The Islamic World Flashcards
1
Q
What was Mecca?
A
A holy city for the pagan tribe of the Quraysh
2
Q
When was Muhammad born?
A
570CE
3
Q
When were Muhammad and his followers exiled?
A
622CE
4
Q
When did Muhammad conquer Mecca?
A
630CE
5
Q
When did Muhammad die?
A
632CE
6
Q
What were Muhammad’s successors known as?
A
The rightly guided Caliphs
7
Q
When were the rightly guided Caliphs overthrown, and who were they overthrown by?
A
661CE, the Umayyad dynasty.
8
Q
When were the Umayyads overthrown, and who were they overthrown by?
A
762CE, the Abbasids.
The Abbasids moved the capital to Baghdad and began the Islamic golden age.
