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Umayyad Empire
Question | Answer |
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How did the Umayyad take over the empire | Established it after defeating Caliph Ali Strived to spread violence Expanded into North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula |
How was the Umayyad empire united? | Created an official language called Arabic Created a common coinage Instituted the hajj |
How did the Umayyad lose control of the empire? | An abuse of power and the deadly dinner |
What happened at the deadly dinner? | A rival clan, the Abbasids invited the Umayyad leaders to sign a peace treaty. Ended up murdering everyone and taking over the whole empire. One person got away which was Caliph Abd al-Rahman and he fled to Spain and started the Spanish Umayyad Empire |
Emirs | Muslim governers who worked with the local clan leaders to help them govern |
Bureaucracy | system of departments and agencies that carry out the work of the government |
Caliph Abd Malik | Leader who unified the empire by making the official language Arabic, creating a common coinage, and instituting the hajj |
Damascus | capital city of the empire |