-
In 632, Muhammad dies in Medina causing everyone to freak out because they do not know what to do. He was the best prophet.
-
In 661, Muhammad´s nephew Ali was assassinated in a struggle for leadership as well as his son and many other Shiites in the battle of Sunni
-
In 711, the Muslims enter Spain pushing north towards France.
-
In 732, the Muslims were defeated at the battle of Tours. The Muslims keep going to Western Europe. This means they are gaining more followers.
-
In 750, disconnected Muslims came across a leader in Abu al-Abbas who captured Damascus. They´re conquering more land.
-
Abbasid control over the Arab empire fragmented. There was a lot of chaos due to this.
-
The Seljuk turks migrated to the Middle East from central Asia.
-
In 1055, a sultan controlled Baghdad but he left the Abbasid caliph as a figurehead.
-
After a long battle the Christian Crusaders were able to capture Jerusalem. You are starting to see a noticeable trend that fighting wins over land that they want.
-
In 1187, Muslim´s general Salah al-Din otherwise known as Saladin, expelled Christians from Jerusalem as well as Damascus.
-
In 1216, Genghiz Khan directed the Mongols from Central Asia through Persia and Mesopotamia.
-
In 1258, Genghiz´s grandson Hulagu looted and burned Baghdad. Among the people dead was the last Abbasid caliph.
-
In the 1300´s a new Mongol leader, Tamerlane, led one of his armies into the Middle East. His intentions were to conquer land from Muslim, and non-Muslim´s.
-
In 1492, Christians were in the process of reconquering Spain, and they finally got the last Muslim stronghold. After that Spain wasn´t the main part of the Muslim civilization.
-
Selim died, and was succeeded by his son Suleyman
