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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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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