Download Abu Bakr, the first caliph, directed a series of battles against Arab

Abu Bakr, the first caliph, directed a
series of battles against Arab tribes to
create the first Muslim empire.
07 HSS Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam
Along with their trade goods, Arab
merchants took Islamic beliefs to new
lands.
07 HSS Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam
The Islamic world unified many
conquered peoples through a common
language and religion, but blended with
them to form a culture that was not
specifically Arab in character.
07 HSS Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam
The Shia thought that only members of
Muhammad’s family could become
caliphs.
07 HSS Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam
The Sunni thought it did not matter
who became caliphs as long as they
were good Muslims and strong leaders.
Muslim scholars made advances in
astronomy, geography, math, science,
medicine, and architecture.
07 HSS Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam
07 HSS Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam
The Safavid Empire began when Esma’il
conquered Persia and made Shiism the
official religion.
07 HSS Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam
Córdoba was a great center of learning
where Greek, Roman, Arab and Jewish
works were translated into Arabic or
Latin so that they could be studied
throughout Europe.
07 HSS Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam
Baghdad became the trade center for
papermaking creating greater
availability of books through the Islamic
world.
07 HSS Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam
Muslim art features plant and
geometric designs because only Allah
should produce the human form.
07 HSS Chapter 4: The Spread of Islam