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853 BCE
Battle at Karkar
This is the first known reference to the Arabs as a distinct group. But nomads from Arabia started spreading through the fringes of the fertile crescent since 3000 BC. -
Dec 13, 637
Persia falls to the Arabs
Persia falls to the Arabs as a consequence of the battle of Kadisiya. After their victory the Arabs sack the city of Ctesiphon in Persia. -
Dec 13, 638
The Arabs Conquered Jerusalem
The Arab people conquered Jerusalem to make the spread of Muslim more known. Since Jerusalem was a mainly Christian city. -
Jun 8, 653
Muhammad Dies
Muhammad believed to be a prophet sent from god. -
Dec 1, 653
Battles of Syria and Palestine
The Arabic armies conquer the cities of Palestine and Syria because they were christian and the Arabic people were Muslim. -
Period: Dec 13, 674 to Dec 14, 717
The Arabs and Constantinople
The Arabs began to attempt to siege Constantinople. They made many attempts but all failed due to the massive difference in technology. The Constantinople people used Greek Fire to keep the Arabs at bay. -
Dec 13, 711
Arabs in Spain
The short journey across the water from Africa, bringing an army into Spain in 711, begins the final thrust of Arab expansionism in the west. In a frequently repeated pattern of history the invaders, invited to assist one side in a quarrel, rapidly take control and suppress both squabbling parties. Within a few months the Arabs drive the Visigoths from their capital at Toledo. -
Dec 13, 747
"Rebellion of Faith"
Their were two main beliefs in Arabia: Arab and Muslim. These tensions led to a split and rebellion over faith. The result of this rebellion was that the faith -
Dec 13, 750
Establishing New Caliphate
After the revolt/rebellion they needed new states. So they created a new system for the Caliphates that were ruled by more than one Caliphs. Caliphate are Islamic States that are led by Caliphs. -
Dec 14, 751
Battle at Talas river
Since the Arabs have been growing extremely large and controlling many parts of Central Asia at the time it was inevitable that a battle would occur of the borders of each Civilization. -
Dec 14, 758
Arabs Burn and Loot Canton
The Arabs wanted still to show their dominance to the extreme Chinese power. So they went and burned and loots the city of Canton on their Silk Road. -
Dec 13, 762
A New Capital City
Baghdad is turned into the new capital city of their empire. -
Dec 14, 980
Avicenna is Born
Avicenna, born near Bukhara in980, has Persian as his native language but he writes mostly in Arabic. He is known in particular for two great encyclopedic compilations, one for philosophy and the other of medicine. -
Dec 14, 1126
Averroës is born
He becomes leading physicians as well as philosophers. But unlike Maimonides he has his religion effected his career. -
Dec 14, 1135
Maimonides is Born
He becomes leading physicians as well as philosophers. But unlike Averroës he doesn't have his religion effect his career.
