Islam by Abi Clarke, Izzy Gentile, Adrianna Brown-Steen, Olivia Smithson

By abi.clarke
  • Muhammad Dies
    632

    Muhammad Dies

    He was 62 when he died
  • Ali is assassinated
    661

    Ali is assassinated

    He was a political leader and a successor to Muhammad. He was also the religious leader of the Muslims.
  • Muslims enter Spain
    711

    Muslims enter Spain

    The Muslim army crossed the straight of Gibraltar and pushed north into France
  • Muslim army defeated
    732

    Muslim army defeated

    The army was defeated at the battle of Tors. The advance into western Europe halted.
  • The Abbasids take over rule from the Umayyads
    750

    The Abbasids take over rule from the Umayyads

    The long rule over the area stopped
  • The rule over Spain, Egypt and elsewhere split up
    850

    The rule over Spain, Egypt and elsewhere split up

    Abbysid control over the Arab empire fragmented. Civil wars erupted and Shiit rulers took over the empires
  • The Turks migrated
    900

    The Turks migrated

    They migrated from the middle east to central Asia and adopted Islam and built a large empire across the Fertile crescent
  • Seljuk controlled Baghdad
    1055

    Seljuk controlled Baghdad

    Seljuk Sultan left the Abbasid Caliph as a figure head. As they progressed they threatened the Byzantine.
  • First crusade occurred
    1095

    First crusade occurred

    Reports of Seljuk interference in Jerusalem lead Pope Urban the second to call for the first crusade.