Download The Spread of Islam

Do Now, January 13, 2015
Write down homework, leave out agenda
 Take out homework from last night
 Set up C-Notes, page 9
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◦ TOPIC: Spread of Islam
◦ EQ: How do religions develop? How do new
ideas change the way people live?
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Answer the following question of your Cnotes page:
◦ Who were the Caliphs? What was their goal?
The Spread of Islam
EQ: How do religions develop? How do new ideas
change the way people live?
How did the Arab Empire change
after the Umayyads?
 Fought
over who had the right
to succeed Muhammad as a
caliph
 Split into two groups
◦ Sunni
◦ Shia
 Still
split to this day
How did the Arab Empire change
after the Umayyads?
Shia: believed Ali,
Muhammad’s son
in law was right
heir
 Sunni:
outnumbered Shia,
believed Umayyad
caliphs as rightful
rulers
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How did the Arab Empire change
after the Umayyads?
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700s- anger against
Umayyad caliphs
Shia Muslims
overthrew and Abbasid
dynasty came to
power until 1258
Focused on trade and
culture
Baghdad became
capital city
Who are the Seljuk Turks?
Nomads and great warriors
 Seized Baghdad in 1055
 Took control of army and government but
allow Abbasid caliph to manage religious
matters
 Seljuk rulers called himself sultan
 1258- Mongols stormed Baghdad, burned
it down, and killed 50,000 people- ending
Arab empire
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How did the Turks, Safavids, and
Moguls rule their empires?
 The
Ottomans
◦ Late 1200s- took over much of the
Mediterranean area
◦ Leader was called Sultan
◦ Suleiman I- organized Ottoman
laws, built schools, and mosques
◦ Islam was main religion
◦ Muslims received special privileges
How did the Turks, Safavids, and
Moguls rule their empires?
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The Safavids:
◦ 1501- Shia leader
named Ismail named
himself king of Persia
◦ Founded Safavid
dynasty
◦ Persian spread as a
language of culture
and trade
◦ Urdu is still spoken
today
How did the Turks, Safavids, and
Moguls rule their empires?
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The Moguls:
◦ 1500s- set up Muslim
empire in India
◦ Akbar, ruler, allowed
people to practice their
religions
◦ After his rule, that
ended
◦ 1600s- Sikhs and
Hindus rebelled,
allowing Europeans to
take control
Review
What two groups did the Muslims divide
into?
 In addition to the Seljuks, who else used
the title sultan?
 Who burned down Baghdad?
 What happened as a result of Baghdad
being burned?
 What allowed the Europeans to take
control in the 1600s?
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