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Critical Thinking:
Following Chronological Order
MCDOUGAL LITTELL
10 World History: Patterns of Interaction
Time Machine: The Spread of Islam
Religious Events
Political Events
550
• A.D.
570 Muhammad born
• A.D.
613 Muhammad begins preaching
600
632 Abu-Bahr orders Prophet’s
teaching gathered as Qur’an
600s Islam divides into
Sunni and Shi’a
700
691 Dome of the Rock becomes
Islamic monument
A.D. 622 Hijrah to Medina takes place
A.D. 630 Prophet returns to Mecca
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A.D. 632 Muhammad dies
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A.D. 661–750 Umayyad caliphate;
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capital moved to Damascus
A.D. 711 Muslims invade Spain
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A.D. 732 Battle of Tours
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A.D. 750 Abbasid caliphate begins;
650
• A.D.
• A.D.
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• A.D.
750
rules until 1258
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A.D. 762 Capital shifted to Baghdad
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A.D. 756–976 Umayyad caliphate
800
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850
in Spain
900
950
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1000
A.D. 909–1171 Fatimid caliphate