Effat Centralized Authority and Military Autonomy in Early Islamic Conquests Ques

Instructions:

• Answer the following three questions by reviewing Lecture 5
• You may do this activity as a group or individually, but everyone must submit their answers separately on the Blackboard
• You may answer in bullet points or by writing a short passage.

Questions:

Umayyad Empire was the first official Islamic Empire after the Caliphate came to an end. Write a short note about it (1-2 pages maximum) including the following:

1. List of Umayyad rulers

2. Rise and expansion of the Umayyad power

3. Few highlights/achievements of the Umayyad Empire (minimum 2)

4. Reasons for its decline

Rubric:

Format: 15%

Clearly formatted text according to the specified number of words with 12 font-size and 1.5 spacing.

Coherence: 40%

Writing shows clear understanding of the central issue/theme.

Presentation: 20%

Writing explains the issue with consistency by presenting examples and evidences (examples and evidence can be from your life experiences)

Language: 10%

Less than 3 errors in either or both, the spellings and the grammar

Plagiarism: 15%

Not more than 15% of the writing is found to be plagiarized. (30% or above ratio of plagiarism would disqualify the submission)