Across
- 2. Abbasids moved the capital to _________.
- 5. _________ turks converted to Islam and took control of the Abbasid government.
- 6. One of the greatest and largest cities in the world.
- 8. Successor
- 9. Abdelrahman III allowed Al-Andalus to _______.
- 12. One building in Cordoba was the great _______ that held 50,000 people.
- 13. Abu Bakr saved Arabic by crushing any _______.
- 15. Muslim rule lasted almost ____ hundred years in Spain.
- 17. The first dynasty to rule were named the ________ caliphate.
- 19. After Abdelrahman III died, Spain fell into ______ war.
- 21. _________ overthrew the Umayyads and killed nearly all of them.
- 22. There was tolerance to other ________ where they all lived in peace.
- 24. Spain was captured by _________.
- 25. Muslim faced 2 superpowers,Byzantine & _______ empire.
- 29. An effective government with specialized departments.
Down
- 1. ___________ the first, was the only Umayyad price who survived and escaped to Spain.
- 3. __________ were the ones who killed the last Abbasid Caliph.
- 4. People didn't like the Umayyads because they put too much emphasis on ______ and power.
- 7. One change the Umayyads made was move the capital to ______.
- 9. The Quran ______ people to force others to convert.
- 10. Islam's holy book
- 11. _________ accepted the Abbasid rule.
- 14. Unpopular actions led to conflicts that created a ______ in Islam.
- 16. One mistake that the Abbasids did was ______ themselves from others.
- 18. Abu Bakr ruled for _____ very important years.
- 20. hired soldiers
- 23. Abbasids started a ______________ age with lots of new inventions.
- 26. _________ accepted the Umayyad rule.
- 27. __________ was an independent state where Abdelrahman I continues the Umayyad dynasty.
- 28. Abdelrahman III's strong leadership _______ the Umayyad rule.
