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Muslim empire was divided. |
Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads; capital moved to Baghdad.
Iberian and North African Muslims broke with Baghdad's control |
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Islam is based on the teachings of Mohammed (AD 570-632). |
Spread of Islam started in the seventh century.
Koran is the center for Islamic moral and ethical conduct.
Mohammed established a theocracy based on Islamic law. |
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Turks assumed leadership of Muslim world. |
Seljuks fought the crusaders and regained lost land.
Mongols invaded the eastern Muslim empire.
Ottoman empire expanded territory; lasted for many centuries.
Constantinople was the center of the Ottoman Empire. |
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Government and religion developed the framework for prosperity. |
Preserved cultures of people they conquered.
Religious pilgrimages led to the spread of new ideas.
Caliphs improved farming methods and crop yields.
Trade and commerce led to a high standard of living in cities.
Military expansion served as cultural exchange between Arabs and western worlds. |
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Trade helped spread Islamic culture to foreign lands. |
No taxation and strong banking practices.
Ibn Battuta (AD 1305-1368) traveled widely to spread Islamic culture. |
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Science and the arts flourished under the Muslim rule. |
*Medicine, astronomy, and mathematics were highly advanced *Architecture and literature flourished *Poetry and philosophy were common themes in poetry |