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4870118846Abbasid Empire-Coalition with the Mawali -Capital: Baghdad -(Center of Learning) -(Obtained Math and Science from Gupta India) -Sunni -Appointed Wazirs (Chief Adminstrator) and Royal Executioners -Mawali never had to pay Jizya again (the tax for being a convert)0
4870118847Harun al Rashid-Extremely powerful and rich -Abbasid Empire Caliph -Used Persians as Wazirs -Death leads to a civil war1
4870118848Women-Increased subjugation of women -Confined and Secluded -Could only gain freedom/power by bearing healthy sons2
4870118849Slaves-Were prized for their: -Education -Beauty -Entertainment purposes -And above all else they were USEFUL3
4870118850Buyids-Persian -Captured Baghdad in 945 -Took power of/from the Caliphs -Shi'ite Islam influenced them4
4870118851Seljuk Turks-Sunnis -Crushed the Byzantines, stops them from taking over -Intolerant of Shi'ites -Lays foundations for Ottoman Empire5
4870118852Crusades-The 1st Crusades is the only Actual Successful Crusades -1099 Jerusalem is taken in the 1st Crusade6
4870118853Outremer- The Christian States of Jerusalem: -County of Edessa -Principality of Antioch -County of Tripoli -Kingdom of Jerusalem7
4870118854Saladin-Takes back Jerusalem -Ransomed Knights of Crusades (sold some into slavery)8
4870118855Richard The Lionhearted-Weird mutual respect between him and Saladin during Crusades -Captured for ransom -Never makes it home to England9
4870118856Impact of the Crusades-Improves trade in this area -Trade dominated by North Italian city states -New Items are "discovered" like: -New Weapons -New Medicine -Rugs -Textiles -Dates -Coffee -And Yogurt -Enduring hostility between Muslims and Christians -Connected Europe to the rest of the World (trading wise) -Long distance trade flourished10
4870118857Art-Ornate Palaces and Mosques -Ceramics -Lots of Artists where employed in this time... Lots11
4870118858Education- 1st Preserved and compiled learning of Ancient Civilizations Literature -Firdausi's Epic Shah-Nama ("Book of Kings") -Persian replaces Arabic Science -Abbasids left a huge mark -Al-Razi - Creates Classification system -Animals -Vegetables -Minerals -Astronomy Math -Trigonometry -Sine -Cosine -Tangent12
4870118859Scientific AchievementsPractical applications -Better Hospitals -Optics/Bladder Ailments -Better Maps - Cartography -Perfected papermaking, silk-weaving, ceramic firing -Machines13
4870118860Religious Trends-Orthodox vs. Mystics -Strict Ways (Orthodox Muslims) vs. Mystical ways (Sufis)14
4870118861Sufis-Wondering Mystics -Healers -Miracle workers -Militant Bands -Mediation -Songs -Drugs -Spinning dances (Dervishes)15
4870118862Orthodox Muslims-Gained prominence after Crusades -Strict to the ways of Islam -Quran (Final, perfect, complete revelation)16
4870118863Nomadic Invasions-Mongols -Mamluks -Tamerlane17
4870118864Mongols-Led by Chinggis Khan (Gangues Khan) -Sacked Baghdad -Put the 38th Caliph to death (By marching an army over his body)18
4870118865Mamluks-Turkish slave dynasty -Stopped the Mongols19
4870118866Tamerlane-Takes Baghdad -Last great Nomadic invader20
4870118867Indian Influences on Islam-Scientific learning -Hindu Mathematics (Algebra/Geometry) -Hindu numerals -Medicine -Building styles -Chess -Indian foods -Elephant riding21
4870118868First Wave of Muslim Invaders-Arab Seafarers -Muhammad Ibn Qasim -Brought little change -Lower taxes -Greater religious toleration -Local officials get to retain titles -Status of Brahman castes repected -Arabs lived in Cities/Garrison towns22
4870118869Muhammad Ibn Qasim-Preemptive assault to punish attack of Arab trading23
4870118870Second Wave of Muslim Invasions-Muhammad of Ghazni -Muhammad of Ghur -Delhi (Capital of Northern India (Islamic State)) -Safi mystics -Hindu Revival -Shrivijaya24
4870118871Muhammad of Ghazni-Seeking wealth -Desire to spread Muslim faith -Defeated regional princes25
4870118872Muhammad of Ghur-Pushed territory further26
4870118873Safi-Mystics -Similar to Gurus27
4870118874Hindu RevivalBhaktic Cults -Calls to gods and goddesses -Helped flow of Islam -Open to everyone Kabir -Played down Difference28
4870118875Shrivijaya-Islam spread to Southeast Asia -Indonesian Trading Posts -Increase of Muslim trading centers29
4870118876Slavery-To Muslims this was a good thing -It was the 1st step to conversion30

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