Religion & Culture in the Post-Classical Period

The prophet Muhammad was born

570

This is the start of the spread of Islam because Muhammad was a key variable to the spread of the religion. This is a change because there is a shift in what the prominent religion is in the region.

Islam spreads across North Africa

Oct 22, 600

Islam brought many influences to Africa. It brought economic and cultural changes in the area. This is a change because the area Islam is spreading to is now Africa instead of the Byzantine Empire

Muhammad’s first revelations

Oct 22, 610

He was supposedly visited by the angel Gabriel, and changed the way he thought about life. Muhammad’s revelations prompted the spread of Islam. His revelations were inspired by influences flowing into Arabia and social dislocations. This is a continuity because the same religion is influencing the same region

Muhammad begins to preach the new faith

Oct 22, 613

This is when the religion really begins to take off because he is actively spreading it. He started to preach about what he learned in his revelations. This is continuity because the same religion is affecting the same region .

Early Muslim conquests in the Byzantine Empire

Oct 22, 634

Conquests in Byzantine Empire helped to spread their culture throughout the empire. This is a change because the religion is spreading to a different region.

Schism between Eastern and Western Christianity

Oct 22, 1054

There is an imbalance between the churches because of how the Eastern and Western churches differ. One of the main and most controversial issues was the celibacy of priests. This is a change because Christianity suffers from an imbalance.

The First Christian Crusade Begins

Oct 22, 1096

The crusades were a way of spreading Christian power and influences to other regions. They attempted to establish Christian kingdoms. They ultimately failed because they lost of the land they gained in later crusades. This is a continuity because there is no shift of the power of this religion

Beginning of the spread of Islam in Southeast Asia

Oct 22, 1290

Islam begins to spread in southeast Asia, spreading its culture even more during the post-classical period. This is a continuity because Islam was already a noted religion.

Beginning of Christian missionary work of Cyril and Methodius in Slavic lands

Mar 2, 2022

This is a change because Christianity is becoming more prominent in the post-classical period. The Christian missionaries spread their religion throughout Europe during this time.

Conversion of Russia to Christianity

Mar 2, 2022

As Christianity spreads, it influences many regions in political, economic and cultural aspects. This is a continuity because Christianity is already present in the post-classical period.