Understanding World Societies:
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> CHAPTER 9 STUDY GUIDE

MOVE BEYOND THE BASICS

To demonstrate a more advanced understanding of the relationship between Islamic beliefs and social, economic, and cultural developments in the Islamic world, fill in the first column of the chart below with a description of the core Islamic beliefs. Then, fill in the remaining three columns with descriptions of the impact of those beliefs on social, economic, and cultural developments. How did the advent of Islam impact the status of women in Islamic lands?

Core Islamic Beliefs Impact on Social Developments Impact on Economic Developments Impact on Cultural Developments