HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Rejecting all ideas & religions other than Islam
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Expanding the empire and incorporating ideas from conquered areas & trade areas.
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Persecuting the People of the Book and charging taxes so high it resulted in rebellion
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Pushing isolationism and forbidding merchants to travel outside the empire
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was also during Abbasid rule that many people converted to Islam, for a multitude of reasons including sincere belief and avoiding paying taxes levied on non-Muslims. As a result, Islamic culture spread over the Abbasids’ vast territory.
Detailed explanation-2: -Between 750 and 833 the Abbasids raised the prestige and power of the empire, promoting commerce, industry, arts, and science, particularly during the reigns of al-Manṣūr, Hārūn al-Rashīd, and al-Maʾmūn.
Detailed explanation-3: -The theocratic empire established by the Abbasids eventually covered all of the Middle East and spread into East Asia, North Africa, and Europe. The caliphate lasted for over five hundred years, from 750 C.E. to 1258 C.E. This time period is also referred to as the Islamic Golden Age.
Detailed explanation-4: -Key Points. The Islamic Golden Age started with the rise of Islam and establishment of the first Islamic state in 622. The introduction of paper in the 10th century enabled Islamic scholars to easily write manuscripts; Arab scholars also saved classic works of antiquity by translating them into various languages.