https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi en-us 2017-10-26 15:16:10 UTC 2019-10-17 21:42:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399283444 Religious vs State Responses to Wealth Accumulation]]> 2019-10-17 21:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399283444 https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399283701 Expectations, Use of Wealth, Opinion of Wealth]]> 2019-10-17 21:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399283701 https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399283854 There was a marked increase of travel in Eurasia (seen on the Silk Roads and the Indian Ocean trade routes) due to innovations that assisted travelers that developed from 600 B.C.E to 1500 C.E. Due to this increased flow of resources, there were different responses to people's subsequent accumulation of wealth. As such, there was a distinction made between state responses and religious responses, both establishing different restrictions legally, morally, and religiously. ]]> 2019-10-17 21:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399283854 https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399285186 For the topics of our body paragraphs, I would do a different paragraph for the state and religious response.]]> 2019-10-17 21:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399285186 https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399286739 States primarily encouraged teh accumulation of wealth, because through taxing trade, states benefitted economically and politically.   Conversely, most religions encouraged merchants to give their money to their respective houses of worship. 

]]> 2019-10-17 21:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399286739 https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399286764 Because the state official wanted to maintain social and economic stability, and because the document is directed towards it's people, it was in their best interest to uphold official relations with the merchant community. Therefore, the Chinese state valued their economic fortunes the most, especially since the country was in a period of war. ]]> 2019-10-17 21:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399286764 https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399287051 Because this document was written to preserve and protect the rights of merchants, it is therefore one-sided and the author of this text attempts to convince readers that the laws defending merchants' rights provided by the government are without flaws and does not imply its cons.]]> 2019-10-17 21:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399287051 https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399289007 Because the Qur'an is written for Muslims, it is likely to use these words to try to encourage Muslims to have good behavior.]]> 2019-10-17 21:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cschirmer1/jtwyxv8dnwoi/wish/399289007