Set: World Cultures, 1st Semester Kingdoms

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Umayyad 661-750, Capital: Damascus - Characterized by Rapid expansion of Empire of Islam, Arabic Culture, 'People of the Book'
Abbasid 750-1265, Capital: Baghdad - Characterized by Learning/Scholarship, Economic Success, Trade. Succeeded Umayyad Dynasty. Ended when they were conquered by the Mongols.
Ottoman 1280-1914 - Declined because of the difficulty that arised from managing numerous groups / debt to France and England / economy suffered when Europeans found new trade routes
Safavid Iranian Shiites, by the 1500s they were a chief rival of the Ottomans
Eqypt 3000 BC - Characterized by great learning and art (Nile Valley produced a great surplus that freed people up to pursue jobs other than farming)
Kush 3000 BC, Capital: Meroë - Similar to Egypt in Culture, Conquered Nubia, used Iron, lots of gold, trade, Egypt's Major Rival
Axum 350 AD - in modern day Ethiopia, lots of trade (ivory, gold, iron, emeralds, and spices), one of the first places to accept Christianity, trade declined with the rise of Islam
Ghana 6-11 Century - Center of trade across the Sahara, Islam and Arabic Language, wealth based on the gold-salt trade
Mali 1200s - Assumed Control of the Saharan Trade Routes, SUNDIATA - founder, MANSA MUSA - Pilgrimage to Mecca, Timbuktu: Center of Trade and Learnign
Songhai 1400s - Continued the gold-salt trade, SUNNI ALI - solidified government by putting in strong/smart leaders, invaded by Moroccans with guns
Swahili City States 1100s-1300s - Coast of East Africa; Swahili is a mix of Arabic and Bantu; traded mainly gold, copper, and ivory; goods from all over

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Creator madiswim
Created January 20, 2008
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Tags worldcultures, socialstudies, middleeast, jackson, africa
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  1. Eqypt → 3000 BC - Characterized by great learning and art (Nile Valley produced a great surplus that freed people up to pursue jobs other than farming) - 14 misses
  2. Abbasid → 750-1265, Capital: Baghdad - Characterized by Learning/Scholarship, Economic Success, Trade. Succeeded Umayyad Dynasty. Ended when they were conquered by the Mongols. - 11 misses
  3. Safavid → Iranian Shiites, by the 1500s they were a chief rival of the Ottomans - 11 misses
  4. Ghana → 6-11 Century - Center of trade across the Sahara, Islam and Arabic Language, wealth based on the gold-salt trade - 11 misses
  5. Umayyad → 661-750, Capital: Damascus - Characterized by Rapid expansion of Empire of Islam, Arabic Culture, 'People of the Book' - 7 misses
  6. Ottoman → 1280-1914 - Declined because of the difficulty that arised from managing numerous groups / debt to France and England / economy suffered when Europeans found new trade routes - 6 misses
  7. Kush → 3000 BC, Capital: Meroë - Similar to Egypt in Culture, Conquered Nubia, used Iron, lots of gold, trade, Egypt's Major Rival - 6 misses