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what are garrison towns?
a “garrison” is a common expression for any town that has a military base nearby
where did people post large armies to while the umayyads ruled?
in garrison towns
who is Abu Bakr?
he’s muhammad’s father in law, acting as an administrator and military leader of islam and all of its provinces
What were Abu Bakr’s contributions?
-unify the islamic world under the central authority of Medina
-strong central government in the Arabian peninsula
-expansion of Islam into other countries like Syria and Iraq
-started to collect and preserve the saying of the Prophet in writing.
how did Umar die?
Umar was stabbed to death in a mosque by a Persian slave who hired him for enslaving the Persian People.
Who is Uthman?
he’s the son-in-law of muhammad, Uthman organized the writing of the Quran in a BOOK!!!
how did uthman die?
In 656 AD a group of MUSLIM rebels opposed Uthman and Murdered him!!!!
what happened after uthman’s death?(besides Ali coming to rule)
a struggle for power caused a civil war in the Muslim empire.
Who is Ali?
Ali is muhammad’s cousin and ended the muslim civil war through a negotiation
how did Ali die?
one of his followers brutally murdered him.
What did the umayyads think about Ali?
the didn’t like him because he didn’t avenge for uthmans death.
750 CE…
Shia Muslims rebelled and won support throughout the empire. they overthrew the umayyads, and the abbasid dynasty
in the 800s…
baghdad became a center of trdade; located at crossroads of trade routes that connected Africa, Europe, and Asia.
