1. 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?

2. KEY TERMS  Caliph, caliphate  Sunni  Shiite  Sharia  Umayyad Dynasty  Abbassid Dynasty

3. UMAYYAD DYNASTY (661-750)  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

4. ABBASSID DYNASTY (750-1250)  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

5. BIG DEAL #1  ISLAM SPREADS OVER 3 CONTINENTS Time period: 600-1200s CE Middle East N. Africa Spain & Sicily India SE Asia

6. 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

7. BIG DEAL #3  CONTRIBUTIONS Art Literature Learning Medicine

8. 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

9. 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

10. ETIX  Answer EQ#1