Illustrative Examples (Pick 1 per theme to focus on):

S -  Treatment of non-Muslims in Muslim empires (Millet System); Appeal of Islam to different social groups.

P - Fall of the Abbasid Empire; Seljuk Empire; Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt; Delhi Sultanate

I - None - Include a Map & Describe the landscape and borders of states and include any specific natural resources, geographic advantages, and spread of diseases.

C - Cultural Transfer (Preservation and commentaries on Greek moral and natural philosophy); House of Wisdom in Abbasid Bagdad; Scholarly and cultural transfers in Muslim and Christian Spain (Al-Andalus); Reasons Islam spread (Trade Routes); Sufi Islam 

E - Important Trade Routes/Partners; Important Commodities

T - Advances in Mathematics; Advances in Literature; Advances in Medicine

Links & Resources

Fiveable

Freemanpedia

OER Project

Khan Academy (Golden Age of Abbasid)

Britannica 

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