worshipped as a symbol of Allah The Arabs • Mecca grew as a result of the caravan trade and the worship of the Black Stone (meteorite) in a central shrine called the Ka’bah • Tensions arose between Bedouins & the wealthier merchants from Mecca • Umayyad tribe controlled Mecca (monotheistic believed in Allah) The Life of Muhammad Early Life • Born in Mecca in 570 A.D. to a merchant family • Was an orphan‚ but grew up to become a caravan manager; contact with Jews & Christians • Married a rich
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Chapter 13: The Expansive Realm of Islam Outline the key aspects of the life of Muhammad‚ his message‚ his migration to the Medina‚ and the establishment of Islam in Arabia. Muhammad and his message Arabian peninsula was mostly desert Nomadic Bedouin people organized in family and clan groups Important in long-distance trade networks between China/India and Persia/Byzantium Muhammad’s early life Muhammad ibn Abdullah born to a Mecca merchant family‚ 570 C.E. Difficult early
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three-tiered social system that was adopted from the former dynasty. Aristocrats and bureaucrats were at the top of this hierarchy. They were regents‚ eunuchs‚ and high-ranking military officers. Skilled laborers like farmers and ironworkers followed them. The bottom tier consisted of unskilled laborers such as servants and slaves‚ as well as merchants. Scholars looked down on merchants. The emperor was at the top of the whole hierarchy. In the Song dynasty‚ however‚ the gentry class was founded. The Tang
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the Umayyad Dynasty and expanded greatly into the Abbasid Dynasty. While the Umayyads and Abbasid have some similarities‚ such as their faith in Islam‚ they have many differences‚ for instance the Umayyad dynasty favored Arabs but the Abbasid didn’t favor anyone. Another difference is the Abbasids don’t expand the empire and are content on what they inherited unlike the Umayyads. All in all the Umayyads spread farther had more regional diversity‚ and a larger bureaucracy than the Abbasids.
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life II. The Expansion of Islam A. The Early Caliphs and the Umayyad Dynasty 1. The caliph a. Upon Muhammad’s death‚ Abu Bakr served as caliph ("deputy") b. Became head of the state‚ chief judge‚ religious leader‚ military commander 2. The expansion of Islam a. Between 633-637‚ seized Byzantine Syria‚ Palestine‚ and most of Mesopotamia b. By 640’s‚ conquered Egypt and north Africa c. In 651‚ toppled Sasanid dynasty d. In 711‚ conquered the Hindu kingdom of Sind e. Between 711-718
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After his death‚ the Umayyad family of Damascus took control in his place. Islam’s leadership caused major conflict between the supporters of Ali‚ the Sh’i‚ the Sunni‚ supporters of Aisha and the Umayyad family. In present day‚ this political conflict remains. In 661‚ the Umayyad family moved the Islamic Arab Empire to Damascus‚ Syria. Mecca was frequently under siege. People were punished or killed
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[edit] Before the dynasties It is quite difficult to distinguish the earliest Islamic objects from their predecessors in Sasanian and Byzantine art; in fact‚ they utilize the same techniques and the same motifs. There was‚ notably‚ a significant production of unglazed ceramics‚ witnessed by a famous small bowl preserved in the Louvre‚ whose inscription assures its attribution to the Islamic period. Vegetal motifs were the most important in these early productions. Umayyad art Religious and
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The Abbasid Dynasty. The Abbasid dynasty was far more cosmopolitan than the Umayyad. The ranks were from the conquering of Arabs‚ but the Abbasid ruler didn’t show favor to the military aristocracy. Arabs still played a valuable role in government‚ but Persians‚ Egyptians‚ Mesopotamians‚ and other rose to positions of wealth and power. The Abbasids were also different from the Umayyad because they weren’t a conquering dynasty. The Abbasids occasionally battled with the
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World of Islam: Arabic Civilization Terms and Identifications: Islam: Monotheistic religion announced by the prophet Muhammad (570-632); influenced by Judaism and Christianity‚ Muhammad was considered the final prophet because the earlier religions had not seen the entire picture; Quran is the holy book of Islam. Quran: Holy scripture of Islam; also known as “the recitation”; Believed to be the word of God; written record of ethical and social guidance that Muhammad told his followers;
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