Islamic caliphate Timeline

By Kb24
  • 601

    Arab cavalries

    By the 7th century CE, the Arab cavalries converted to islam, uniting them and creating the Islamic caliphate.
  • 601

    7th century

    The newly Islamic arab cavalries took over eastern and southern Mediterranean and the Persian empire during the 7th century CE.
  • 700

    Gold

    Gold was discovered in the Tigris river and was then traded.
  • 700

    Capital

    The Abbasid caliphate decided their capital would be Baghdad.
  • 701

    8th century

    After the Arab cavalries conquered parts of the Mediterranean and Persian empire, they conquered Turkish and Spain regions of Central Asia in addition to northwestern india.
  • 800

    Compass

    Muslim merchants were the first to use the compass for naval navigation.
  • 801

    Slave trade

    With the spread of sugar, African slaves began being imported to the Persian gulf in order to manufacture and produce sugar.
  • 801

    Sugar

    Sugar was grown in the northern end of the Persian gulf with the use of slaves.
  • 825

    Mathematics

    After the spread of Indian mathematical ideas, Muslim scientists and mathematicians discovered and coined ways of algebra and trigonometry.
  • 1000

    Cotton

    During the same time as sugar, cotton was being grown and harvested in Islamic empires for trade markets.
  • 1000

    Sugarcane

    By 1000, sugar had spread to different climates across Islamic empires, causing the creation of new irrigation systems. Because of this, sugar became a staple in Spain and the Middle East.