Summary about cost of living in Salem: Four-person family monthly costs: 2,811.84$ without rent (using our estimator). A single person monthly costs: 786.53$ without rent. Cost of living index in Salem is 27.97% lower than in New York. Cost of living rank 234th out of 522 cities in the world. Salem has a cost of living index of 72.03.
Patterns of Change: Cultural Blending 1. What activities cause cultural blending to occur? Migration, trade, conquest, conversion 2. Which of those activities contributed to the culture of the Ottomans? All except migration 3. How did Ismaâil help the Safavids rise to power? Conquered Persia, took the title Shah, established Shiite Islam as state religion. 4. How did Ismaâilâs rule affect the Islamic religion? State religion= Shiite, became a tyrant, conflict between Sunni and Shiite. 5. How did Shah Abbas promote cultural blending in his empire? Established relations with Europe, invited Chinese artisans to empire, based government on Ottoman government. 6. What was probably the most important result of Western influence on the Safavid Empire? Persian rug industry. Shiites- ruler should be related to Muhammad
Ch. 9: Muslim Innovations and Adaptions What important innovations and adaptations did medieval Muslims make? Section 1 â Introduction In the 14th century, Muslim rulers built the magnificent palace complex called the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. In the Middle Ages, Muslim people developed a rich culture. In this chapter, you will study many contributions made by Muslims to world civilization. By 750 C.E., Muslims ruled Spain, North Africa, the Middle East, and much of central Asia. Over the next 500 years, many cultural influences blended in this vast region. Arabs, Persians, Turks, and others all helped to build Islamic civilization. The Islamic world was rich, diverse[diverse: a group of people or things with obvious differences between one another], and creative. Great cities flourished as centers of culture.