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Where was the capital during the umayyad caliphate?

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Demascus

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How long did the umayyad caliphate last?

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661-750

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Where did the umayyad caliphate conquer?

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Lands across north africa and into spain

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Did the umayyad force people to convert to islam?

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No

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What was the demise of the umayyad caliphate?

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Empire was too big to last

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How did the abassid caliphate start?

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Started as a shiite revolution, but its leaders adopted sunni islam

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Capital city of abassid caliphate?

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Baghdad

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Who did the abassid overthrow?

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They overthrew the umayyads in 750 and remained in power until 1258

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What was life like during the abassid caliphate?

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Muslim golden age

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Who overran the abassid’s?

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The mongols and turks in the 13th century

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What kind of muslims were in the ottoman empire?

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Sunni muslims

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What was the capital of the ottoman empire?

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Istanbul

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Who did the ottomans conquer?

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Slowly conquered the regions of the abassids and the byzantines

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Who did the ottoman rule?

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They used aspects of their conquered peoples to rule a diverse land

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When did the the ottoman last to?

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Lasted until 1914, but lost most of its influence and power in the 1700s

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Who was suleiman the magnificent?

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An absolute ruler who brought greatness to the ottomans

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What did suleiman do?

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He made the ottomans a dominant force in the 16th century

18
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What kind of muslims were in the safavid empire?

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Shiite muslims

19
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What was the capital if the safavid empire?

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Isfahan

20
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What did the safavids do?

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Rebuilt persia after the mongols destroyed it

21
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When did the safavids rule?

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1501-1722

22
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What modern day place is where the safavid empire was?

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Modern day iran

23
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When did muslims come into india?

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1100s

24
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What happens during the mughal empire between hindus and muslims?

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Conflict arises

25
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When was the mughal empire established?

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In 1526

26
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Where did islam spread during the mughal empire?

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It spread to the north

27
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What did akbur and babur do?

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They led india through a golden age

28
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What were akbur and baburs successors like?

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Their successors were poor rulers who let Europeans gain a foothold in india

29
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What was muslim society like compared to medieval Europe?

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Muslim society was more open than medival europe

30
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Could you move through social classes in muslim society?

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Yes

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What did extensive trade system do for muslim society?

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It helped spread technologies, products, and most importantly islam

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What was muslim art like? (5)

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•no religious art
• elaborate decorations on the ceilings and walls of mosques
• architecture modeled after byzantine building
•domes and arches
Ex: dome of the rock in jerusalem

33
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Greatest muslim piece of literature?

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Quran

34
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How did muslims spread poetry?

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Both oral and written

35
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What did muslims blend tales of?

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India, persia, greece, judaism, egyptian, and turkey

36
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What is a popular muslim tale?

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The thousand and one nights

37
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Latest versions of the thousand and one nights?

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Aladdin

Ali Babe and the Forty Thieves

38
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What did muslim scholars like averroes do?

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They tried ti harmonize greek arts about reason with their religious beliefs

39
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What did muslims do with math?

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Pioneered the study of Algebra

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What kind of muslims were in the umayyad caliphate?

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Sunni muslims

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