Peyton MacDonald: Revolutions in Thought by Peyton MacDonald

Economic

27macdonaldp1_1 — 2023-12-11 19:42:53 UTC

Because of China's economic success, paper money was made. This was very helpful and was a very revolutionary invention because instead of trading or ious, they could give them lightweight money that was worth something immediately. It was so revolutionary, that it's even used today.

Because of the growing economy China also invented shipbuilding and the compass for trading and selling to other parts of the world.

In Islam, they already had enough money for government funding which caused the House of Wisdom. The House of Wisdom was a meeting place for the best and the brightest. Because of where they were geographically they could have many people from different countries. This helped to sustain revolution in thought because the more people came, the more government funding and the more people could learn.

Support of government

27macdonaldp1_1 — 2023-12-11 19:42:53 UTC

The support of the government helped the empire economy which then caused it to grow. This led to the growth of scientific ideas and inventions and the six of the empire.

Causes for Revolution in Thought

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Evidence of Revolutions in Thought

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Sustaining Revolutions in Thought - “Is there a way to prevent revolutions in thought from ending?”

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Size of the Empire

27macdonaldp1_1 — 2023-12-11 19:42:53 UTC

The size of the empire was a cause for the revolution in thought because it allowed inventions and ideas to solve the problems that came with it and there were more people to advance and share ideas. For example, because China's population was so large that more jobs could be done and they had a more successful government. Another example is because of the large empire in Islam, they were able to have a larger government and larger funding. With the larger funding, they were able to get more money for libraries, tools, and the House of Wisdom.

Thesis

27macdonaldp1_1 — 2023-12-11 19:42:53 UTC

A successful revolution in thought is caused by the size of the empire, geography and religion, is sustained by the support of the government and is evidenced by innovations in science and economics.

Geography

27macdonaldp1_1 — 2023-12-13 18:28:34 UTC

Geography was a cause for a revolution in thought because it helped people to share and receive ideas. For example, In China, they invented the printing press and movable typing. they also created Shipbuilding and the compass to visit other places around the world. In Islam, there were a lot of rivers for travel, trading, and water sources. The rivers were connected to Africa Europe and Asia. Different cultures and ideas could be traded.

Religion

27macdonaldp1_1 — 2023-12-13 18:55:37 UTC

Religion was a cause for a revolution in thought because it caused people to learn more. For example, In Europe, they started to question the Bible and other authorities on how the world works. When they did this they created the telescope which gave them a better understanding of the universe and where the earth is in relation to the solar system. Another example is in Islam, their religion encourages learning and discovering new things. Also Because the Government in Islam was following their religion, which helped encourage learning, they created the house of Wisdom. This made the government want to fund this place of learning.

Scientific

27macdonaldp1_1 — 2023-12-15 18:39:59 UTC

In Islam, they made scientific inventions like Medicines, invented Arabic numerals, and created algebra which was largely incurred by their government. Their scientific inventions helped them gain a lot of money and political power.