Influences of Roman Empire, Islamic Empire, and Han China Societies to Other Cultures

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Contact And Influence Between Cultures
Introduction
The theme of contact and influence is a profound concept that has existed since human civilization days. Contact and influence refer to a particular culture's ability to interact and exchange ideas with other cultures in different societies across the globe. To understand this theme more broadly, this paper will focus on exploring the theme of contact and influence between the Roman Empire, the Islamic Empire, and the Han China societies. This paper seeks to showcase that the Roman, Islamic and Han China empires greatly influenced other cultures through their distinct religious inclinations.
Roman Empire
The Roman empire dates back thousands of years ago. Their roman empire greatly influenced other societies and continues to influence different societies today. The roman empire influenced other cultures through their religion, particularly Christianity (Wasson 3). It gave Christianity a means to spread. Ancient Rome provided centralized administration and communication networks like the crusades that facilitated the spread of Christianity. Today, Christianity is the world's largest religion and one-third of the global population claim to be Christians. Currently, Rome is the headquarter of the roman catholic religion. The article Comparing competing sources: The Call for the First Crusade (1095) revealed how the spread of Christianity happened in Palestine. The article states, “urged all to go to the aid of the Greeks and to recover Palestine from the rule of the Muslims” (Bongars 1). This statement shows the extent to which every religion thought of itself as superior and only sought to expand. Protecting and enlightening Christians not to be converted to Islam was a regular occurrence at the time. Additionally, the article revealed that Christianity greatly influenced people's way of life. It advocated for righteous living, sacred living, doing good for others and undertaking morally acceptable things to society and God. The article stated, “Keep the church and the clergy in all its grades entirely free from the secular power” (Bongars 4). The church in this statement implies all Christians and advocates for all people who believe in the Christian faith to avoid earthly secular behaviours and conduct themselves in a manner that makes God happy. Mentioning the clergy reveals church administration at the time and their crucial role in depicting Christianity culture. The clergy is expected to be a role model for good Christianity behaviour that other Christians can embrace. Church administration in the Roman empire was highly respected and played a critical role in influencing the spread of Christianity across the globe.
Islamic Empire
The Islamic empire greatly influenced the spread of the Islamic faith. Crusades were highly organized to encourage people to convert to the Islamic faith. Crusaders made several efforts to conquer Jerusalem and diminish the power of the Islamic Empire, but Saladin, the well-known Muslim leader, battled and retook Jerusalem. The Muslim Empire ended as the Mongols attacked and destroyed the key towns (Al-Turtushi 229). Nevertheless, the Mongols, who cam...