1. The Rise of Muslim States
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2. Expansion under the Umayyads
By 661, the Umayyads took over Islam.
In less than 100 years, they had expanded the empire into Asia, Africa, and Europe.

4. Abbasids Take Power
By 750, there had been many attempts to overthrow the Umayyads
Muslims were upset with their greed and the movement of the capital
New capital >>> Damascus (Syria)
Abbasids successfully overthrow Umayyad and murder all but one

5. The Golden Age of Islam
Islam entered a golden age in around 800 AD.

6. Advancements in art and design
Muslims did not use the human form in art. They thought it took away from their worship of God.
Arabic script began being used for art.
Arabic is the language of the Qur’an.
Artists became skilled at calligraphy.
Calligraphy is the art of handwriting.
Calligraphers decorated many things, including buildings.

9. Literature Muslims also produced great works of literature.
The most famous were stories of great adventure and fantasy called The Thousand and One Nights.
Other famous stories like Sinbad the Sailor and Aladdin came out of this period of Muslim history.

10. A Thousand and One Nights

11. Sinbad the Sailor and Aladdin

12. Mathematics
Muslims invented a new numbering system, It was called, Hisab al-abr: “the addition of one thing to another.
Al-jabr is the origin of the word…
algebra

13. Medicine
Muslim doctors were the first to identify and describe diseases such as smallpox and measles.
They were the first to create public hospitals.
Muslim doctors wrote an encyclopedia of drugs that was used for 600 years.
They also created the first pharmacy schools.