Common Place Notes #1

The Alchemist
Alchemy links
The story of alchemy came to Europe from Arabia during the Middle Ages. Did alchemy begin in Arabia or simply begin to be called alchemy there?
Lead to gold: sorcery to science
Compare the journey inThe Alchemist to the Odyssey.
Science thread..
the history of the periodic table..."It was a long and difficult journey much like the perilous wanderings of Odysseus in Homer's great epic, the Odyssey. Of course, the wandering made it an adventure, and an adventure is always an exciting thing to retell.
632Muhammed died
Abu Bakr Caliph "successor" military leader and religious rebellion someArab tribes who hadn't converted just had alliance with Muhammed
Bakr sent troops to Syria, Mesopotamia and eastern Mediterranean coast increase land+increase money via tribute
634-35 Bakr dies...who will become Caliph?
Shea-shi'itesbelieve sp,eone from muhammad's family should be family should be caliooh they wanted Ali, son in law, to be caliph
Sunni -85% most capable should be caliph. The role model or arabic example=simna

Bakr started Jihad "struggle for/on behalf of Island"
=holy war to extend lands (empire)
clash of civilizations north and east (Persians) Iran
Byzantines to the North and west
acculturation fountainhead of all golden ages seems to be the Greek

Overview lesson 1
Central idea-In the Cradle of Civilization and the surrounding area, deposits of each conquest were laid down leaving shards that made a unique mosaic. Common history, uncommon culture.

Time Lapse Civilization
Ancient Civilizations
Egypt-proud and powerful people, static and magnificent
Babylonian-math, 360', 12 base
Israelites-foundation Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Greeks-Great innovators and thinkers. Unique contributions to science, arts, philosophy-sought the meaning of life.
Romans-great administrators of others original ideas. They took inventions and ideas and applied them in new or more efficient ways. Great law givers. Pax romana. "Mediterranean Lake"-the Roman Lake was a safe place for trade. The Romans cleared out the pirates and protected trade routes.  united many different people.