PPT-Decline of the Abbasid

Late Abbasid Era Empire weakened 913 th Centuries due to peasant revolts Third Abbasid caliph was alMahdi Couldnt reconcile with Shiites Succession was not secure Eldest son was poisoned after succession. John Stapleton and Anne Tweddle. Open Policy. February 3, 2013 . Moderation in numbers started in 2011-12. “High water marks” in OW: March 2012. First monthly ODSP net decline in beneficiaries in at least 150 consecutive months (perhaps longer) . Joanna Ganning, PhD, University of Utah (. joanna.ganning@utah.edu. ). J. Rosie . Tighe. , PhD, Cleveland State University (rosie.tighe@gmail.com). Shrinking Cities: Research Context. 2. Economic Decline. Ramin Moazeni. Outline. Introduction. Incremental Development Background. Incremental Development Productivity Decline Background. Research Hypotheses. Research Approach. Research Results. Summary of Contributions. Robin J. Heinrichs, Ph.D. ., LP. Neuropsychologist & Assistant Professor. Director of Neuropsychology Laboratory. Thinking. All the things our brain does to help us do things, learn . things, . Analysis of an Argument. Trajkov. Marko,. markos. trajkov@gmail.com, . Aleksandar. . Smiljkov. ić. , . aleksandarsmiljkovic@gmail.com. University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mathematics . Practicum in Business Communication. The cassette player is in the decline stage. Its peak was in the late 1980’s and it had a sharp decline with the introduction of the compact disk in the early 1990’s.. 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. 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 (. . and. . Fall. . of. . Classical. Empires. Decline. . and. . Fall. . of. . Empires. N. ine major factors led to the decline of the classical empires. Dynastic Succession. Bureaucratic Corruption. 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. Excesses by the Caliphs and . Wazirs. : Monumental building, multiple wives, lavish gifts. Shi’i. revolts. No succession laws. Gradual increase of Persian advisors. Slave mercenaries. Agrarian issues: peasants taxed too heavily, irrigation projects fell into disrepair. 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. . Pinker’s. past work. Pinker, an evolutionary psychologist, makes his name for being on the ‘nature’ side of the nature-nurture debate. Critical of the ‘blank slate’ view of human psychology. 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 .