Through Money, Language, and Politicians, the Umayyads Maintain Their Rule
How did the Umayyads maintain their rule?
Much like how China today has a large population to control, the Umayyads had to control a large population in their time. Because of the many peoples they had conquered, there were many different languages being spoken. This was like the Tower of Babel, where the conflicting languages confused everyone. This is also like a Chinese man yelling at a Mexican man, each not understanding what the other is yelling about. To solve the confusion in the Umayyad’s rule, Abd-al Malik made Arabic the official language. Now that everyone spoke one language, the people were more unified. However, there were more problems than language. There was also many kinds of currency. This would be like a man using ¥400 to buy a €200 item. To overcome this problem, Abd-al Malik also created a common coinage, making the economy easier to manage. In addition, the Umayyads established a beauracracy to better govern the land. With a common coinage, language, and a proper government, the Umayyads united the conquered peoples and maintained their rule.
Much like how China today has a large population to control, the Umayyads had to control a large population in their time. Because of the many peoples they had conquered, there were many different languages being spoken. This was like the Tower of Babel, where the conflicting languages confused everyone. This is also like a Chinese man yelling at a Mexican man, each not understanding what the other is yelling about. To solve the confusion in the Umayyad’s rule, Abd-al Malik made Arabic the official language. Now that everyone spoke one language, the people were more unified. However, there were more problems than language. There was also many kinds of currency. This would be like a man using ¥400 to buy a €200 item. To overcome this problem, Abd-al Malik also created a common coinage, making the economy easier to manage. In addition, the Umayyads established a beauracracy to better govern the land. With a common coinage, language, and a proper government, the Umayyads united the conquered peoples and maintained their rule.
posted by Augustine Ng at
8:14 AM
3 Comments:
i like how you made different comparisons and contrasts about the things that we learned earlier in the year..good job!
Nice post. I enjoyed the analysis that you wrote, along with the extra facts that were very informal. Overall, good job!!
i like your analysis. you used a lot of facts and supported them with analysis.
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