant role in society
-Heavily influenced by Christianity
-Impact of Christianity was seen in the common population because of their loyalty to their religion
Christianity economic - Economy was revived because trade became more reliable due to religious unity. Revived because of agricultural production, urbanization, manufacturing.
Trade became more organized and economy flourished. This was due to trade becoming more widespread as a result of the crusades.
Christianity social - Ruling elites and the priest class were held at a higher standard in society as a result of their religious authority.
Three estates was an impact. Those who pray, those who fight, and those who work. Religious figures were held in high esteem.
Buddhism Political
-Did not play large role in political development because it came at a time of already established government. Appealed to lower class
-Was impacted by Confucianism and created a Neo Confucianism influenced government in the Song Dynasty
Buddhism Social- Appealed to lower social classes
- Intellectual sophistication were also interested and scholars as well
-Hostility between social classes in Buddhism and Daosim because of the increasing popularity of Buddhism
Buddhism Economic-
-New agricultural techniques such as heavy iron plow and fast ripening rice which benefited their economy enormously
Synthesis-

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Thesis: In the post classical era there were more differences than similarities between Buddhism and Christianity due to organization and the type of impact they made.
Similarities:
-both followed set of rules from God
-monotheistic
-being poor was supported
Differences:
-social classes were pretty equal
-Christianity was more centralized
-Buddhism was more non violent
-Buddhism didn't worship real god
Synthesis:
Rather than changing there aspects of beliefs like Christianity, Buddhism more

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Thesis: The religions of Islam and Buddhism have more differences in the development and economic, political and social impact during the Post-Classical era, with how each religion promoted trade and their political conquests.
Differences:
1. The popularity of Islam rose in the postclassical era as it developed in Mecca and Medina with Muhammad's teachings, while Buddhism fell in the postclassical era with Buddhists being persecuted in China, where Buddhism had a large following.
2. Islam was actively expanding through the Post-Classical era through out India and the European kingdoms up until the crusades, Causing the decline of Buddhism in those regions
3. Islam promoted the rise of trade across larger especially in sub-Saharan Africa, but Buddhism had no far reaching impact of trade during this time period.
Similarities:
1. Both religions spread through trade routes such as the Silk Road.
2. Both religions reinforced gender roles in society by the veiling of women in Islam and the importance of the male figure in Buddhism in the teachings of each religions.

Synthesis: At the same time that Islam was spreading chirstianity was also spreading, just in Europe. Both religions experienced a split I believers. In 1054 Pope Gregory excommunicated the Byzantine Christians (aka as the Orthodox Church) and in Islam there was a divide between who should succeed Muhammad in ruling, the Shia and Sunni became the division.

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Thesis: There are more similarities than differences in the development of the Islamic and Christian religion in the post classical era, in terms of their political, economic, and social impact on the surrounding regions.
Development-
Similarities:
-Divided in two different sub-religions: (Christianity) schism Roman Catholism & Eastern Orthodox (Islam) Shia & Sunni
Differences:
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Impact-
Political:
-Similarities:

-Differences:

Economic:
-Similarities:
New agricultural technologies and crops
-Differences:
(Islam) Transsaharan trade
(Christianity) Mediterranean trade
(Islam) Forms of credits, banking
Social:
-Similarities:

-Differences:
(Islam) male dominance enforced by Quran
(Christianity) clergy- papacy
Synthesis:
Chan Buddhism's emergence in China was similar to Islam and Christianity because of the split inside the religion

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Thesis: In the post-classical era, Christianity and Buddhism had more differences than similarities in how they were created but had more differences in their economy, politics and social structure.

Similarities:
-Followers started during the life of one person
-Boddhisatvas similar to Saints
-Monotheistic

Differences:
-Reincarnation
-Region of origin
-Spread through trade vs spread through military

Political
Similarities:
-spread rapidly to different regions
Differences:
-Christianity spread through military, empires, more conflicts
-Buddhism through trade, dynasties

Economic
Similarities: participated in long distance trade
Differences
-Buddhism more Silk Road trade
-Christianity had maritime trade
-Buddhism was more agricultural while Christianity was more industrialized and urbanized

Social
Similarities:
-Patriarchy
Differences:
-Buddhism had a strong caste system while Christianities was less prominent
-Christianity had economic classes
-Christianity had a slave class in some regions

Synthesis: Christianty and Buddhism were similar to

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Thesis: The similarities between post-classical Christian and post-classical Islam are greater than the differences by creating unification and being monotheistic.

