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Umayyad or Abbasids
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100
this person was a Umayyad and solved the language problem across the Muslim Empire. He also unified commerce with common coinage for the Enpire. This helped spread Islam because he had quotes from the Qur'an engraved on the coin
Who is Abd al-Malik
100
Al-Kwarizimi contributed this Arabic number system that we use today
What is algebra
100
this city was the largest city in Western Europe. The streets were paved, had public gardens, and a advanced water system. the city also had a prosperous trade economy and was a major learning center with 70 libraries
What is Cordoba
100
this group of people created the bureaucracy system and elected emirs to help govern
What is Umayyad
100
When the Abbasid caliphs raised taxes, many people revolted. The internal revolts left the Abbasids open to attacks by people such as the Fatmids and this group of people
Who are the Seljuk Turks
200
this person was the only one to escape the Abbasid massacre, fled to Spain, and made himself emir of al-Andalus
Who is Abd al-Rahman
200
One of the Abbadid advances was in this field of study. Some advance included the description of measles and smallpox. They treated poor free of charge.
What is medicine?
200
this was the location Abd-al Rahman fled to when he escaped he Abbasid massacre. It is located in Spain. Abd al-Rahman was able to unite this area through his army
What is al-Andalus
200
this group of people led the Musilm opposition to Umayyads because they thought the Umayyads were to lax in their duties (concerned about wealth and power). They hosted a peace talk and murdered all but one Umayyad leader
Who are the Abbasids
200
this is the name of opposing groups that challenged the Abbasid rule
What are factions?
300
this person created the poetry form for quatrain. He also was a great mathematician and astromoner who created an accurate calendar
Who is Omar Khayyam
300
In this field of study, instruments were built to view the sky, planetariums were created with moving model planets, and the fixed direction of Mecca from any direction was created by al-Biruni
What is astronomy
300
When Abbasids no longer wanted to be under Umayyad control, they moved the capital to this location (making them closer to their supporters). This locationbecame the "marketplace" for the world.
What is Baghadad
300
this group of people created the bureaucracy system and elected emirs to help govern
Who are the Umayyads
300
this group of people eventually were able to regain control of the Iberian Peninsula after the decline of al-Andalus
Who are Christians
400
this group of people revolted against the Abbasids because of the Abbasids luxurious lifestyle
Who are the Fatmids
400
this Arabic script was created by the Abbasids. The script decorated the Qur'an, armor, and buildings in Baghdad
What is calligraphy?
400
When the Umayyads were expanding to the East, they raided and organized conquests. Eventually, the Umayyads conqured this location
What is the Iberian Peninsula
400
This group of people had poor leadership due to their irresponsibilities and fondness of easy living and selfishness. This group of people did litle to protect merchants from bandit attacks, despite the fact they made a Baghdad a huge trade center.
Who are the Abbasids?
400
these two differences among Muslim groups ended Umayyad rule
What is Religious and Political differences
500
this person is considered the greatest doctor of all time. he published a 30 volume medical encyclopedia in the late 900s that covered denistry, medicinces, surgery, and raising children
Who is Al-Zahrawi
500
Parts of the muslim empire had different languages, creating a barrier for unity. This this language was declared the offical government language
What is Arabic
500
Abd al-Rahman fled to this country and eventually made this country's capital Cordoba. In this country, he and his predecessor built a standy army to stop rebel groups.
What is Spain?
500
this group of people controlled North Africa from the Nile to the Atlantic Ocean. They conqured the Iberian Peninsula.
Who are the Umayyads?
500
Baghdad became properous for trade. In baghdad, the repair of irrigation canals increased farm output and the area became a trading center for textile, ironwork, and carpet industries. However, Abbasid caliphs did little to protect merchants and bandit attacks began to occur. The attacks hurt trade which was the source of the caliphs welath, therefore caliphs decided to raise this to increase revenue.
What are taxes?
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