The Middle East 600 c.e. to 1000 c.e.?

Question

I need to know some key events, key people, a timeline of events, political, economic, and social changes, and facts about women, religion, and slavery, pertaining to the Middle East from 600 c.e. to 1000 c.e.
Thank You sooooooo much!

If someone could write a paragraph or two. Or even ten bulleted points, that would be great. Thank you.

Answer 1

Key: the rise of Islam and its early splits.

Source: Encyclopedia of World History, pages beginning at http://www.bartleby.com/67/285.html (overviews and timelines from 500 to 1500).

For detail, browse Sections 2-4 of the Internet Islamic History Sourcebook: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/islam/islamsbook.html

Answer 2

400 years of research. Try starting in an encyclopedia under the entry Middle East. That will point you to other entries. If you have to, you can do it on line at Wikpedia or Britannica. Happy searching.

Answer 3

Go to your favorite search engine, and type

+history +"Middle East"

Then look at what comes up; some may be recent, but there will be stuff you can use.

Answer 4

Try these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Middle_East
http://ehistory.osu.edu/middleeast/index.cfm