Similarites:
-a prophet who preached about the religion
-both persecuted
-gradually grew power and dominated
-central authority
-try to harmonize with great philosophy, Aristotle
-split/schism
Differences:
-christians were persecuted by romans
-Islam was persecuted by Meccans
-unorthodoxed, christians had heretical. Muslim had suifis.
-both have a schism
Impact:
Political,
Christian: ceaseropapism
Islam: caliphs
Social,
Christian: priest class(clergy)
Islam: no priest class
Both unified region
Both reinforce patriarchy
Economic,
Islamic empire concatenates regions
Synthesis
Islam spread effectively through trade as well as military expansion. Muslim merchants spread Islam on their trade routes, just as Buddhism Diffused to India and through the Silk Road.

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Thesis: Both Christianity and Islam have more similarities than differences in the post-classical era due to there political and social organization.
Similarities:
-They were both started by one person
-Both attracted many people to their religion
- both religions were persecuted
- Both have a divided religion

Differences:
- Islam has sharia law
- Christianity have chivalry and guilds

Impacts:

Political- Christianity changed the Byzantine empire by the crusades.

Economic-the crusades opened doors for trade and the introduction of new products.

Social- guilds helped increase the production of sales and goods within their jurisdiction.

Synthesis: Christianity pushed out Islam like how Islam tried to push out religion's and empires in Asia.

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Thesis: There are more differences than similarities between Christianity and Budhism during the post-classical era in their organization, and their impact on surrounding regions

Similarities-
Monotheistic
Both follow set of rules from a God
Both supported being poor

Differences-
Buddhism didn't have any social rankings, the people were fairly equal
Non violence compared to christians
Christianity was a lot more centralized
Buddhism didn't worship a legit god

Similarities-
Sometimes Spread to regions by way of trade
Both attracted followers with promis of salvation

Differences-
Christianity spread in more violent ways, aka the crusades, spread to more regions. Ecause of this, more dominant force than buddhism.
Regions were able to adapt more around Buddhism to their own needs, than Christianity who needed full support

Synthesis- Islam in the post classical period was able to spread through regions however possible, causing conflicts in the name of God, and holy wars, similar to Christianity

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Thesis: In terms of the post-classical world, the developments of Islam and Buddhism had more differences than similarities when looking at economic prosperity, political institution, and social organization.

Similarities: both attracted people because of idea that all are equal in the eyes of the Higher Power,converts, members were persecuted, expanded via trade routes, merchants carried their respective religions when they traveled, used as economic expansion

Differences: While both appealed to the working class, Islam also appealed to nobles, while Buddhism failed to because as Buddhism was growing and developing as a religion in India in the Classical World, it was contested by Hinudism, where nobles and the elite liked Hinduism because it reinforced the caste system, whereas Buddhism introduced the idea that everyone was equal and only to be judged by moral standards and good deeds, rather than social standing. Buddhism shifted homeland, whereas Islam expanded and retained strong ties to homeland. Islam militarily expanded whereas Buddhism just went via trade. Islam took Constantinople and was a driving force in its decline. Buddhism didn't really conquer or do anything besides move to China

Synthesis: Christianity, much like Islam, diffused through military expansion and was the "enemy" to Islam during the Crusades.

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Thesis: There are more differences between Buddhism and Islam in the postclassical era in terms of political, social and economic themes than similarities between the two.

Similarities:
Political: Islam and Buddhism had some political power
Economic: both Religions spread through trade
Social: both created less patriarchal societies

Differences:
Political: the extent to which they both had politically
Economic: they didn't help facilitate trade
Social: Islam appealed to everyone but Buddhism appealed to only the lower classes
Synthesis: because Buddhism at its height and Islam were gaining political power. Christianity was also gaining political power at a fast rate during the postclassical period.

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Thesis: Islam and Buddhism in the Post Classical era were more similar in development because they were started by one person, but were more different in how they effected other regions politically, socially, and economy
Similarities:
Spread through trade
In eye of Allah all are equal
Mosques, ministries Provide basic education
Persecuted at some point in time
Start one person
Different groups
Differences:
Social structure Buddhism had none
In practice Islam very patriarchal
Islam continued to flourish around its origin
Islam had more political implications
Islam separate bc caliph
Buddhist separate bc diff beliefs

Synthesis:
Christianity tried to push out Islam through the crusades similarly How Muhammad of Ghazni destroyed Buddhist temples and tried to suppress Buddhism.

