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570
religious environment
into this mixed religous environment of Mecca, around A.D 570, Muhammad was born. -
600
settling
By the early 600s, many Arabs had chosen to settle in an oasis or in a market town. -
600
trading
By the early 600, trade routes connected Arabia to the major ocean and land trade routes. -
613
Muhammad starts preaching
By 613, Muhammad had begun to preach publicly in Mecca,but he met with some hostility. -
622
Hijrah
The Hijrah After some of his followers had been attacked, Muhammad decided to leave Mecca in 622. -
630
Going back to Mecca
In 630, Muhammad and 10,000 of his followers marched to the outskirts of Mecca. -
632
Muhammad dies
When Muhammad died in 632, the community faced a crisis. -
632
the first caliph
In 632, Abu-Bakr became the first caliph, a title that means "successor" or "deputy." -
634
Abu-Bakr dies
When Abu-Bakr died in 634, the Muslim state controlled all of Arabia. -
656
Uthman dies
In 656, Uthman was murdered, starting a civil war in which various groups struggled for power. -
661
Ali dies
In 661 Ali was assassinated. -
691
The Dome of the Rock
The Dome of the Rock was completed in 691 and is part of larger complex, which is the third most holy place in Islam. -
732
Battle of tours
The Berber armies advanced north to within 200 miles of Paris before being halted at the Battle of Tours in 732 -
750
Rebels
Rebel groups overthrew the Umayyads in the year 750 -
750
Abbasids
When the Abbasids came to power in 750, they ruthlessly murdered the remaining members of the Umayyad family. -
750
The Muslim Empire
By 750, the Muslim Empire stretched 6,000 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to Indus River. -
Period: 750 to 1258
Abbasids rule
The Abbasids caliphate lasted from 750 to 1258. -
762
The Capital moved
To solidify power, the Abbasids moved the capital of the empire in 762 to a newly created city, Baghdad, in central Iraq.