Topic 5 – Session 4 – Big Civilization
The religion from their leader Mohammed aroused the Arab peoples. Within a couple of generations in the 600’s and the 700’s ad they conquered the eastern Mediterranean lands, Persia, and Egypt. Blocked at Constantinople, they rapidly expanded across the north African coast and invaded Spain. From there they ran into the early French (the Franks) and were turned back.
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Course Big Civilization
Session 4 Persia Versus West
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Further Information
From History Moments Library
| YEAR | TITLE | AUTHOR(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 610 | Mohammed | Washington Irving |
| 636 | Muslims Conquer Syria | Simon Ockley |
| 640 | Saracens Destroy the Great Library | Washington Irving |
| 711 | Saracens Invade Spain | Ahmad al-Maqqari |
| 732 | The Battle of Tours | Sir Edward Creasy |
| 969 | Fatimites Conquer Egypt | Stanley Lane-Poole |
| YEAR | TITLE | AUTHOR(s) |
From Elsewhere
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Muhammad Early Muslim conquests Arab–Byzantine Wars Muslim Conquest of Persia Islamization of Iran
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