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| When did the Umayyad Empire begin? |
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| What lead to the fall of the Umayyad Empire? |
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| They stopped conquering lands. |
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| What system of government did the Umayyads use? |
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| What year did the Umayyad Empire fall? |
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| Who conquered the Umayyads? |
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| What was the capital of the Umayyad Empire? |
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| Who was the first caliph of the Umayyad Empire? |
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| How was the Umayyad Empire founded? |
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Civil War between Ali and Muawiya |
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| What areas of conquest did the Umayyad Empire acquire? |
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Asia, Africa, and Europe |
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| How did Umayyads improve the life of Islamic people? |
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1. Made Arabic the official language 2. Established Arabic currency 3. Established a postal service 4. Established a water purification system |
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| What did the Umayyad conquests do? |
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| Spread the Muslim faith, while allowing religious freedom to dhimmi |
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| Who was the ruling class of the Umayyad Empire? |
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| Why were the Mawali upset with the Umayyad? |
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| They were treated as second class citizens. |
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| How were the Umayyad women treated? |
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They lost all of their freedoms and they had to start covering their bodies by wearing veils. |
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| How did the Umayyads change Islam? |
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| They focused too much on luxury and did not live the life Muhammad preached. |
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| What was the Umayyad reason for decline? |
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| The Umayyads were very greedy. They did not care about actually running the empire, they only cared about getting money. |
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| How far did the Umayyad armies go? |
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As far east as China and as far west as Spain. |
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| Out of the four Islamic caliphates, what number was the Umayyad? |
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| Where did the Umayyad Dynasty get its name? |
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Umayya ibd Abd Shams, the great-grandfather of the first Umayyad caliph. |
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| Who were the Umayyads most appreciated and respected by? |
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| Middle Eastern Christians and Jews |
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