abbasid dynasty

Question 1

what brought the end to the umayyad dynasty

Answer 1

rebellion in persa

• -led by Abu al Abbas (descendent of muhammad’s uncle)
• -seizes persia and mesopotamia
• -defeated them in huge battle
• -had a banquet “ to settle differences”, but then slaughtered and killed all the umayyad clan
• the n, Abu al Abbas, formed the Abbasid dynasty

Question 2

is Abu al Abbas sunni or shia

Answer 2

sunni

but he often allied with shias and non arab muslims

Question 3

Abbasid dynasty vs the umayyad dynasty

Answer 3

more cosmopolitan

–not a conquering dynasty

Question 4

how did they governs

Answer 4

• -persian techniques

- -central authority at baghdad, iraq

Question 5

ulama

Answer 5

people with religious knowledge

Question 6

qadis

Answer 6

judges

Question 7

who set moral standards and solves disputes

Answer 7

ulama and qadis

Question 8

high point of the abbasid empire

Answer 8

under the rule of Harun al Rashid (caliph)

Question 9

what did Harun al Rashid do

Answer 9

liberal support for artists and writers

• -gave laves and luxurious gifts
• -distributed money to the poor

Question 10

abbasid decline

Answer 10

after Harun al Rashid

• -civil war between Harun al Rashid’s sons
• -disputes over succession rights
• -peasant rebellions
• -mongols invasion
• -saljuqs took over rule