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Boundless World History I: Ancient Civilizations-Enlightenment
The Rise and Spread of Islam
World History Textbooks Boundless World History I: Ancient Civilizations-Enlightenment The Rise and Spread of Islam
World History Textbooks Boundless World History I: Ancient Civilizations-Enlightenment
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World History

Section 3

The Umayyad and Abbasid Empires

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Muhammad's Successors

After Muhammad's death in 632 CE, there were conflicts among his followers as to who would become his successor, which created a split in Islam between the Sunni and Shi'a sects.

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Expansion Under the Umayyad Caliphates

The Umayyad Caliphate, the second of the four major Arab caliphates established after the death of Muhammad, expanded the territory of the Islamic state to one of the largest empires in history.

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Spread of Islam

In the years following the Prophet Muhammad's death, the expansion of Islam was carried out by his successor caliphates, who increased the territory of the Islamic state and sought converts from both polytheistic and monotheistic religions.

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The Islamic Golden Age

Abbasid leadership cultivated intellectual, cultural, and scientific developments in the Islamic Golden Age.

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The Abbasid Empire

The Abbasid Caliphate was the third of the Islamic caliphates to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 750 CE, and ruled over a large, flourishing empire for three centuries.

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