The Spread of Empire: Umayyads and Abbasids
The Spread of Empire: Umayyads and Abbasids is a skill on Pengi from Lesson 2: Expansion and Tolerance in Pengi Social Studies (Grade 7).
Key Concepts
Following Muhammad's death, leaders known as Caliphs ("successors") took command. Under the first four "Rightly Guided" Caliphs, Muslim armies defeated the weakened Persian and Byzantine empires. This expansion continued under the Umayyad dynasty, which moved the capital to Damascus and extended the empire from Spain in the west to India in the east.
Later, the Abbasid dynasty overthrew the Umayyads and moved the capital to Baghdad . Unlike the Umayyads, who focused on military conquest, the Abbasids focused on administration, trade, and cultural achievement. They built a highly organized government and oversaw a golden age where the empire became a magnet for scholars and merchants from around the world.
Common Questions
What is The Spread of Empire: Umayyads and Abbasids?
The Spread of Empire: Umayyads and Abbasids is a skill on Pengi from Lesson 2: Expansion and Tolerance in Pengi Social Studies (Grade 7).
What grade level is The Spread of Empire: Umayyads and Abbasids for?
The Spread of Empire: Umayyads and Abbasids is part of the Grade 7 History curriculum, covered in Pengi Social Studies (Grade 7). It is designed for students studying History at the Grade 7 level.
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The Spread of Empire: Umayyads and Abbasids is covered in Pengi Social Studies (Grade 7), specifically in Chapter 2: The Islamic World under Lesson 2: Expansion and Tolerance. Pengi's lesson is aligned directly to this textbook so you can follow along with your class.
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