1. Do Now, January 14, 2015 Write down homework, leave out agenda
Set up C-Notes
TOPIC: Spread of Islam
EQ: How do religions develop? How do new ideas change the way people live?
Answer the following question of your C- notes page:
Who were the Caliphs? What was their goal?

2. The Spread of Islam
EQ: How do religions develop? How do new ideas change the way people live?

3. How did the Arab Empire change after the Umayyads?
Fought over who had the right to succeed Muhammad as a caliph
Split into two groups
Sunni
Shia
Still split to this day

4. How did the Arab Empire change after the Umayyads?
Shia: believed Ali, Muhammad’s son in law was right heir
Sunni: outnumbered Shia, believed Umayyad caliphs as rightful rulers

5. How did the Arab Empire change after the Umayyads?
700s- anger against Umayyad caliphs
Shia Muslims overthrew and Abbasid dynasty came to power until 1258
Focused on trade and culture
Baghdad became capital city

6. Who are the Seljuk Turks?
Nomads and great warriors
Seized Baghdad in 1055
Took control of army and government but allow Abbasid caliph to manage religious matters
Seljuk rulers called himself sultan
1258- Mongols stormed Baghdad, burned it down, and killed 50,000 people- ending Arab empire

7. How did the Turks, Safavids, and Moguls rule their empires?
The Ottomans
Late 1200s- took over much of the Mediterranean area
Leader was called Sultan
Suleiman I- organized Ottoman laws, built schools, and mosques
Islam was main religion
Muslims received special privileges

8. How did the Turks, Safavids, and Moguls rule their empires?
The Safavids:
1501- Shia leader named Ismail named himself king of Persia
Founded Safavid dynasty
Persian spread as a language of culture and trade
Urdu is still spoken today

9. How did the Turks, Safavids, and Moguls rule their empires?
The Moguls:
1500s- set up Muslim empire in India
Akbar, ruler, allowed people to practice their religions
After his rule, that ended
1600s- Sikhs and Hindus rebelled, allowing Europeans to take control

10. Review- Answer these questions in your notes
What two groups did the Muslims divide into?
In addition to the Seljuks, who else used the title sultan?
Who burned down Baghdad?
What happened as a result of Baghdad being burned?
What allowed the Europeans to take control in the 1600s?