The Abbasid period
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Tabulate the periods (661–750, 750–1258) and capitals of the Umayyads and Abbasids.
Umayyads — Damascus; Abbasids — Baghdad.
2
Write 5 sentences on Abu Muslim’s life and fate.
Preacher, uprising of 747, capture of Merv, fall of the Umayyads, killed in 755.
3
Draw a diagram of Abbasid government (caliph, vizier, divans).
Caliph → grand vizier → devan ad-dar → the mashriq, maghrib and kharaj divans.
4
Why was Transoxiana called one of the caliphate’s restless lands? Explain in 3 sentences.
There were many uprisings: 720, 750, 769–783, 806; tax and cultural pressure.
5
For revision of Chapter II write 10 key dates with their events.
651, 673, 705, 709, 712, 720, 747–749, 751, 769–783, 806.