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Ch. 7 Extras. Here is the true reals. Abbasid Empire. Took over Umayyad Caliphate and set up in Baghdad in 750 CE Extravagance were the rulers style, Women were veiled and slaves had more rights than free women Poor rulers, fragmented territories, high taxes, and invaders weakened the empire
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Ch. 7 Extras Here is the true reals
Abbasid Empire • Took over Umayyad Caliphate and set up in Baghdad in 750 CE • Extravagance were the rulers style, Women were veiled and slaves had more rights than free women • Poor rulers, fragmented territories, high taxes, and invaders weakened the empire • Crusades increased trade and were not a large concern for Abbasid rulers (Saladin took Holy land by 1193) • Literature, the arts, sciences, and medicine advanced
Sufis • Practiced the inner, mystical, or psycho-spiritual dimension of Islam • They believed they are the true pure form of Islam that was received by Gabriel to Mohammed • They were successful missionary traders throughout India and SE Asia • They were seen to have special powers and blended Islam with local religions well
Decline • Islam grew throughout Asia and was received by SE Asia (Philippines) by many and mixed Buddhism • Islam also grew in India and mixed with Hinduism • Also the Seljuk Turks moved for their own empire on the Anatolian peninsula (Ottoman Empire) • Invaders from the north (Mongols) finally broke down the fragmented empires and caused their final decline.