Muslim Armies Conquer
Trade Helps Islam Spread
The Growth of Cities
A Mix of Cultures
Timeline
100

What is caliph?

A title that Muslims use for the highest leader of Islam. 

100

Arabia's crossroads location gave Muslim merchants had easy access to ___________, __________ and ___________. 

Asia, Europe and Africa

100

Wealth that came from trading supported cultural development in what two cities?

Baghdad and Cordoba

100

What is tolerance?

Acceptance

100

What year did Muhammad die? 

632

200

Who was the first caliph after Muhammad?

Abu Bakr

200

Between 1200 and 1600, how far did Muslim traders spread Islam?

Far east as what are now Malaysia and Indonesia. 

200

What was the center of Baghdad known as?

The round city because 3 round walls surrounded it. 

200

True or false. Muslims banned all religions other than Islam in their lands? 

False. They did not banned any religions. 

200

What event took place in the year 638?

Arabs took Jerusalem 

300

True or false. When Muslims conquered lands, they made treaties with any non-Muslims there. 

True

300

How did trade help spread Islam?

As they traveled, Muslim merchants shared their beliefs with other people. 

300

How did artists and writers contribute to the city of Baghdad?

Artists decorated the city's public buildings, while writers wrote literature that remains popular today. 

300

Although Jews and Christians were allowed to practice their own religions, they had to___________. 

Pay a special tax

300

What event took place in the year 711?

Muslim Arabs and Berbers invaded Spain 

400

In the late 600s, battling with _________ slowed the growth of the Muslin rule in North Africa. 

Berbers

400

Name three trading goods that were considered valuable.

cotton, rice, oranges, salt

400

What resources made Cordoba the largest and most advanced city in Europe by the early 900s?

It had mansions, mosques, busy markets, shops and aqueducts. 

400

What helped unify the many groups that became part of the Islamic world? 

Language and religion

400

Baghdad became the capital of the Islamic Empire in what year? 

762

500

The Abbasids Dynasty helped expand the Arab territory when they came to power in 750. What else did they do?

Reorganized the government to make it easier to rule such a large region. 

500

What did the Arabs learn from the Chinese? 

How to make paper and use gunpower. 

500

How did life in Cordoba show a mix of cultures? 

Men and women from across the Muslim world and Europe came to study at the university there, it was a great center of learning. 

500

What custom did the Arabs adopt from the Persians?

The form of bureaucracy in their government

500

Abu Bakr dies in what year? 

634