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islamic world (early (692 - 750 CE: Umayyads :smiley: (Spread the faith,…
islamic world
early
634: Muhammad dies :unamused:
Four caliphs succeeded
conflict over rightful leader
2 civil wars
692 - 750 CE: Umayyads :smiley:
Spread the faith
Controlled Arab empire
Moved capital to Damascus, Syria
Organized armies seized power
861-1258: Abbasids :smiley:
Made Calif secular
Moved the capital to Baghdad
Power of califs increased
medieval
909-1171: Fatamids :smiley:
Ruled Egypt, Sicily, and Algeria
established Al-Azhar University, the oldest university in the world
one of the most stable successor dynasties in the ninth and tenth centuries
1095: European Christian Crusades :neutral_face:
The holy war
Lots of small kingdoms emerged
European knights came into contact with Arabia
1370-1507: Timurids :smiley:
Great dynasty
Named after their leader, Timur.
Conquered and controlled all of central Asia
late
circa 1450: Ottomans gain power :smiley:
Small Turkish state
made really good pencil minarets :pencil2:
Emerged in the Fifteenth century as a military force
1501: Safavids :smiley:
Established Shia Islam
The greatest dynasty to emerge from iran
Made beautiful carpets and manuscripts
circa 1526: Mughals :smiley:
Remarkable arcitecture
Made the Taj Mahal
Ruled over the largest Islamic state in the Indian subcontenent
LEGEND:smiley:progress :frowning_face: decline :neutral_face: stasis
SOURCES:
http://islamichistory.org/the-fatimid-caliphate/
Cranny, Michael William, Pathways: Civilizations through time, 1988, Prentice Hall
