Muslim Empires
Student Activity You should have taken notes on your own from at least pages 150-152. Compare your notes to Ms. Cenname’s to make sure you a proficient at taking your own notes
The Caliphs Muslim leader= caliphs Question of Succession Question over who should rule Islamic community following Muhammad’s death Abu Bakr Muhammad’s advisor Members of this group became Sunnis (85% of Muslims) Ali Muhammad son in-law Some believed that the successor should be a relative Members of this group became Shia
The “Rightly Guided Caliphs” Caliphs of the early Arab Muslim Empire Each had close ties to Muhammad Umayyad Dynasty Found first Muslim dynasty Arab Muslim empire reached its greatest size
The “Rightly Guided Caliphs” Caliphs of the early Arab Muslim Empire Each had close ties to Muhammad Capital in Media Umayyad Dynasty Found first Muslim dynasty Arab Muslim empire reached its greatest size Capital in Damascus
The Abbasid Dynasty Over threw Umayyads in 750 Capital in Baghdad Caliph killed in 1258 by Mongol invaders
Non- Arab Muslim Empires Mongol invasion ended the caliphate and the golden age of Islamic civilization The leaders of individual non-Arab Muslim states called themselves “sultans “ The Ottoman Empire Largest non-Arab Muslim state 1300s-1900s
The Safavid Empire 1500s Persia (modern day Iran) Shias Persian painting architecture, carpet weaving, and metal working blossomed
Islam in India Traders introduced Islam to India in the 700s 200 years later Turkish invaders in n. India began a long period of Muslim rule The Delhi Sultanate 1206 Lasted for 300 years, overthrown by Hindu rebellions and Mongol invasions
The Mughal Empire (Mongol) 1526 Expanded Muslim rule over nearly all of India Founding of Sikhism Influenced by Hinduism and Islam Teaches monotheism and reincarnation Today there are 24 million Sikhs in the world