The Rise and Spread of Islam
The Rise and Spread of Islam Time period: 632-present Location: Arabian Peninsula Founder: Mohamed Holy Book: Quran –written in Arabic
Words to Know Islam submission to god Muslim person who follows Islam Allah god in Arabic Mosque Muslim place of worship
Mohamed/Muhammad Mecca= busy trading city on the Arabian Peninsula founder of Islam 570-Born in the city of Mecca Mecca= busy trading city on the Arabian Peninsula successful businessman who led camel caravans along Arabian trade routes
Muslim trade routes connected Asia with the Mediterranean world Muslim trade routes connected Asia with the Mediterranean world. As they traveled, traders spread Muslim culture to Europe via the Levant, Sicily, and Spain. In Asia, they penetrated as far as China and India and journeyed over the ancient Silk Road. Muslim traders also traveled across northern Africa as far as Timbuktu.
Spread of Islam Following the death of Mohamed … Islam experienced rapid expansion in Afro Eurasia Muslim armies marched across WE until they were defeated in France, Battle of Tours, 732 By the 1400’s, Muslim Empire extended from Spain to India
Rapid Expansion of the Islamic Empire , 7th-8th C 636-Damascus became capital city (ME) 638-Jerusalem (ME) 640-Cyprus (ME) 640-Alexandria,Egypt (AF) 670-Muslim blockade of Constantinople (EE)
Rapid Expansion of the Islamic Empire , 7th-8th C 697-Carthage (AF) 711-Toledo, capital of Spain (WE) 718- all of Spain (WE) 732-southern France until defeated at Battle of Tours (WE)
Umayyad Dynasty 661-750 Capital city at Damascus (Syria, SWA) Arabic became language of many conquered people and helped unify them under Islam camel and horse cavalries were faster than traditional armies; empire expanded quickly
Umayyad Dynasty 661-750 How did the Ummayads treat the people they conquered? allowed people to follow own belief systems and culture non-Muslims sometimes paid higher taxes Jews and Christians held important gov’t. positions many people converted to Islam in the late 8th century
Umayyad Dynasty 661-750 For several centuries, most people in the Islamic Empire were neither Muslim or Arab. Cross regional and cultural exchange occurred for many years among Christians, Jews, Muslims and polytheistic people.
Hagia Sophia- Istanbul, Turkey
Dome of the Rock-Jerusalem, Israel
Shah Faisal Mosque – Islamabad, Pakistan
Blue Mosque-Yerevan, Armenia
Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain (now a Catholic Cathedral)
African Mosque in Nigeria
Qutb Minar-New Delhi,India
Kaaba—Mecca, Saudi Arabia