Umayyads Flashcards

1707109172	Umayyads	The upper crust of the Quraysh tribe (looked down on hashimites). They were the Potomac of the Quraysh.	0
1707116986	Muawiya	5th Caliph 661-680. Father of Yazid Ibn Muawiya	1
1707123386	Yazid	Son of Muawiya. Was challenged by Husayn in the Battle of Karbala. Yazid was more closely related to Muhammad than Husayn.	2
1707129940	Battle of Karbala	Oct. 10, 680. Yazid defeats Husayn. Battle celebrated in Shia festival called Ashura (involves voluntary blood letting)) (murdered the shit out of him)	3
1707154685	Al-Malik	Caliph 685-705. 1. Establishes caliphates as absolute rulerships. 2. Establishes arabic as official language of God 3. Establishes Muslim coinage (images of rulers-- scandal!) 4. Builds buildings on Temple Mount (dome of the rock, al-Aqsa mosque)	4
1707156497	Al-Aqsa	Mosque built by al-Malik on Temple Mount. Where Muhammad ascended to heaven from	5
1707167356	Dome of the rock	Shrine locate on Temple Mount in Jerusalem, built by al-Malik, Rock where Abe was supposed to sacrifice son	6
1707209167	War with Byzantium	Halted Umayyad expansion, had trouble getting to Constantinople because high walls and peninsula	7
1707212058	Greek fire	Byzantines used this to shoot fire at war ships (like in the new "300")	8
1707217307	Battle of Tours	732 ce. France. Ummayads suffer first land defeat. Expansion halts.	9
1707256184	Charles Martel	Ruled France during battle of tours (732), father of Charlemagne. Spanked and sent home Umayyad armies.	10
1707328305	Caliphate of cordoba	Islamic Umayyad dynasty which ruled Al-Andalus in the Iberian Peninsula and part of North Africa from the city of Córdoba from 929 to 1031, (756-929). The period was characterized by an expansion of trade and culture, and saw the construction of masterpieces of al-Andalus architecture	11
1707432838	Mawali	Non Arab Muslims	12