1. Warm-up

2. Islamic Caliphates

3. Umayyad Caliphate Sunni Capital in Damascus, Syria
Caliphate was dominated by Arabs
Ruled the Muslim Empire until 750 ce
In 711 ce they conquered Spain
This was a very diverse empire as many different peoples had been conquered in new territory.

4. The Umayyad Empire

5. Umayyad Architecture
Dome of the Rock

6. Umayyad Caliphate
“People of the Book” – Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians. They were allowed to practice their own religions, but they were heavily taxed.
Decline
Difficult to govern so much land
Political corruption/excesses angered devout Muslims

7. Abbasid Caliphate Lasted from 750 ce – 1258 ce
Moved the capital to Baghdad, showing how many non-Arabs converted to Islam
This dynasty did not favor Arab rule and the empire became more culturally diverse.
Islamic world enters into a golden age of art, education, and trade

8. The Abbasid Dynasty

9. Abbasid Caliphate Art/Architecture Literature
Mosques with domes and minarets, calligraphy
Literature
Tradition of spoken poetry, especially in Persia
International trade network
From Africa to Asia
Cultural diffusion and trade spread: the Indian number system, sugar, papermaking, banking, etc.

10. Abbasid Caliphate Centers of learning
Made advances in philosophy, mathematics (algebra), history, sciences,
Girls and boys received basic education focused on literacy
Recovered and preserved learning (esp. math and science) of earlier civilizations