1. Caliph – successor to the messenger of God
Muhammad Dies
A.D. 632
Doesn’t leave a successor!
Abu Bakr
Father in law to Muhammad
Ruled A.D
Umar
Friend to Muhammad
Ruled A.D
Uthman
Son-in-law to Muhammad member of Umayyad
A.D
Ali
First cousin & son-in-law
Ruled A.D

2. Umayyad – ruled the Islamic Dynasty from A. D 661- A. D
Umayyad – ruled the Islamic Dynasty from A.D 661- A.D. 750 (area in yellow)

3. Umayyad made this Damascus, Syria their capital from 661 C. E. - 750 C
Umayyad made this Damascus, Syria their capital from 661 C.E C.E.

4. Sufis spent their time teaching and praying Islam
Does anyone know what Christians who teach and spread Chrisitanity are called?

5. Indonesia – includes more Muslims than any other nation in the world!

6. Timbuktu became a leading center of Muslim learning in west Africa.

7. Shiites (Shii’a) Shiite Sunni Shiites believe that Ali, Muhammad’s
son-in-law should succeed him and
all future caliph’s should be descendents
of Ali. Did not accept Umayyad Dynasty
ISLAM
Shiite
Sunni

8. Sunni Shiite Sunni Many more Sunni’s than Shiite
Accepted Umayyad’s right to rule
ISLAM
Shiite
Sunni
Sunnis accepted the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs where as Shiites only accepted relatives of Ali.

9. Abbasid – The dynasty that came AFTER the Umayyads from A. D. 750 – A
Abbasid – The dynasty that came AFTER the Umayyads from A.D. 750 – A.D. 1258

10. Baghdad became the capital of the Islamic Empire under the Abbasids.

11. Sultan – “holder of power”; a leader
Seljuk Turks called
their leader as Sultan
AS DID…
Moguls in India

12. Suleiman I – Ottoman Ruler (sultan) who ruled in the 1500s
Suleiman I was considered a great ruler who built many schools a mosques.

13. Moguls created a Muslim Empire in India during the 1500s
Taj Mahal in Agra India

14. The Moguls made the center of their empire in Delhi, India.

15. Akbar was the greatest Mogul ruler
Akbar was the greatest Mogul ruler. He brought peace and order to India and allowed people to practice their own religions.