... clay pots, and strings over wooden bowls. ("Some guitar History") All these "early guitars" are very different from how the modern guitar looks. So when did the modern guitar first "take shape"? In the middle ages the female body inspired the art of the time. The trend was to relate ... are similar to guitars. Nobody seems to know for sure who the direct ancestors are. However, Crusaders returning from the east to Europe brought early versions of the lute and the vihuela. Europeans started experimenting on these guitars and eventually it evolved into the modern classical guitar. ("Histor...

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... and Syrian languages (the languages of eastern Christian scholars), but also from Pahlavi, the scholarly language of pre-Islamic Persia, and even from Sanskrit, an ancient Indian language. In the early days of Islam, the extension of Islamic rule was based on an uncomplicated desire to spread the Word of God. Although the Muslims used force when they met resistance, they ... . Today Islam continues to grow not only in Africa but also in Europe and America where Muslims now comprise a notable minority. Works Cited Southern, R. W. Western View of Islam in the Middle Ages. Cambridge, Mass.:...

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