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Lesson 2 The Spread of Islam

Founding an Empire

Determining Cause and Effect Below is a list of events. Select the four true events that happened after Muhammad’s death and list them in sequence. 

Muhammad conquered Spain.Umayyad caliphs ruled the Arab Empire from Damascus.Muslim leaders decided to call new leaders “king.”Islam extended into Spain and parts of Africa and Asia.Muhammad did not name a leader to follow him.Muslim leaders decided to call new leaders “caliphs.”Islam extended into Great Britain.

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632Muhammad died.

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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONHow does religion shape society?

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Identifying Write T next to every true statement. Write F if the statement is false.

   5. Muslim traders built trading posts in Southeast Asia and taught Islam there.

   6. Jewish culture prospered under Muslim rule in Spain. 

   7. The caliphs declared conquered people had to convert to Islam. 

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Division and Growth

Describing The first column below identifies different groups within Islam that arose in the empire. In the second column, write a short sentence describing each group.

Muslim Group Description

Shia

8.

Sunni

9.

Abbasids

10.

Seljuk Turks

11.

Umayyads

12.

Explaining Write the words that correctly complete each sentence. 

13. The Umayyad caliphs expanded the empire by 

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14. The Abbasid caliphs expanded the empire by 

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15. The Sunnis and Shia   about the basic practices of Islam.

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Three Muslim Empires 16. Describing Fill in the chart below with information about 

each of the three Muslim empires.

Three Muslim Empires

Ottomans Safavids Moguls

Came from

Conquered

Ruled by

Length of empire

17. Analyzing Write three sentences that describe the rule of Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire.

 

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