Umayyad, Abbasid and Ottoman Caliphates - Islamic Empire History Book 3rd Grade | Children's History

Professor Beaver

Description

This book will breeze your through three of the most influential Islamic empires in history. Reading and learning about the historic past will help nurture an appreciation of the present and the future. Kids may find names, events and facts confusing but with age-appropriate picture books, learning will become much more effective. Go ahead and grab a copy of this book today.

Sujets

• Islam

Informations

• Publié par: Speedy Publishing Canada Limited
• Date de parution: 15 mai 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780228228721
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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CONTENTS
Age of the Caliphs’ map 7
What is a Caliphate? 9
The Umayyad Caliphate 13
The Abbasid Caliphate 29
The Ottoman Empire 43
Summary 57




In this book, we’re going to talk about the history of the Islamic Empire.
So, let’s get right to it!







Age of the Caliphs’ map





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WHAT IS A CALIPHATE?
A caliphate was a government structure run by Islamic religious leaders. An Islamic leader called a caliph was in charge of the caliphate. The succession of caliphs generally went from father to son or if the caliph had no son, his closest male relative would be the next in





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line to become caliph. The caliph was believed to be directly connected to Muhammad, the prophet at the core of the Islamic religion. Muslims worship one god that they call Allah and Muhammad was Allah’s messenger.


Qusayr Amra is a medieval caravanseray built by the Umayyad caliphs.