Golden Age
Published on Feb 03, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
RISE OF ABBASID
- Started by Abu-al Abbas
- Defeated Umayyad in huge battle
- Killed rest at dinner
- Seized persia and mesopotamia
- Established Abbasid Dynasty
Photo by Retlaw Snellac Photography
HARUN -AL RASHID
- Had capitol in Baghdad
- Banking center, very wealthy
- Supported artists and musicians
- Gave money by throwing money on streets
- Empire declined after his death
Photo by james_gordon_losangeles
ABBASID BUREAUCRACY
- Ulama- Religious knowlege
- Qadis- Judicial knowlege
- Government based off Persia
- Centralized Bureaucracy
- Ulama and Qadis set moral standards
Photo by "JT" Taylor
ABBASID DECLINE
- Harun -al Rashid died
- No predecessor to take his place
- Empire fell into anarchy- Internal rebellions
- Mongols invaded to completely collapse the empire
- Similar to the Visogoths invading Rome
Photo by Dunechaser
