AP World AMSCO 8 Stearns 7

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  • 570

    Birth of Muhammad

    Birth of Muhammad
    This event marks the birth of the Man who came up with Islam.
  • Period: 597 to 626

    Wars between the Byzantine and Persian empires

    This timespan marked when Persia and Byzantine fought, showing Persia as weak.
  • 610

    Muhammad’s first revelations

    Muhammad’s first revelations
    Muhammad began to recieve messages from God, which led him to start the religion of Islam.
  • 613

    Muhammad begins to preach the new faith

    Muhammad begins to preach the new faith
    Islam begins to spread rapidly, and have great influence on the surrounding people in where Mohammad preached.
  • 622

    Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina

    Muhammad faced persecution in Mecca, so he fled to Medina where he was able to grow his following.
  • Period: 624 to 627

    Wars Between the followers of Muhammad and the Quraysh of Mecca

    Different Islamic groups took control of the Islamic empire during this time, and fought over who deserved to be in charge.
  • 628

    Muslim-Meccan Truce

    The City that previously forced Muhammad out due to persecutions came to peace with his religion, Islam.
  • 630

    Muhammad enters Mecca in triumph

    Muhammad was able to come back to Mecca, where he believed the holy stone was, and was able to establish the important things Mecca involved and symbolized.
  • 632

    Death of Muhammad

    Muhammad met his end, but his religion would continue to flourish after his death.
  • Period: 632 to 634

    Rule of Caliph Abu Bakr

    Abu Bakr, the First Caliph after Muhammad, was chosen to rule Islam, but not everyone was in favor.
  • Period: 633 to 634

    Ridda Wars in Arabia

    Abu Bakr, in fulfillment of Muhammad’s military plans, set out to prepare for war with Byzantine, and had to fight all the rebel tribes around his area.
  • Period: 634 to 644

    Early Muslim conquests in the Byzantine empire

    Islam began to move in on Byzantium, these were the first battles that were fought of many.
  • Period: 634 to 644

    Rule of Caliph Umar

    Umar oversaw the first conquests of Byzantine, he took control of Islam after Abu Bakr.
  • 637

    Arab invasion and destruction of Sassanian empire

    Arab invasion and destruction of Sassanian empire
    The Arabs began to grow even more in power with the destruction of the Sasanian Empire
  • Period: 644 to 656

    Rule of Caliph Uthman

    Uthman brought revitalization and reorganization to Islam during his rule.
  • Period: 656 to 661

    Rule of Caliph Ali; first civil war

    Caliph Ali ruled Islam, and during his reign the first civil war in Islam took place.
  • Period: 661 to 680

    Mu’awiya

    Mu’awiya was the first Caliph of the Umayyad caliphate, which had just taken control Of Islam.
  • Period: 661 to 750

    Umayyad caliphate

    The Umayyad caliphate was a new organization that took control of Islam in 661, first ruled by Mu’awiya.
  • 680

    Death of Ali’s son Husayn at Karbala

    Husayn was decapitated at the battle of Karbala, along with the rest of his family. This sparked the second civil war.
  • Period: 680 to 692

    Second civil war

    The second civil war of Islam broke out, with the Umayyad suppressing two of their opposers in the war.
  • Period: 744 to 750

    Third civil war, Abbasid revolt

    The Umayyad caliphate was overthrown, the civil war merged into the Abbasid revolt, which marked a new era in Islam history.
  • 750

    Abbasid caliphate begins

    Abbasid caliphate begins
    The Abbasid caliphate marked a new era in Islam, and the formation of Baghdad, an extremely powerful city.