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alphabetical with page numb Glossary 2 203 abbasid Caliphate Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad?s uncle, al-Abbas, the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad Caliphate and ruled an Islamic empire from their capital in Baghdad (founded 762) from 750 to 1258. (p. 203) 610 abolitionists Men and women who agitated for a complete end to slavery. Abolitionist pressure ended the British transatlantic slave trade in 1808 and slavery in British colonies in 1834. In the United States the activities of abolitionists were one factor leading to the Civil War (1861?1865). (p. 610) 614 acculturation The adoption of the language, customs, values, and behaviors of host nations by immigrants. (p. 614)