HISTORY,

ADMINISTRATION AND
SOCIETY
 632
The first four caliphs were chosen
from Muhammad´s family members

Caliphate
There was a division between the Orthodox
Muslims (Shia and Sunnis)
661

The Umyyad dynasty seized power

and made Damascus the capital

They led a great expansion,

Caliphate
Umayyad

conquering the Iberian Peninsula

750

They defeated the Umayyads and

took over the Caliphate

They moved the capital to Baghdad

Abbasid
Caliphate

Some regions separated themselves

Complete this timeline about the Muslim Empire:

from the central power

1258

The Islamic Empire was taken over

by the Turks
The Turks

In 1453 they conquered

Constantinople
Complete this timeline about Al-Andalus, and locate these figures
in the correct period

718 756 929 1031 1085 1212 1248 1492

The The The The The Nasrid

The Taifas Almoravids
depending independent Caliphate of kingdom of
kingdoms and the
Emirate Emirate Cordoba Granada
Almohads

Musa Abd al-

Boabdil
Abd al- Rahman III
Tariq Rahman I
Al-Hakam II

Hisham II

Al-Mansur
Write the correct name for the following definitions:

The prime minister of Al-Andalus: Hachib

The person that administrated justice in Al-Andalus: The cadis

The person that controlled the souks and city trade: The Almotacen

The highest religious authority of Al-Andalus,

supreme judge, and general: The caliph

The different ministers of the Al-Andalus diwan: Viziers

The different provinces of Al-Andalus: Coras

The governors of the different provinces of Al-Andalus: The valis

Complete this social pyramid of Al-Andalus:

Muslims
Arabs

Berbers

Muladis

Non
Muslims
Mozarabs

Jews