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Political Islam
I.
Why did Islam Spread?
a. Before death in 632, Muhammad told followers to . . .
b. Abu Bakr, elected caliph in 632 =>
c. What does jihad mean?
i. Literally means “_________________________”, but there are
three types
1. Personal Striving =>
2. Verbal striving =>
3. Physical striving =>
ii. In Qu’ranic context, jihad means …
iii. Impression, from quotes? =>
II.
Expansion of Islamic State, 632-732 AD
a. By 642, Muslim Arabs had conquered from ________________ to
_______________
b. By 656, Muslim Arabs had conquered …
c. In 661, the 4th Caliph, Ali, died =>
d. By 711, Arabs invaded …
e. In 732, Arabs were defeated at ______________, in France
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III.
Sunni vs. Shia
Sunni Muslims
IV.
Shia Muslims
Means “Beaten Path” =>
Means “Faction”=>
Majority of Muslims =>
Minority of Muslims =>
Reason for split =>
Reason for split =>
Spiritual Differences =>
Spiritual Differences =>
The Umayyad Dynasty (661-750 AD)
a. Umayyads were …
b. Umayyads moved capital from _______________ to _________________ - Why? =>
c. Continued conquests into …
V.
Rise of the Abbasid Dynasty (750-1258 AD)
a. The Abbasids were _____________ rebels against the Umayyads
b. Managed to kill all but one Umayyad prince =>
c. Abbasids moved capital to _________________, in Iraq =>
VI.
Golden Age of Abbasid Caliphate
a. Baghdad grew as _____________________ flowed in
b. Abbasids established a strong …
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c. Scholars flocked to Baghdad =>
i. Translation of Chinese, Indian scientific works into __________________
ii. Collected knowledge, BUT they did not…
VII.
Disintegration and fragmentation of Caliphate
a. Abbasid dynasty eventually fell apart =>
b. Broke up into four parts
i. Abbasid Caliphate
ii. __________________, in Egypt
iii. Seljuk Turks took over Holy Land =>
iv. Omayyad Spain
VIII.
End of the Abbasid Dynasty
a. Abbasids eventually overcome by ____________________
b. Mongols destroyed irrigation systems …
c. Mongols halted in 1260 by Egyptians =>