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Caliph Omar Ibn al-Khattab ruled the Islamic Empire before Muawiya.
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in 635 A.D., Muslim soldiers from Arabia attacked Damascus, Syria. the people who lived in Damascus helped the soldiers because they hoped that they would be better rulers for the city.
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After Damascus the Muslim soldiers moved on. later on Persia fell under the rule of the Islamic empire
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After he had helped to conquer Damascus.
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The Umayyads conquered new and big territories, therefore providing the Muslim Empire with different cultures. During the Umayyad rule the Islamic Empire expanded to Arabia
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when they moved north, they conquered the Strait of Gibraltar. After about 7 years they were abe to take over Spain.
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Between the Muslims and Franks
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by this time the Islamic Empire had a huge empire and was taking over fewer lands. this helped the downfall of the Empire.
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The Islamic Empire was already very weak but the Abbasids were convinced that they would take over. And they did, by creating a rebellion against them. this was possible because the Empire was already with bug political and economical difficulties.
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when they got to North Africa they built mosques
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