HIST 150 Lecture 3: 150 Lecture 3 Outline - The Medieval World (Spring 2017)
13 Mar 2017
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Named after constantine: then renamed to istanbul. Justinian (r. 527 - 565)- considered the greatest of all byzantine rulers and rules with his wife theodora. Conquers a large part of the western half of the empire. Arabs (includes bedouins) populate arabian peninsula & believe in supreme god (allah) The ka"(cid:271)a i(cid:374) me(cid:272)(cid:272)a is the (cid:272)e(cid:374)ter of the faith. Muhammad dies (ad 632)- in the city of mecca but according to the muslims he ascended into heaven in jerusalem: dome of the rock (jerusalem) 600 661) islam expands-nobody had faith in ali to rule: ali assassinated (661) by muawiya (ca. 602 680) = umayyad dynasty (661 750) 1: move center from mecca to damascus. Umayyads overthrown (750) by abbasids (r. 750 1258) Sunnites largest group, believe that umayyad"s des(cid:272)e(cid:374)da(cid:374)ts (cid:449)ere the true su(cid:272)(cid:272)essors. Shi"ites- small group, believe that ali"s decedents were the true successors (cid:894)ali (cid:449)as muha(cid:373)(cid:373)ad"s son in law) Islam as a threat: moors move into spain (ca.
