Timeline for the Spread of Islam

The Taj Mahal in India

A lot of events happened as the Islamic Empire spread. For this application, you will create a timeline that reflects the chronological order of the following events, as well as the significance and effects of each item.

• The Battle of Tours
• The death of Muhammad
• Islam spread into present-day Turkey
• Muslims take over Jerusalem
• The Abbisid Dynasty
• The Golden Age of Islam ends
• Islam spreads to Spain
• Muslims move their capital to Damascus
• The reign of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs
• Islam spreads across North Africa
• Islam spreads through Persia
• Sunni/Shi'a split
• Muslims move their capital to Baghdad
• Death of Ali
• The Umayyad Dynasty

You may use the Timeline Template to complete your timeline.

 

After completing this assignment, please submit your work to the dropbox.