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Muhammad is born in Mecca.

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Islam begins when Muhammad receives the first revelations of the Quran.

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Muhammad and his followers move to Medina to escape persecution in Mecca. The migration becomes known as the "Hijrah" it becomes the beginning of the Islamic calendar.

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Muhammad comes back to Mecca. He gains control of Mecca and it becomes the center of the Islam world.

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Muhammad dies. Abu Bakr is the first of the four ¨ Rightly Guided ¨ Caliphs.

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Umar is the second Caliph. During his rule the empire expands.

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Uthman is the third Caliph. He made the standardized version of the Quran.

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Ali bin Talib became the fourth Caliph

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After Ali is assassinated the Umayyard Caliphate takes control. The capital is moved to Damascus.

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Hussein, The son of Ali is killed at Karbala

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In Jerusalem the Dome of the Rock is completed.

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Muslims enter Spain from Morocco. They gained control of most of the Iberian Peninsula.

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The Islamic army pushes into France. They get defeated by Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours.

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The Abbasid Caliphate took control and built a new capital city called Baghdad. The Islamic Empire experiences a period of scientific and artistic achievement that will later be called the Golden Age of Islam.

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Mathematician and scientist al-Khwarizmi was born. He was known as the "Father of Algebra."

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Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt was founded

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Ibn Sina completes his encyclopedia of medicine called The Canon of Medicine. It will become the standard medical textbook throughout Europe and the Middle East for hundreds of years.

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Omar Khayyam is born. The Famous poet and scientist.

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Christian armies recapture Jerusalem during the First Crusade.

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The city of Jerusalem is retaking by Saladin.

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The Mongol army sacks the city of Baghdad destroying much of the city and killing the Caliph.