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Islamic Empires c. 1200 - c. 1450,
Maxwell Solano (Ottoman Empire (The…
Islamic Empires c. 1200 - c. 1450,
Maxwell Solano
Abbasid Caliphate
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originally Shia Islam, but became tolerant of Sunni (the first to do so)
mathematical, technological, art, scientific advances (astrolabe, optic surgery, mosques)
heightened trades:
(ex.) that brought Indian system of numbers, which influences the Arabian numerals
Sufis, or mystics, began to increase their missions and spread Islam
Although the Abbasid Caliphate was large, they found challenges governing their empire
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Umayyad Caliphate
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Although required to pay taxes for charities and properties, Jews and Christians were allowed to freely worship and self rule
Luxurious living for the ruling families, thus riots among the general population occurred among the general population
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Ottoman Empire
In c. 1200 the Islamic heartland had fractured politically into "sultanates" ruled by Persian and Turkish military dynasties. But they met their demise, when the Mongols invaded and destroyed the Abbasid Caliphate
Thus, the Ottoman Empire took responsibility of this and became the political unity to the Islamic world
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Eventually took Middle East, coast of North Africa, lands surrounding the Black Sea, Eastern Europe
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