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Thesis: Christianity and Islam had more similarities in development in the postclassical era due to how they spread and how both separated into two sections of religion. However, impact wise Christianity was more involved in politics, while Islam was centered in economic and social interactions.

Similarities in development:
Both of their prophets were persecuted
Religion was not accepted at first
Jerusalem= holy place
Spread through merchants
Both separated into two (Christianity: Roman Catholic and orthodox) (Islam: Sunni and Shia)
Differences in development:
Christianity became accepted after Constantinople converted
Muhammad came back from exile and took over Mecca
Christianity always patriarchal, Islam grew into patriarchy
Similarities in impact:
Both had they ecclesiastical and political rulers wrapped up in one
Differences in impact:
Islam impacted SE Asia, S Asia, Sw Asia, N Africa
Christianity impacted Europe
Christianity impacted politically
Islam impacted economically and socially.

Synthesis:
Christianity and Islam spread through trade, Buddhism also spread from merchants

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When comparing the development of Post-Classical Islam and Christianity, both religions were more similar than different, due to the similarities in the way they diffused as well as the separation within each religion. Politically, Culturally, and Economically their similarities outweigh the differences also.

Similarities:
Largest religions during the post-Classical period.
Fought to expand their power.
Strengthen early monastic rule by providing discipline and purpose.
Both had prophets.
Had to have a leader convert to the religion to expand even further.
Missionaries spread their religion.
Both used Military force to covert.

Differences:
Christianity played a larger role in politics.
St.Thomas Aquinas sought to harmonized aristocratic beliefs with Christianity.
Ibn Rushd inherited beliefs based on light of the most knowledgeable theory's at the time.

Synthesis:

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Thesis: The development of Islam and Buddhism and their impacts on the Post-Classical period are more different than similar due to their culture regarding their beliefs and technological developments, and their politics regarding their political structures and empires.

Similarities:
Both used to create cultural unity
Lead to decline of another religion
Religions of salvation
Mixed religions with cultural practices
Spread to other lands
The had temples for religious education and worship
Both had big building projects
Islam faced revolts in W Europe and Buddhism faced revolts in India from the sultanate of Delhi

Differences:
Dar al Islam was an Islamic empire when Buddhism did not have an empire
Islam was military based in expansion and Buddhism was more of a trade expansion
Islam conquered when Buddhism did not
Islam had political leader (caliph)
Islam is monotheistic
Buddhism is more peace based and didn't use military power
Buddhism declined and was limited to smaller regions while Islam greatly increased in size and authority
Islam had book burnings
Islam split between Shia and Sunni
Buddhism stayed together
Mohammed and other prohets vs no prophets in Buddhism
Islam started in Arabia and Buddhism in India

Synthesis:
The expansion of Christianity during the Classical era and post-classical era was similar to the expansion of Islam because they had a similar beginning (Noah and Abraham) and both were prosecuted at first but then were widely practiced and both were split into two major sects, led by the king or pope, of caliph. Although, Christianity differed from Buddhism because Christianity was a monotheistic religion that began in the Roman Empire and was split into two unlike Buddhism which developed in India and shifted to China where it was practiced but not as seriously as Christianity.

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Thesis
In the post classical era Islam and buddism were similair due to the economic method of diffusion but differed more socially through popularity and practice in their respective regions.
Islam
Differnces
It was popular in the place it originated and was also popular in many other places, had taxes for people who hadn't converted to Islam. Became part of a political empire. Islam allowed new ideas and technologies to come into the region, Islam didn't allow women to participate in religious leadership
Buddhism;
Differnces
It originated in India but became popular in China, allow women

to participate in religious leadership
Similarities: They both spread to distant lands through trade, both leaders came from merchant family's, they both caused decline of another religion,
Synthesis: in the post- classical period Hinduism pushed out Buddhism in india similarly to How islam pushed out Hinduism in South Asia in he classical period.

