World History I

World History IUnit Eight Block Two LectureExpansion of the Islamic EmpireMake sure that you are viewing this in Slide Show format. Click on Slide Show and push from beginning. Move through the presentation by pushing on the up and down arrows on your keyboardClick me

Islam starts in Mecca and Medina (530 to 610 CE/AD)

Islam conquers the Arabian Peninsula by 633 CE/AD

Islam spreads into the Byzantine Empire by 640 CE/AD

The Islamic Empire spreads quicklyClick me Location of MedinaLocation of Mecca

Islam is diffused (spread) along trade routes across three continents (Asia, Northern Africa, and Europe).

By 1453 CE/AD the Islamic Empire includes the Fertile Crescent, Iran (old Persian Empire), central Asia, northern Africa, the Arabian and Iberian Peninsulas, and the Ottoman Empire

Islam spreads along trade routes Click Here

Islamic Trade routes Height of the Empire

The Islamic Empire expanded despite distances, desert environments (Sahara), and mountain barriers

The spread of Islam is facilitated (helped) by the weakness of the Byzantine and Persian empiresIslam conquers the environment (with a little help) Click me

Sahara means Great Desert in ArabicBye, Bye Constantinople

Political unity of the first Muslim empire (632 to 661 CE/AD) was short-lived

The Arabic language spread with Islam and helped (facilitated) trade across Islamic lands

Slavery was not based on race:Muslims enslaved people from many cultures as well as Africa, there was code on treating slaves (considered people and property)freeing slaves was considered a virtuous act.

Early Islam Contradictions galoreClick me