World History

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  • 70

    The Jewish Temple on Mount Moriah is destroyed by the Romans.

  • 570

    Muhammad was born.

  • 595

    Muhammad became a trader and business manager for Khadijah

  • 600

    Arabs had chosen to settle in an oasis or in a market town.

    Larger towns near the western coast of Arabia became market towns, for local, regional, and long-distance trade goods.
  • 600

    Trade routes connected Arabia to the major ocean and land trade routes.

  • 610

    Muhammad belived he was called by the angel Gabriel, and his life was changed overnight.

  • 613

    Muhammad begins to preach pubicly in Mecca.

  • 622

    Muhammad leaves Mecca moving to Yathrib.

  • 630

    Muhammad and 10,000 of his followers marched to the outskirts of Mecca.

    Facing sure defeat, Mecca's leaders surrendered. Muhammad entered the city in triumph. He destroyed the idols in the Ka'aba and had the call to prayer made from it's roof. Most Mecans pledged their loyalty to Muhammad, and many converted to Islam. By doing so, they joined the umma, or Muslim religious community.
  • 632

    Muhammad dies.

  • 632

    Abu-Bakr becomes the first caliph.

  • Period: 632 to 750

    Highly mobile troops mounted on camels are successful in conquering lands in the name of Allah.

  • 634

    Abu-Bakr dies.

  • 656

    Uthman was murdered, starting a civil war.

  • 661

    Ali (Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law) is assasinated.

    The elective system of choosing a caliph died with him.
  • 691

    The Dome of the Rock is completed.

  • 732

    The Berber army is halted at the Battle of Tours.

  • 750

    Rebel groups overthrow the Umayyads.

  • 750

    Abbasids come to power and ruthlessly murder the remaning members of the Umayyad family.

  • Period: 750 to 1258

    The Abbasid caliphate lasted.

  • 762

    Abbasids moove the capital of the empire to Baghdad, in centeral Iraq.