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Political: different; Christianity was involved deeply with govnerment.
Buddhism was not imposed on the govnerment.
Social: different; Christianity had more hierarchical structure whereas Buddhism did not
Economic: similar; both offered employment
Development:
-different: Christianity was forced whereas Buddhism was not. Pope & no leader.
-similar: both had monks, cultural unity,
Thesis:
In the post classical period and Christianity and Buddhism had more different developments because of the degree by which they affected their respective societies, and they are more different as well in their impacts socially and politically, but more similar in their economic impacts.
Synthesis:
Buddhism and Christianity culturally impacted their respective areas differently as Christianity changed the existing cultural beliefs while Buddhism added to existing cultural beliefs and blended with them.

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Thesis: Between Christianity and Islam they are politically and economically similar. But between the two they are socially different.
Christianity politically was tied to cesearopapism.
Economically trade increased
Socially-the gap between rich and poor expanded.
Class system of those who pray, those who fight and those who work

Islam:politically United North Africa and Middle East,
Economic trade routes
Social covered so they could trade, gender roles and modesty.

Synthesis:

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Thesis: Even though Islam doesn't believe that Jesus is the son of God, Christianity and Islam are more similar than different due to the way they were spread.

Christianity:
-Religion spread through migration, trade, merchants, and crusades.
-Crusades were forced and violent
-Spread through the Frank's (military force)
-Started projects or missionaries to convert others
- Increased patriarchal society

Islam:
-Spread through military force, violence
-Merchants brought faith as they traded
-Destroyed sights and temples of other religions (Buddhism in India)
-Imposed tax for non believers which gave them the ability to practice any religion but would have to pay if not Islam
-increased patriarchal society

Synthesis: Islam was spread through merchants just like Buddhism being spread through trades on the Silk Road.

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Thesis- There are more similar than differences in the post-classical period when taking into consideration of the social, economic and political aspects of their development and impact on other regions.

Outline:
(Christianity):
political: Christianity unified Western Europe
Social: lessened patriarchy, women still didn't have an education,had cathedral schools and universities
Economic: increased trade

(Islam)
Political: North Africa and Middle East after Seleucid empire unified that area
Social: gender roles, modesty, sharia law, not North Africa(didn't care for gender roles imposed)
Economic: rulers in Africa  converted to Islam to have better relationships with the merchants in  Middle East

Developments:
-Christianity: schism(division between Roman Catholics and orthodox)
-Islam: Sunni and Shia divide

Synthesis: Buddhism and Islam, south East Asian rulers converted to Buddhism and spread from there like rulers in Africa converted to Islam

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Thesis: in the postclassical era, both Buddhism and Christianity had more similarities than differences in their political, economic, and social structures, and their development and impact on surrounding regions.
Outline:
Buddhism-
Political: hierarchy , helped unify China and east asia
economic: trade helps spread Buddhism, made it easier to trade, merchants on silk road
Social: merchants spread through tang and song dynasties, daoists resented Buddhism, segregated
Christianity-
Political: developed through conquest, unified Europe, divided east and west church and Europe,
Economic: increased Mediterranean trade, increased trade throughout unified regions,
Social: divided church, clergy/nobles/peasants/serfs,
Synthesis:
Christianity- classical age Islam due to similar style of spreading religion through conquest; in northern Africa
Buddhism- Islam in India region due to spread through trade and merchants and middle class

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Thesis: In the post classical period, Islam and Buddhism developed more differently than similarly and impacted their regions in separate ways, particularly in how they spread and their political impacts.

Similarities
Political: impacted large amounts of people in the Middle East and China
Economic: merchants converted to both religions to appeal to trade partners
Social: none

Differences
Political: Islam developed via military expansion and as a state
Economic: outside of India Buddhism spread primarily through trade. Islamic Hajj promoted growth as migrants passed through lands (Mansa Musa)
Social: Islam had more of an impact in terms of the spread of patriarchal values (Mesopotamia,hijab)

Synthesis: Christianity spread through conquest similarly to Islam.
Islam and Christianity each had the belief in one God. All religions followed the teachings from one prophet they deemed holy, and appealed to lower classes as all were seen as equal.

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Thesis: Despite their distinct differences in social orders, Christianity and Islam's developments are more similar and had more significant similarities than differences when it comes to economic and political aspects of their influences on the world in the way they developed and impacted surrounding regions in the post classical era.

