Year 8 NSW » History

Topic : West and East

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Chapter 1 : Cordoba

The Caliphate of Cordoba ruled the Iberian Peninsula (modern Spain) and North Africa from AD929 to AD1031
From AD711, the Muslims subdued all but the mountainous region in the extreme north of the peninsula, and initiated forays into France
Al-Andalus, Islamic Spain, was ruled from Cordoba under the civil and religious leadership of the Umayyad Caliph of Damascus
In AD756, the Umayyad Caliphate of Damascus, Syria was overthrown by the Abbasids, who moved the Caliphate to Baghdad
An Umayyad prince, Abd al-Rahman I (AD756-788), fled to Spain and established the independent Umayyad Emirate (AD756-929)
The Islamic territories were unified and diplomatic ties were established with northern Christian kingdoms, North Africa and the Byzantine Empire
Abd al-Rahman III (AD912-961) of Spain reclaimed the title of Caliph in AD929
Under the Caliphate, Cordoba remained a great cultural centre of Europe, with celebrated libraries and schools

Chapter 2 : The Alhambra

Chapter 3 : The Safavid Empire

Chapter 4 : The Ottoman Empire

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