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ISLAMIC EMPIRE - Coggle Diagram
ISLAMIC EMPIRE
COMMERCE
Controlled commerce between East and West
Brought great inventions to Europe
Gun-powder
Paper
Number 0
They build many ports and cities in the coast
Cultural golden ages
Ancient texts
New institutions
Libraries
School
Developed...
Literature
1001 nights
Philosophy
Avicena
Averroes
THE DINASTIES
Orthodox Dinasty 632-661
Relatives to Muhammed
Two groups
Shi'itas
Do not accept Sunnah
Sunnis
Accept Sunnah
Capital in Medina
Ummayad Dinasty 661-750
They came from Syria
Capital in Damascus
Focused on territorial conquest
The Islamic Empire gained a lot of land
Killed Ali, thelast Orthodox Caliph
Abbasid Dinasty 750-1258
Came from Baghdad
Cultural and ecpnomic golden ages
Killed Ummayad dinasty but Abd-Al Rahman I
They lost some territorries
Al-Andalus
Egypt
AL-ANDALUS
Dependent Emirate
It was a province (emirate)
Ruled by a wali
Christians had to pay taxes
They often escaped to the north
Independent Emirate
Abd-Al-Rahman I gets independence from Baghdad
But it still depends on Baghad''s religious authority
Cultural boom
Due to agriculture
Abd-Al Rahman III names himself caliph years later
Total independence from Baghdad
Córdoba is the capital
Most populated city
Commercial hub
Cultural hub
RELIGION
Their religion is Islam
5 pillars of Islam
Give alms to those needed.
Do not eat during day in Ramadan(ninth lunar month)
Yahid: spread the religion (Allah is God and Mahoma is his prophet)
Pray 5 times a day facing to Mecca
PIlgrimage to Mecca if it is possible
Sacred text
Quran
Is a continuation of Bible and Torah
Has 114 surahs (chapters)
Other type of keywords
Sunnah
The sacred text where the Prophet's experience is written
Sharia
Islamic constitution based on the Quran
Qadis
Judges who are based on the Quran
Shi'ites
People who think the constitution should not be based on the Quran
Sunitas
People who think the constitution should be based on the Quran
ummah
Islamic community
Mosque
Islamic placec of worship
INVASIONS
It was easy for them due to
Yihad
Warlike zeal
Weakness of soorrounding kingdoms
DEVELOPMENT OF AL-ANDALUS
Hisham II
Was king at 11 years
He had a conseullor
AL-Mansur
Sent azeifas
Expeditions to the Christian Kingdoms
Made the Christians pay parias
Taxes
Hisham II dies
power vacuum
Crisis
Al-Andalus splits in 25 taifas.
Christian Kingdoms attack
North African people come to invade:
Almodavis
1086
Almohads
1147
They are defeated in:
Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa
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