The Umayyads and Abbasids

Quick Review!!

Umayyad Dynasty

• 661 - 750 CE

• Historians estimate that at its peak it had a population of 62 million, which was 30% of the world population at the time

• It left a legacy of unifying the empire

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​1.) created a common coinage

2.) Made Arabic the common language

3.) Created a strong government

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They unified the empire in 3 ways

Multiple Choice

What legacy did the Umayyad's leave?

• They broke the empire in two

• They were a weak empire

• They unified the empire

• They surrendered their empire

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​Spread of Islam

The empire became so large and this naturally helped spread the religion of Islam

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Multiple Choice

Which was NOT a way the Umayyads unified the empire?

• They created a common coinage

• They made everyone convert to Islam

• They created a strong government

• They made the common language Arabic

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Umayyad Dynasty -

the first Islamic dynasty that ruled the Islamic Empire from 661-750 CE

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After the Umayyad dynasty...the Abbasid dynasty

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The public became frustrated with the Umayyad Dynasty because they were greedy. The Abbasids invited the Umayyad to peace talks and killed all the leaders instead. They then took power.

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The Abbasids

Multiple Choice

Which dynasty came first?

• Umayyad

• Abbasid

• Ottoman

• Capital in Baghdad

• Strong leadership

• Golden Age of Islam

• Baghdad was conquered by the Mongols at the end of this period and fled to Egypt

750-1258 CE

• Capital in Cairo

• Considered religious leaders of the Islamic world but not the military or political power it once was.

1261 - 1517

Multiple Choice

What was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate when it was at its peak?

• Cairo

• Rome

• Mecca

• Baghdad

• ​A time of peace and prosperity

• Advancements in math and science

• Schools of higher education and libraries were built

Golden Age of Islam

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Abbasid Dynasty -

Dynasty that ruled over the Islamic Empire during its peak from 750 - 1517 CE

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Multiple Choice

Which dynasty did the golden age of Islam occur during?

• Abbasid

• Umayyad

• Ottoman

Review: Ottoman Empire

Ottoman empire conquered the Abbasids, conquered Constantinople and created one of the most powerful empires for several hundred years until World War I when they began to decline and were divided among the allied powers that won the war.

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Map Activity

Multiple Choice

During our map activity we did, what happened as the Ottoman Empire weakened?

• They could not enter WWI

• They kept losing land

• They kept gaining land

• They could only maintain what they had

Multiple Choice

What order did the Dynaties exist in from first to last

• Abbasid

  Umayyad

  Ottoman

• Ottoman

  Abbasid

  Umayyad

• Umayyad

  Ottoman

  Abbasid

• Umayyad

  Abbasid

  Ottoman