Creation+of+Islam+World

Ummayad The political center of the area was shifted to damascus Ummayad caliphs then formed a beaurocracy In their society muslim arabs were first class citizens their government gained money through taxation Womens social positions changed and were much more secluded some higlights In size, it was large and exceeded the size of the Romans Political capital was Damascus Rulers formed beaurocracy to maintain large empire Run by and for Arab Muslims Muslim armies in garrison cities outside of Arabia to protect Muslims who lived out in that area Dhimmi rule, "people of the book" people who considered the bible a sacred text Non believers had to pay separate tax to the empire By 8th century the Umayyads caliphs had great power and wealth Then were accused of violating the dictates of the Qur'an The rebellion that followed toppled the Umayyads 750 Very strong on non believer tax Didn’t like converts
 * this is where the ummayed lived and were centered
 * this binded together their domains
 * they formed the core of the army & imperial administration