ARTH 2340 Lecture 3: ARTH 2350 #3 2
29 Jan 2019
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Syria, asia minor egypt, north africa, iraq, iran, central asia, iberian. Ummayad were the rst dynasty of the islamic empire and it lasted for 90 years. The umayyad didn"t take power until 29 years after the prophets death. Umayyad is what introduced the idea of inheritance. With the arrival of the umayyads, the centre of the political power in islamc shifted from madina in the arabian peninsula to syria, with damascus becoming the new capital of the caliphate. It is important to notes that when establishing features of the new islamic empire, like the government. Umayyad objects (their artistic style were roman greco and late antiquity, greek art) Lion from the palace of mushatta jordan 743 ad, umayyad. Umayyad coin (dirham) 692 ad, amman jordan (used themes that were easily identi able) after the muslim conquest of syria- they imitated the byzantine coin type. It was a way of maintaining their power and have their power grow.
