The Long Lasting Umayyads

Question: How did the Umayyads maintain their rule??
The Umayyads accomplished many things. One of the things were to maintain their rule. When they had control, they started conquer new lands.Under the Umayyads, the Muslim Empire expanded. With the empire bigger, it may have been frightening for people to even try to attack it. The Umayyads built the common language and coinage.The trade would now became easier throughout the lands. By doing that, it helped people interact and it might be even easier for the emperors to understand the citizens. The common language and coinage really helped a lot for maintaining their rule. Soon, the Umayyads took control most of Central Asia. The Umayyads now expanded the the Muslim empire to the west. Withouth the Umayyads, the empire will be small and look tempting for the opposing groups to attack it. The Umayyad leaders were invited to a meeting to talk about peace. When the Umayyads got there, they were killed. Luckily, Abd-al-Rahman survived and reestablished the Umayyad dynasty. The meeting could have ended their anger about one another but the Abbasid chose to use it as a bait. It would have been better if they didn't kill the Umayyads because they could have straightened the religious and political differences. With Abd-al-Rahman, the Umayyads can still defeat the opposing groups.

-Michelle Cuatrona