Reflection #3

In these next chapters Islam had finally acquired a presence in the Americas.  They had thousands of Mosques and millions of Muslims.  Now they have taken such a presence and created a new civilization.  In this chapter religion had taken over, Islam had said that Allah was the one and only and they believed in the greatness of him.  Christianity and Islam had spread all over from East to west.  There were more religious opportunities for women as well such as the Sufis. Religion had played a strong role in every ones life.  But their were so many different ways to be a Muslim, a christian and so on.  Many of them are talked to be about man made??? When I learn about different religions now a days and the restrictions that they have in being part of their group amazes me. Back then they had to wear certain clothes and do certain things.  But then again, that is still how it is done today in our society and the legends still live on the same way.  

In China the use of gunpowder came around for their military.  It was a new way to protect themselves from invaders and a new way to kill.China also became known in their technology and still today in our age is still known for their technology.  We get everything from them because they come up with all these great ideas and on top of it's cheaper to buy.  That's where all the trade comes into play. This made consumers less efficient.  There was such an importance in trade and still is today.  We still do a lot of trade with China and it has it's benefits and it's downfalls. Silk was such a monopolized trade that everyone wanted it. Most goods that traveled on "silk roads" were a big luxury.  Silk was such a demand back then and seems to still be a demand today as well as people paying a good amount for it as well.