Outline:
Christianity:
Split between East and West
Crusades
Concentrated in Europe
Merchants/trade helped to spread it.
Holy land conflict
Helped with creating higher education
Church power decreased, economy boosted.
Very distinct social classes and hierarchy within the church with having pope, bishop, archbishop, priests
Islam:
Holy land conflict
Split between Sunni and Shiite
Spread throughout
Spread from merchants/trade
Helped with creating higher education
Not necessarily distinct social classes because in Islam is seen as a equal in the eyes of Allah
Crops and products traded through Muslim merchants brought to the land helped boost agricultural production.

Synthesis: Crusades of the Christian church were similar to the Spanish reconquistas in the way that they both wanted to recapture and influence the land around them.

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Thesis: In the post-classical era, Islam and Christianity both had significant political, economic, and social impact on their respective regions, although Christianity developed further than Islam over the time period.

Similarities: monotheistic religion, spread militarily, increased trade (when they traded and others converted to their religion, trade increased and bonds were formed, allowing for an even more prosperous community) spread to Africa (Ethiopian Christianity, African Islam, ibn battuta helped facilitate spread. Papal state in Italy. Religious ceremonies, pilgramages

Christianity: slightly lowered patriarchy. Still not really great education, but introduction of cathedral schools, monasteries provided rudimentary education, some going as far as medicine and law. Incorporated Aristotelian principles over the period. Benedictine monasteries; boy accepted Aristotle's logic and used it in unison with their religion to prove that it was true.

Differences: Sharia Law; Islam didn't have popular heretics; in Christianity, the pope and the kings/lords were constantly competing for power, which didn't happen in Islam; Christianity distinct social roles
More Islam had equality among each other.

Synthesis: Christianity tried to spread in the crusades, Islam spread through combat under previous rulers. Divided church, Sunni/Shia?

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In post- classical times, the differences between Christianity and Buddism's development and impact are greater than the similarities because of their political history, trade development, and social structure.

Similarities: spread by merchants, believed good is rewarded and bad is punished, high standards in morality, traded ideas,
Differences: C has a split, B has different forms of the religion, C is monotheistic, B doesn't really have a god, C has more allies with the emperor, B is more persecuted, B spread farther, C has a social leader, after crusades- C church declined, C's political strength was the Holy Roman Empire, B mostly in China, but started in India, B has 4 noble truths
Synthesis: Islam and Christianity both have a split, monotheistic, have own empires. Islam and Buddhism- Islam 5 pillars and Buddhism 4 noble truths

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Thesis: In the post classical era, Christianity and Buddhism have more differences than similarities politically, socially, and economically such as Christianity was more imperialistic

Outline: Buddhism-political: used religion for hierarchical purpose
Economic: trade routes through out the Byzantine brought wealth from their monasteries and high education centers
Social: social structure based on religious priest class. Patriarchal society.
Christianity- political: bigger impact on government than Buddhism and was more forced because of leaders conversions and popularity of the faith
Economic- both had a strong trade that was protected. Crusades had helped the economic development and had traded on a large scale while also obtaining new products.
Social- priest class and monasteries
1) clergy 2) nobles 3) peasants
Synthesis: Christianity and Islam both spread through force. Their cultures spread on trade routes. Aristotle.

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Thesis: In the post classical era, Buddhism and Islam have more differences than similarities in their development and impact on regions involving their political, economic, and social aspects in terms of how they spread, who they appealed to, and how they maintained prevalence.

Similarities:
-Spread through merchants
-Popular among lower classes
-Spread to SE Asia
-Major religions in their time

Differences:
-Islam
•Spread through military conquest and Indian Ocean Trade
•Had a wider appeal
•Spread to N Africa
•Maintained popularity
•Government accumulated wealth to make pilgrimage
•Less patriarchical in Africa
-spread to southeast Africa

-Buddhism
•Popularity diminished
•Attracted merchants to retain a relationship with other merchants
•Spread along the Silk Road
•Didn't impact regions as much as Islam
•More popular for lower classes of the promise of salvation
-became popular in east Asia
-also spread to Southeast Asia

Synthesis:
-Christianity also Appealed to all classes because of equal treatment
-Mosques and temples were built leading to wealth for economy
-Christianity also spread through military conquest
-Like Jainism, Buddhism encouraged followers to rid themselves of their belongings.