Storiascopio · Era 7 of 12 · lower secondary year 1
The spread of Islam
AD 632–750 · From Arabia to Central Asia and Spain
In short
After Muhammad's death in AD 632, his successors, called caliphs, led the Arabs in a rapid expansion. In a few decades they conquered Syria, Egypt, Persia and North Africa, and in AD 711 they reached Spain. In the conquered lands Christians and Jews could generally keep their own religion by paying a special tax. Arabic became the language of government and learning from Córdoba to Central Asia.
Why it matters So a great world was born that brought different cultures together and preserved and enriched the science of the Greeks and Persians.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Islamic world”
Where we are in the era “Early Middle Ages”
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about AD 480Event 10 of 25about 1000
Your turn
Name ______________________ Class ______ Date __________
When did it happen? Find the date at the top and write it here:
Tell it in your own words: what happened?
Draw the scene below.
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