ABBASID DYNASTY

IMPACTS OF ABBASID DYNASTY

• Changed view of political status and favoritism of Arabs.
• Relied heavily on Persian techniques of statecraft to expand the empire
• Appointed governors to rule provinces
• Did not conquer much land
• Turned Baghdad into a huge trading center

IMPACTS FROM THE DYNASTY

• Centralized authority
• Similar to Persia
• Quran- holy book
• Sharia - moral and religious law

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

• Uluma - religious leaders
• Qadis - moral leaders
• Qadis court system
• No social class because Abbasids were not bias towards anyone

GOVERNMENT

• Ulumas and Qadis were given power to centralize the moral system
• Because the dynasty was ruled by moral rules,it was very important

SOCIAL IMPACTS

• Judged people by religion and morality
• Government was open to anyone
• Moved capital to Baghdad (increased trade)