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Abu Zayd and Turks in Dar al-Islam

Discussion of using paintings to teach about the spread of Turks in Dar al-Islam

Bram Hubbell
Bram Hubbell
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Abu Zayd and Turks in Dar al-Islam
From page 40 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description
From page 40 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description

When many students first hear the term Turks, they may think it refers to the people of Turkey. In the context of world history, Turkic peoples migrated across Afroeurasia between 600 and 1600. Most Turks also converted to Islam during this period. Many of the empires we teach about were Muslim Turkic empires. How can we help students understand this mass migration of people and its influence on world history?

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