Do you know your History? Political and Cultural

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  1. 3. The political power of the caliph ended due to the rise of this Iranian dynasty.
  2. 4. Book of One Thousand and One Nights, This book is a collection of fantastical folk tales, legends, and parables during the Abbasid Empire.
  3. 7. River, Baghdad is established on this River.
  4. 9. and Turkish mercenaries, Al Mu'tasim introduced these groups of people into his personal army.
  5. 12. An islamic term referring to logical reasoning.
  6. 13. During Al'Mu-tatids rule he added Egypt, Syria and Khorasan as lands belonging to the Abassid empire; this process is called...
  7. 15. knowledge, Islamic science and philosophy took after this persons mathematical, geometrical and astronomical discoveries.
  8. 16. of Wisdom, During the Islamic Golden Age, the muslim world became an intellectual place of math, philosophy, education, science, etc..., and this house was created in Baghdad in light of it all.
  9. 18. Dynasties, After the power of army officers weakened, when the Būyids entered Baghdad, the empire was ruled by local...
  10. 20. al-ʿAbbās as-Saffāḥ, The first Abbasidian caliph.
  11. 21. As the caliph, As-Saffah, focused on putting down rebellions during 775, this Emipre conducted raids as distractions.
  12. 23. One of the various reports of describing the words, actions, or habits of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
  13. 26. Lead to the downfall of the Abbasid Empire.
  14. 27. Law , To profess to base their rule of the religion of Islam.
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  1. 1. The capital of Abbasid.
  2. 2. The belief that the the first descendants to Muhammad should be in line for the caliphate
  3. 5. converts, These converts consist of the majority of the Abbasid Empire.
  4. 6. diffusion, There became a mix of both Arab and converts that lead to...
  5. 8. Layers in the Abbasidian Government.
  6. 10. Newly established, it delegates central authority and even greater authority is received by the local emirs.
  7. 11. Architecture, In 836, when Al-Mu'tasim moved the capital to Samarra, the type of buildings were based off of...
  8. 14. This turkish group has a rivalry with the Abbasidian caliphs.
  9. 17. injunctions, The Abbasid Empire and all of Islam followed this...
  10. 19. The Abbasid Empire face many ... with other tribes/ nomadic peoples.
  11. 22. Converts to islam were called this.
  12. 24. A secluded area in the household for women and lead to the decline in status of women.
  13. 25. Khan , The leader of the Mongols.
  14. 28. war on Caliphs, A disagreement between caliph Al-Amin and his brother Al Mam'um.