The Abbasid Revolution The Abbasid Dynasty‚ known to its supporters as the ‘blessed dynasty’‚ which imposed its authority on the Islamic empire in 132/750‚ claimed to inaugurate a new era of justice‚ piety and happiness. The dynasty ruled the Islamic Caliphate from 750 to 1258 AD‚ making it one of the longest and most influential Islamic dynasties. For most of its early history‚ it was the largest empire in the world‚ and this meant that it had contact with distant neighbors such as the Chinese
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The Abbasids came into rule after the Umayyads. It was said that the Abbasids invited the Umayyads to a meeting and they then killed them. The Abbasids had a strong ruling until their empire fell apart. Non-Muslims were supported by the Abbasids. Going through a golden age and being challenged by different groups had an effect on them. Many advancements were made in their time of rule and they were fortunate enough to have a prosperous capital which helped them quite a bit. The Abbasids came into
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Roman and Han Empires Nick Concutelli There are many similarities and differences between the Roman and Han Empires. The similarities range from parts of the world they control to how they affected other parts of the world. The differences include who they had conflicts with‚ and how they settled them. But the main point to compare and contrast is the fall of the empires. Firstly‚ one of the major similarities would be the way both empires fell. They were both very powerful and ruled large portions
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INTRODUCTION This assignment is about comparing the similarities between the Roman Empire and the current situation of the entire world. The purpose for this assignment is to show that there are still similarities between the Roman Empire and the current globalized world and‚ also to learn from the mistakes and the good things that were created by the romans so that we can be able to improve and‚ also not to create the same mistake. The first thing we will be looking at is about the government of
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2014 AP World History The Political Structures of the Roman and Chinese Empires Any political structure we have today was derived from one of the two most prominent structures in the beginning of the first empires. Both the Roman and the Chinese empire had a centralized control over a large mass of regions and populations. Although they had generally the same amount to control‚ they ran them differently. The Chinese empire was a dictated government where as the Romans had more independence with
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period‚ influential empires such as Imperial Rome and the Han Dynasty emerged exhibiting numerous resemblances‚ due to cultural diffusion‚ as well as various distinctions from each other regarding political control. Methods of transportation and communication benefited the government by linking and unifying crucial parts of both empires. Both empires had a system of roads that facilitated communication‚ trade‚ economic activity‚ and the movement of military. Although both empires possessed a well-organized
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The name of Abbasid is derived from Abbas‚ who was Mohammad’s uncle. It was one of the greatest of the Muslim empires‚ which was known as the golden age of Islamic culture. They ruled from 750 to 1258 AD. Their capital city was Baghdad. There were many caliphates who ruled Abbasid dynasty. the last caliph was killed by the Mongol when they invaded the city and took over. The Abbasids were known for their achievements such as trading routes with countries‚ education system‚ building new styles that
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GUIDE- Rise of Islam 600-1200 Using complete sentences‚ answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. 1. What was the division in the Islamic community about and who were the groups involved? 2. In what region was the Sassanid Empire? 3. What holy shrine is located in Mecca? According to stories connected with it‚ who built the shrine and what happened near the site? 4. Muhammad’s teachings seem to be in agreement with what religions? 5. What was Muhammad’s flight to Medina
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whereas the Song had Confucian bureaucracy. 2. Compare the Umayyad and Abbasid politically and socially. The Umayyad and Abbasid were similar and different politically and socially. Both valued merchants highly‚ and were both bureaucratic. However‚ the Abbasids believed the the Caliph should be a blood line‚ while the Umayyads believed it should be by the best ruler. 3. What are changes and continuities in Indian ocean trade between 600-1750? In 600-1750‚ there were many changes and continuities
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“Representing Authority in Victorian India”‚ and John Darwin’s‚ “The British Empire: Themes and Perspectives”‚ as well as Piers Brendon‚ “The Decline and Fall of The British Empire”. You can see the similarities between the four especially the authority from the British that was constant in nineteenth-century Victorian England and India. All of them relate to each other. In this essay‚ I will point out the similarities in all four and between the societies in which the stories take place. For better or worse
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