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    AL-MANSUR

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    Abu Ja’far al-Mansur the second Abbasid caliph served replace his brother Abul Abbas As-Saffah. Abu Ja’far Al-Mansur was the son of Muhammad bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib who also siblings and Ibrahim Al-Imam Abul Abbas As-Saffah. All three are founders of the Abbasids. Ketikah Caliph Abul Abbas As-Saffah died‚ Abu Ja’far being pilgrimage Great Commander Abu Muslim Al-Khurasani. The first by Caliph Abu Ja’far al-Mansur became caliph after taking office on 136 H/754 M is a set

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    Islam

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    11 ISLAM 570 C.E. – 1500 C.E. SUBMISSION TO ALLAH: MUSLIM CIVILIZATION BRIDGES THE WORLD COMMENTARY The thesis of Chapter 11 is clearly stated by Howard Spodek on page 334: “Islam was not only a faith‚ not only a system of government‚ not only a social and cultural organization‚ but a combination of all four.” This‚ it might be argued‚ could be said about any of the “world religions” during at least some stage of their development‚ but is perhaps more true of Islam than the others‚ owing

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    Qu’ran Persecution‚ Flight‚ and Victory * Muhammad’s following grew and eventually the Umayyads felt he threatened their wealth and power‚ as well as the draw of the gods of the Ka’ba * 622 with the help of Ali‚ Muhammad and a small band of followers went from Mecca to Medina‚ known as the hijra‚ or flight‚ and is the first year of the Islamic calendar * Muhammad gained new followers in Medina * The Umayyads still felt threatened by Muhammad‚ especially as his popularity grew in Medinah * Series

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    Chapter 11 Study Guide Answer Key 1.  Why was the location of Arabia important?  Scattered oases‚ the highlands of Yemen‚ and interior mountains supported sedentary  village­based agriculture‚ and in the northern and southern regions of Arabia‚ small  kingdoms had flourished in earlier times.  Arabia also sat astride increasingly important  trade routes‚ which connected the Indian Ocean world with that of the Mediterranean Sea  and gave rise to cosmopolitan commercial cities‚ whose values and practices were often 

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    Brief History of Tajikistan

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    The current Tajik Republic harkens to the Samanid Empire (AD 875–999). The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860. Tajikistan became an autonomous Soviet socialist republic within Uzbekistan in 1924; Basmachi resistance in the wake of the Russian Revolution of 1917 was quelled in 1925‚ and Tajikistan became one of the component Soviet socialist republics in 1929 called Tadzhik SSR from 1936 to 1991. Tajikistan gained independence in 1991‚ and has experienced three changes in government

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    lands throughout the Middle East‚ North Africa‚ and Spain to establish Islamic ruled empires called caliphates that would last until 1258. The major Islamic ruled empires during this time that lasts about six centuries would be the Umayyad Caliphate (661-750) and the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258)‚ and these early Islamic empires would undergo many continuities and changes throughout their long existence. While Islamic culture and interaction with other empires and people endured for the Islamic Empires

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    people who advanced from strongholds in Asia Minor during 1350s; conquered large part of Balkans‚ unified under Mehmed I; captured Constantinople in 1453; established empire from Balkans that included most of the Arab world Vizier – equivalent of the Abbasid wazir; head of Ottoman bureaucracy; after 15th century often more powerful than sultan Red Heads – name given to Safavid followers for their distinctive red headgear Shah Abbas the Great – Safavid ruler 1587-1629; extended Safavid domain to greatest

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    shift to monotheistic religions‚ as many converted from polytheistic religions to Islam‚ which worshipped only one deity‚ Allah. Furthermore‚ the development of the Umayyad Caliphate following the Islamic Schism contributed to the spread of civilization‚ as they focused on military expansion and conquering‚ while the Abbasid Dynasty which soon followed focused on knowledge and education. The First Great Schism promoted the shift to monotheistic religions as those who did not practice Christianity

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    Google Classroom and submit it using the “turn in” button by 11:59 PM Thursday‚ September 7. You must also submit it to turnitin.com by Thursday‚ September 7 at 11:59 PM. Chapter 6 1) Differences between the Abbasid Empire and the Umayyad Empire Umayyad Empire Abbasid Empire Notables from Umayyad saw Muhammad as a threat to their wealth and power. Multiple

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    authority. c. copied the Chinese model after being conquered by the Tang. d. was most influenced by Byzantium. e. was more similar to imperial Rome than to Tang China. 2. An invasion in 451 C.E. by the White Huns‚ began the collapse of the Gupta dynasty and a. began years of political chaos in northern India. b. can be seen as the beginning of India’s Classical Era. c. was the first time that China and India experienced hostility towards each other. d. the exchange of technology crucial to

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