Islam & Islamic Empire Review

1. ISLAM AND ISLAMIC EMPIRE REVIEW

2. ISLAM AND ISLAMIC EMPIRE REVIEW
 The Abbasids (484-485, 497)
 Persian Influence/Tradition (484-485)
 Trade and its impact on agriculture (497-
499)
 Sufis (485-86, 490-91, 496)
 The Spread of New Ideas (497-499)

3. ISLAM AND ISLAMIC EMPIRE REVIEW
 Umayyads and Abbasids – transition
 Examples of Islamic civilization offering
women’s rights
 Examples of Islamic civilization limiting
women’s rights

4. CONTINUITY OR CHANGE 622 CE – 1250 CE
Were the following a continuity or change in
Islamic Civilization?
Social, Political, Interaction w/ Environment, Culture, or
Economic
 Urban areas were centers of trade and commerce
 Merchants had high status
 New forms of banking and business were created
 Ulama interpreted Islamic Law

5. CONTINUITY OR CHANGE 622 CE – 1250 CE
Were the following a continuity or change in Islamic
Civilization?
Social, Political, Interaction w/ Environment, Culture, or
Economic
 Islamic scholars translated and preserved books on
math, science, and technology
 Political leaders were also military leaders
 Political leaders were also leaders of the religion of
Islam

6. CONTINUITY OR CHANGE 622 CE – 1250 CE
 Sunni-Shia split
 Umayyads moved the capital to Damascus
 Swahili language developed in East Africa
 Arabic was the language of the Quran
 Agriculture was an important part of the
economy

7. CONTINUITY OR CHANGE 622 CE – 1250 CE
Were the following a continuity or change in Islamic Civilization?
Social, Political, Interaction w/ Environment, Culture, or
Economic
 Umayyad to Abbasid
 Sufism
 Silk Road trade
 Women became more restricted
 Warrior elites were in the upper-class

8. CONTINUITY OR CHANGE 622 CE – 1250 CE
Were the following a continuity or change in Islamic
Civilization?
Social, Political, Interaction w/ Environment, Culture, or
Economic
 Persian became the language of the government
 Five pillars of Islam
 Caliph was political and religious leader
 Trade economy improved

9. CONTINUITY OR CHANGE 622 CE – 1250 CE
Were the following a continuity or change in Islamic Civilization?
Social, Political, Interaction w/ Environment, Culture, or
Economic
 Caliphs from tribal chiefs to absolute monarchs with hereditary
rule
 Paper making in the Islamic Empire
 Islam Merchants dominate Indian Ocean Trade
 Persian customs at the court of the Abbasid rulers
 Turkish language influences Islamic culture