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570
Muhammad born in Mecca
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610
Islam begins, receives Quran
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622
Escapes persecution, Calendar begins
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630
Returns, Controls, becomes center
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632
Abu Bakr succeeds Muhammad
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634
Umar = 2nd Caliph, Empire Expands
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644
Uthman = 3rd Caliph
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656
Ali bin Talib = 4th Caliph
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Period: 661 to 750
Umayyad takes control, capital moves
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680
Ali's son, Hussein, killed
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692
Dome of the Rock completed in Jerusalem
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711
Muslims enter Spain
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732
Islamic Army precedes, defeated
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Period: 750 to 1258
Abbasid Caliphate controls, new capital, golden age
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780
"Father of Algebra", al-Khwarizmi is born
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972
Al-Azhar university founded, Cairo, Egypt
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1025
Medicine textbook completed, Ibn Sina (Author)
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1048
Famous poet/scientist, Omar Khayyam, born
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1099
Christian armies recapture Jerusalem
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1187
Saladin retakes Jerusalem control
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1258
Mongols attack Baghdad, Kills Caliph
