PPT-Chapter 7 Dar Al Islam What factors led tot the decline of the Abbasid Caliphate?

Excesses by the Caliphs and Wazirs Monumental building multiple wives lavish gifts Shii revolts No succession laws Gradual increase of Persian advisors Slave mercenaries Agrarian issues peasants taxed too heavily irrigation projects fell into disrepair. The Spread of Islam. After Muhammad’s death, Islam spread beyond the Arabian Peninsula, shaping a major empire within 100 years. While the empire eventually broke into smaller parts, Islam continued to spread. Ka’ba. in Mecca. go. Main Idea. Details. Notemaking. Origins. Technology. Arabs of 600 CE lived exclusively in the Arabian peninsula and desert fringes of Syria, Jordan, Iraq. . The . Sasanids. (Persian empire) used . ARAB. ISLAMIC. Rise of Abbasid Party. The party traced its descent from Muhammad’s uncle, al-Abbas. . Al-Abbas’ great . great. grandson, Abu al-Abbas led his forces against the . Umayyads. . . Shi’a were his allies. . Chapter . 13. I: A Prophet and His World. Arabian Peninsula: . harsh environment. , . Bedouins (nomadic herders, clan-based, polytheistic), . long-distance trade . (sea -> camel caravan). Link between India/China and Persia/Byzantine. Late Abbasid Era . Empire weakened 9-13. th. Centuries due to peasant revolts. Third Abbasid caliph was . al-Mahdi. Couldn’t reconcile with Shiites. Succession was not secure. Eldest son was poisoned after succession. Mr. Pack. CHAP 8 Islam. Prior to 6. th. century- nomadic tribal Bedouins (polytheistic) in Arabia ruled by Sheikh.. Supreme deity (Allah)- sacred stone at . Mecca, stones believed to be inhabited by spirits (. SS.A.2.4.6; SS.B.2.4.3; SS.A.1.4.3. Muhammad’s Death. M. never named successor, no son. Follower’s choose M’s father-in-law . Abu Bakr . as . caliph. Under Abu Bakr, Islam expands through . jihad. World History . AP. Islam. One of three Abrahamic, monotheistic religions. Judaism & Christianity worship the same God as Muslims. Two Branches:. Sunnis. : (. Sunna. =tradition) majority of Muslims. ARAB. ISLAMIC. Umayyad . and . Abbasid. Rise of Abbasid Party. The party traced its descent from Muhammad’s uncle, al-Abbas. . Al-Abbas’ great great grandson, Abu al-Abbas led his forces against the Umayyads. . Geography. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. , Abbāsid Caliphate in the 9th century. May 2015, <. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/465/Abbasid-Dynasty/images-videos/187259/abbasid-caliphate-in-the-9th-century. 9/20/13. `Umar II (r. 717-720). Noted for his piety. Outlaw “immoral” activities (drinking, public nudity, etc.). Employing . religious scholars. Patronizing . religious . institutions. Providing for . Review Questions. What group finally ended the Abbasid caliphate in 1258?. What was the name of the mystics/missionaries of Islam during this period?. What was one issue that has always plagued Islamic governments, going back to Sunni-Shia split?. Cahen Claude Les peuples musulmanes dans l146histoire medievale Damas Institut Francais de Damas 1977 Goitein SD Studies in Islamic History and Institutions Leiden EJ Brill 1966 Hayes John ed The Geni Nunc. Agenda. : . Work with your partner at a low volume to complete the short DBQ on Women in the Muslim World. Umayyad Successes (661-750). Conquered lands from Spain in the West to the Indus River and the borders of China in the East.