rise of islam

By colleen.morris
  • Ali died right after he became the fourth caliph
    661

    Ali died right after he became the fourth caliph

    He was assassinated because of hi beliefs
  • Muslims entered Spain
    711

    Muslims entered Spain

    This was important because they pushed the North into France
  • Muslims were defeated in the battles of the tours
    732

    Muslims were defeated in the battles of the tours

    Their advance came to a pause
  • 750

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

    They killed alot of Muslims
  • 850

    Abbassid lost control over the arab empire

    Independent dynasties ruled individual muslim empires
  • Seljuk turks migrated from central asia to the middle east
    900

    Seljuk turks migrated from central asia to the middle east

    It made Islam bigger and improved it
  • 1055

    The abbassid caliph was left as a figurehead by seljuk sultan

    Islam got abandoned
  • 1095

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

    Led to a fight
  • Jerusalem was captured by the Christian Crusaders
    1099

    Jerusalem was captured by the Christian Crusaders

    After fighting long and hard and bloody they finally got what they needed
  • 1187

    The Muslims general was with holding the Christians from Jerusalim

    They got what they were fighting so long to get taken away from them
  • The last Abbassid caliph was killed
    1258

    The last Abbassid caliph was killed

    He was the last one left and was killed so the Mongols adapted Islam
  • 1300

    A Mongol leader led his army into the middle east

    He invaded everywhere Muslim and non Muslim places
  • Christians seized the last of the Muslims
    1492

    Christians seized the last of the Muslims

    Spain started flourishing after this