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Wealthy merchants and religious leaders disliked Muhammad because his teachings challenged the established social and economic order in Mecca. His message of monotheism and social justice threatened the polytheistic practices that supported their wealth and influence. Additionally, Muhammad's emphasis on equality and community undermined the hierarchical structures that benefitted the elites, leading them to see him as a threat to their power and prosperity.
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What did Muhammad think wealthy town leaders should do?
Ikd
What group also had great power besides kings and nobles during medieval times?
Two other groups who held power during these times were religious leaders and wealthy merchants.
What did wealthy church leaders and merchants spend their money on?
Wealthy church leaders and merchants in medieval times spent their money on luxury items such as fine clothing, jewelry, elaborate feasts, and expensive artwork. They also invested in property, funded construction of churches and monuments, and supported charitable works to demonstrate their wealth and status.
What did the upper class of colonial cities most often include?
Wealthy merchants
Why did the church leaders and wealthy merchants support the arts?
Briefly, Church leaders & wealthy merchants supported the arts to boost their standing within either the Church or the community. For the merchants in particular, the pieces were, of course of great value at the time and, if they stayed in the family, grew in value. The same basic response applies to the Church, where in theory, if not practicality, the pieces were commissioned for the greater glory of the Church, although the many of the Holy Fathers were incredibly wealthy in their own right. Good art is a good investment.
What did wealthy merchants form which had many of the same powers as a government?
Wealthy merchants form power as a republic. This is part of the government.
Who became wealthy from tenant farming?
Merchants
The Federalists were represented by what members of society?
Mostly merchants and businessmen, especially from the New England states businessmen and wealthy people
Which medieval ideas were rejected by the powerful and wealthy merchants?
The wealthy merchants were interested in culture and stressed education and achievements.The church rejected the worldliness of pagan culture.
The patrons of the renaissance were mostly?
Churches and wealthy merchants.
Was muhammad wealthy when he was old?
No. He was not a wealthy man. He lived a very simple life.
Who initally rejected what muhammad had to say?
the wealthy
