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The Islamic golden age and the caliphates / Jason Porterfield.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Rise and fall of empires (Rosen Publishing Group)Publisher: New York : Rosen Publishing, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: 64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781499463408
  • 1499463405
  • 9781499463385
  • 1499463383
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The roots of the caliphates -- Order from chaos -- The golden age -- The splintering caliphate -- The last of the Abbasids.
Summary: The Islamic empire arose spectacularly in the 7th century and exercised influence over a large geographic area until its fall to Mongol invaders in the 13th century. The rulers, called caliphs, ushered in a new Islamic civilization with customs and practices both distinct from and partially influenced by those of the areas it conquered. The reigns of these caliphates, including the Abbasid caliphate, which presided at the time of the Islamic Golden Age, are surveyed in this captivating volume. Readers will learn about the expansion of Islamic influence and the flourishing of scholarship in science, math, and more during this time.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 956.013 P849 Available 33111008510782
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The Islamic empire arose spectacularly in the 7th century and exercised influence over a large geographic area until its fall to Mongol invaders in the 13th century. The rulers, called caliphs, ushered in a new Islamic civilization with customs and practices both distinct from and partially influenced by those of the areas it conquered. The reigns of these caliphates, including the Abbasid caliphate, which presided at the time of the Islamic Golden Age, are surveyed in this captivating volume. Readers will learn about the expansion of Islamic influence and the flourishing of scholarship in science, math, and more during this time.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-60) and index.

The roots of the caliphates -- Order from chaos -- The golden age -- The splintering caliphate -- The last of the Abbasids.

The Islamic empire arose spectacularly in the 7th century and exercised influence over a large geographic area until its fall to Mongol invaders in the 13th century. The rulers, called caliphs, ushered in a new Islamic civilization with customs and practices both distinct from and partially influenced by those of the areas it conquered. The reigns of these caliphates, including the Abbasid caliphate, which presided at the time of the Islamic Golden Age, are surveyed in this captivating volume. Readers will learn about the expansion of Islamic influence and the flourishing of scholarship in science, math, and more during this time.

Grade 7 to 12.

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