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All Muslim responses to European strength involved complete rejection and resistance.
All Muslim responses to European strength involved complete rejection and resistance.
False (B)
Muslim rulers in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and Iran did not sought to emulate the West in their modernization programs.
Muslim rulers in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and Iran did not sought to emulate the West in their modernization programs.
False (B)
Modernization efforts in Muslim societies were primarily driven by internal societal pressures rather than external threats.
Modernization efforts in Muslim societies were primarily driven by internal societal pressures rather than external threats.
False (B)
The modernization of Muslim societies led to a decreased emphasis on secular values in public life.
The modernization of Muslim societies led to a decreased emphasis on secular values in public life.
Political participation was a primary goal of Muslim rulers when initiating modernization.
Political participation was a primary goal of Muslim rulers when initiating modernization.
The First Ottoman Constitution in 1876 and the National Consultative Assembly in Iran (1906) succeeded in establishing serious constitutional reforms that limited the absolute power of the rulers.
The First Ottoman Constitution in 1876 and the National Consultative Assembly in Iran (1906) succeeded in establishing serious constitutional reforms that limited the absolute power of the rulers.
The coexistence of traditional religious and modern secular schools in Muslim societies decreased the division within the population.
The coexistence of traditional religious and modern secular schools in Muslim societies decreased the division within the population.
Modernization efforts in Muslim societies strengthened the authority of religious leaders.
Modernization efforts in Muslim societies strengthened the authority of religious leaders.
The reforms initiated by Muslim rulers were exclusively focused on economic development and intentionally avoided any military advancements.
The reforms initiated by Muslim rulers were exclusively focused on economic development and intentionally avoided any military advancements.
The translation of Western works and the establishment of printing presses was a means of disseminating European ideas within Muslim societies.
The translation of Western works and the establishment of printing presses was a means of disseminating European ideas within Muslim societies.
Flashcards
Muslim Responses to European Influence
Muslim Responses to European Influence
Some Muslims embraced Western education and modernization, while others resisted it, leading to varied reactions across the Muslim world.
Modernization Programs
Modernization Programs
Muslim rulers sought Western technology and knowledge to modernize their military, economy, and political systems.
Top-Down Change
Top-Down Change
Modernization was initiated by rulers in response to European expansionism, rather than internal societal pressures.
Secularization
Secularization
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Centralized Power
Centralized Power
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Bifurcation of Society
Bifurcation of Society
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Dual Education Systems
Dual Education Systems
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Erosion of Religious Authority
Erosion of Religious Authority
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Study Notes
- Muslim responses to European influence varied from rejection and resistance to embracing modernization and learning from Europe's strength.
- Muslim reaction to modernity in the Indian subcontinent was diverse, ranging from hostility to cooperation with British educational policy.
- Muslim rulers in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, and Iran sought Western models for military, economic, and political modernization.
- They aimed to develop modern militaries and bureaucracies, and adopt Western science for advanced weaponry.
- European teachers and schools were brought in, and educational missions were sent to Europe for studies in languages, science, and politics.
- Translation bureaus and printing presses were established to translate and publish Western works.
- A new Western-oriented intellectual elite emerged through these efforts.
- Change was initiated by rulers in response to European expansionism rather than internal societal pressures.
- The state led the change, and a small elite primarily benefited from the reforms.
- The reforms led to a gradual acceptance of a secular outlook, limiting religion to personal life and looking to the West for development models.
- Military, administrative, educational, economic, legal, and social reforms were strongly influenced by the West to modernize Muslim societies.
- The traditional Islamic basis of Muslim societies was altered as state ideology, law, and institutions were increasingly secularized.
- Modernization was primarily motivated by a desire to strengthen and centralize power, not to share it.
- Political participation was not a government priority, with focus on military, bureaucratic, and technological reform.
- Attempts to bring about constitutional reforms limiting the absolute power of rulers were often thwarted or crushed.
- Modernization led to the emergence of new elites and a growing division in Muslim society, particularly in legal and educational systems.
- Traditional religious and modern secular schools coexisted, creating divergent worldviews between the Westernized elite and the Islamically oriented majority.
- The authority of religious leaders diminished as modern trained elites took over positions in government, education, and law.
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