Islam 05

The Golden Age of Islam

By nicktotin
  • 570

    Muhammed's Birth

    Muhammed's Birth
    Myhammed was born in about 570 CE iMecca. He was raised by his paternal uncle Abu Talib due to being orphaned shortly after birth. He was a merchant and shepherd until he first married at age 25.
  • Jan 1, 630

    Muhammed returns to Mecca

    Muhammed returns to Mecca
    Muhammad returns to Mecca from Medina and conquers the city. Mecca then becomes the central location of Islam.
  • Jan 1, 632

    Muhammed's Death

    Muhammad dies. A majority of Arabia has become Muslim by this time.
  • Jan 1, 636

    Muslims conquer Syria

    Muslims conquer Syria
    Muslims conquer Syria (under Omar, the second caliph).
  • Jan 1, 637

    Muslims conquer Persia and Jerusalem

    Muslims conquer Persia and Jerusalem under Omar, the second caliph.
  • Jan 1, 717

    Muslims attempt to conquer Constantinople

    Muslims attempt to conquer Constantinople, capital to the Byzantine Empire. They also make movements in West Europe reaching as far as France
  • Jan 1, 750

    Abbasids become rulers of Muslim Empire

    Abbasids become rulers of Muslim Empire
    Abbasids take over as ruler of Muslim Empire with Baghdad at the centre. The Golden Age of Islam begins. Under the Abbasid caliphates, the Muslims built the first astronomical observatory, translate ancient Greek texts into Arabic, perfect and spread the Arabic alphabet and Arab numerals.
  • Jan 1, 765

    A school of medicine is established in Baghdad.

    Muslims developed a school of medecine in Baghdad.
  • Jan 1, 1055

    Hostilities Arise

    Seljuk Turks, a.k.a. Muslim converts residing throughout Central Asia, begin to move into territories of the Byzantine Empire. Conflicts and hostilities arise among Christians and Muslims.
  • Jan 1, 1096

    Crusades begin

    Pope Urban II of Rome calls for the expulsion of Muslims from Jerusalem and nearby areas which were considerred to be the Holy Land as it was the area in which Jesus Christ lived and from the Byzantine Empire.
  • Jan 1, 1258

    Mongols sack Baghdad

    Mongols sack Baghdad, kill the caliph and a large group of Muslims: end of the Abbasid caliphs.
  • Jan 1, 1291

    End of Crusades

    Muslims defeat Christians and remain in Holy Lands.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1520 to Jan 1, 1566

    Empire Reaches its peak

    Suleyman the Magnificent rules the Ottoman empire. He increases their amount of territory. The Empire peaks in culture, art, literature, architecture, and laws.
  • Period: to Mar 31, 1100

    Trade Development

    Arabs developed regular trade routes in northern Africa; they gradually extend routes across the Sahara desert into the West
    African kingdoms of Mali and Ghana for the gold and salt trade. Arab
    trade network becomes very prosperous and facilitates the exchange of
    ideas and technologies among societies with which they trade.