HISTORY OF ISLAM: Key Ideas EQs: 1. What were the names of the 2 major Muslim dynasties? 2. How does the Golden Age of Islam impact us today?
KEY TERMS Caliph, caliphate Sunni Shiite Sharia Umayyad Dynasty Abbassid Dynasty
UMAYYAD DYNASTY ( ) Islam spreads W to Atlantic, E to Indus Valley Damascus, not Mecca, is the major city Used local officials to help govern Allows Persian & Byzantine ideas to mix Rebellion caused by ethnic & class tensions
ABBASSID DYNASTY ( ) Abu al-Abbas leads the capture of Damascus Abbas moves his gov’t to Baghdad Ends Arab domination of Islam Golden Age Baghdad bigger & wealthier than Constantinople 900s = Seljuk Turks take over empire 1200s = Mongols destroy Baghdad
BIG DEAL #1 ISLAM SPREADS OVER 3 CONTINENTS Time period: s CE Middle East N. Africa Spain & Sicily India SE Asia
BIG DEAL #2 Muslim culture promotes cultural preservation and cultural diffusion Blends and preserves Greek, Roman, & Indian ideas with Muslim ideas Use Greek & Indian knowledge to make own advancements
BIG DEAL #3 CONTRIBUTIONS Art Literature Learning Medicine
BIG DEAL #4 As Islam spreads, so do their advancements and ideas Ideas used by Europeans, who are mostly Christian Muslim cultural center in Spain (today’s Basque region); tolerated Jews & Christians Don’t forget the Crusades
Contributions P. 266 – Golden Age of Islam Find one example of each contribution (write it in the contributions box) EXPLAIN the example (DETAILS) You should have 4 examples when finished
ETIX Answer EQ#1