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| Umayyad Reason for Conquest |
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| To gain land, not to spread religion. To "get back." |
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| Umayyad Treatment of Converts |
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| they were treated poorly. They were not considered equal. |
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| They expanded westward. South Europe, Southwest Asia, North Africa. Charles Martel prohibited them from moving up into France. Damascus was the capital. It allowed quick access to the western territory. |
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| Umayyad treatment of women |
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Definition
| women lost rights as the civilization advanced. this is seen in clothing (became more covering |
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| Umayyad reason for decline |
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| they only wanted money. they didn't actually rule the empire, it was very easy to conquer. the abbasids took over with the help of mawali (converts) and the shi'a muslims. |
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| Abbasid reason for conquest |
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| Abbasid treatment of converts |
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| they treated them well and encouraged conversions. they gave converts tax cuts. |
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| baghdad was the capital of the abbasid empire. they expanded eastward. |
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| Abbasid treatment of women |
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| women kept losing rights. not allowed in politics. had to be more covered. |
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| Abbasid reason for decline |
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| they turned on the shi'a and mawali. they focused on luxury rather than ruling. became a bureaucracy which the persians easily conquered. |
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| abbasid and umayyad changes to islam |
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| focused too much on luxury. did not live the life that muhammad preached. |
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