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570: _____ is born in the city of Mecca.
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610: The religion of Islam begins when Muhammad receives the first revelations of the _____.
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622: Muhammad and his followers move to _____ to escape persecution in Mecca.
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630: Muhammad returns to _____ and gains control of the city.
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632: Muhammad dies and _____ _____ succeeds Muhammad as leader of the Islam faith. He is the first of the four "Rightly Guided" Caliphs.
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632: The dispute over who would lead Islam begins between these two groups.
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634: Umar becomes the second _____. The Islamic Empire expands during his rule to include much of the Middle East including Iraq, Egypt, Syria, and part of North Africa.
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644: _____ becomes the third Caliph. He will create the standardized version of the Quran.
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711: Muslims enter Spain from Morocco. They will eventually gain control of most of the _____ Peninsula.
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732: The Islamic army pushes into France until they are defeated by Charles Martel at the _____ __ _____.
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1099: Christian armies recapture _____ during the First Crusade.
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1187: _____ retakes the city of Jerusalem.
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1453: The _____ take the city of Constantinople bringing an end to the Byzantine Empire.
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1526: The _____ Empire is established in India.
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1653: The Taj Mahal, a tomb for the wife of the Mughal Emperor, is completed in India.
