Religion

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  • Period: 4000 BCE to 3001 BCE

    Judaism

    When it becomes a religion
  • Period: 2300 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Hinduism

    when the religion started
  • 1 CE

    Christianity

    when the religion becomes popular
  • Period: 201 to 300

    Buddhism

    when it becomes a popular religion
  • 570

    Muhammad

    Muhammad was born
  • 601

    Islam

    When it becomes a popular religious
  • 610

    Religion

    Religion lslam begins
  • 622

    Muhammad

    Muhammad and his followers move to Medina to escape persecution in Mecca. This migration becomes known as the "Hijrah" and marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
  • 630

    Muhammad

    Muhammad returns to Mecca and gains control of the city. Mecca becomes the center of the Islamic world.
  • 632

    Muhammad

    Muhammad dies and Abu Bakr succeeds Muhammad as leader of the Islam faith. He is the first of the four "Rightly Guided" Caliphs. This also marks the beginning of the Rashidun Caliphate.
  • 634

    Muhammad

    Umar becomes the second Caliph. The Islamic Empire expands during his rule to include much of the Middle East including Iraq, Egypt, Syria, and part of North Africa.
  • 644

    uthman

    Uthman becomes the third Caliph. He will create the standardized version of the Quran.
  • 656

    Ali bin

    Ali bin Talib becomes the fourth Caliph.
  • Period: 661 to 750

    The umayyad

    The Umayyad Caliphate takes control after Ali is assassinated. They move the capital city to Damascus.
  • 680

    Hussein

    Hussein, the son of Ali, is killed at Karbala
  • 692

    Jerusalem

    The Dome of the Rock is completed in Jerusalem.
  • 711

    Muslims

    Muslims enter Spain from Morocco. They will eventually gain control of most of the Iberian Peninsula.
  • 732

    lslamic

    The Islamic army pushes into France until they are defeated by Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours.
  • Period: 750 to 1258

    The Abbasid

    The Abbasid Caliphate takes control and builds a new capital city called Baghdad. The Islamic Empire experiences a period of scientific and artistic achievement that will later be called the Golden Age of Islam.
  • 780

    The Father of Algebra

    Mathematician and scientist al-Khwarizmi is born. He is known as the "Father of Algebra."
  • 972

    Al-Azhar

    Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt is founded.
  • 1025

    lbn sina

    Ibn Sina completes his encyclopedia of medicine called . It will become the standard medical textbook throughout Europe and the Middle East for hundreds of years.
  • 1048

    Famous poet

    Famous poet and scientist Omar Khayyam is born.
  • 1099

    Christianity

    Christian armies recapture Jerusalem during the First Crusade.
  • 1187

    Saladin

    Saladin retakes the city of Jerusalem.
  • 1258

    The Mongol

    The Mongol army sacks the city of Baghdad destroying much of the city and killing the Caliph.
  • Period: 1261 to 1517

    The Abbasid

    The Abbasid Caliphate establishes the Caliphate in Cairo, Egypt. They have religious authority, but the Mamluks hold the military and political power.
  • 1325

    lbn Battuta

    Famous Muslim traveler Ibn Battuta begins his travels.
  • 1453

    The Ottomans

    The Ottomans take the city of Constantinople bringing an end to the Byzantine Empire.
  • 1492

    lslamic

    After being pushed back for centuries, the last Islamic stronghold in Spain is defeated at Granada.
  • Period: 1517 to

    The Ottomans

    The Ottoman Empire conquers Egypt and claims the Caliphate.
  • 1526

    THe mughal

    The Mughal Empire is established in India.
  • 1529

    The Ottomans

    The Ottoman Empire is defeated at the Siege of Vienna stopping the advance of the Ottomans into Europe.

  • THe taj Mahal

    The Taj Mahal, a tomb for the wife of the Mughal Emperor, is completed in India.

  • The caliphate

    The Caliphate is abolished by Mustafa Ataturk, the first President of Turkey.