rise of islam

Ali died right after he became the fourth caliph

661

He was assassinated because of hi beliefs

Muslims entered Spain

711

This was important because they pushed the North into France

Muslims were defeated in the battles of the tours

732

Their advance came to a pause

a leader in abu al-abbas was found by muslims who captured damascus

750

They killed alot of Muslims

Abbassid lost control over the arab empire

850

Independent dynasties ruled individual muslim empires

Seljuk turks migrated from central asia to the middle east

900

It made Islam bigger and improved it

The abbassid caliph was left as a figurehead by seljuk sultan

1055

Islam got abandoned

the call for the crusade was christian pilgrims led by pope urban 2 bc of seljuk interference going to

1095

Led to a fight

Jerusalem was captured by the Christian Crusaders

1099

After fighting long and hard and bloody they finally got what they needed

The Muslims general was with holding the Christians from Jerusalim

1187

They got what they were fighting so long to get taken away from them

The last Abbassid caliph was killed

1258

He was the last one left and was killed so the Mongols adapted Islam

A Mongol leader led his army into the middle east

1300

He invaded everywhere Muslim and non Muslim places

Christians seized the last of the Muslims

1492

Spain started flourishing after this