DBQ: The Early Islamic Conquests

When Zaragoza was being invaded, Rodrigo led an army of Muslims and Christians to help protect his new ruler. Though he ultimately failed in his endeavor, Rodrigo did not fret, despite being banished once again, he attracted many followers to him, and eventually he had attracted a large army to his cause. He took his army and successfully assaulted the city of Valencia, predominantly populated by Muslims. With such a sense of equality, his subjects loved him and would do pretty much anything for

They had advancements in medicine, which helped during fights if someone got hurt during wars; there were advancements in architecture, which was positive because they were able to build better castles. There were advancements in literature and math, and they had advancements in geography. Many of these advancements were long-term effects and were able to help people and create even greater ideas, which lasted many years. There

Throughout his speeches and protests, he even elaborated on how insignificant violence and harm was in hurting others, besides physically. King believed in “peace, no violence, and unity between all” (www.biography.com). In contrast, Malcolm X was all for violence. Malcolm X was born into a Muslim household. He relied heavily on his faith and was extremely influential towards pushing others to join the Islamic community.

Timbuktu became a place of learning, enterprise, and culture. Education was becoming more accessible to Africans and they took advantage of the opportunity to grasp higher learning. Nearly every person in Timbuktu learned to read and write, and one of the most important books to learn was the Qur’an (the holy religious book of Islam). Islam changed the African culture forever by changing the ideals and religion through education. Islam also made its way into African politics.

The Spread of Islamic Empire The Islamic empire had spread rapidly in its early years proved by sources. The Islamic empire expanded in many ways but an example is when Muslim empires took control of the eastern Roman Empire in 636 C.E. according to document A, “The Muslim gathered together”. By this it means, that Muslims stood together no matter what happened. An example is that in 713 CE a Muslim commander signed a treaty with forces invading the Christian king of the southern Spain.

They also encouraged and nurtured the spirit of exploration in people. Through this culture, we had so many explorers mushrooming in various regions of the world which hence increased more understanding of the world in general. So, when we look at the early American history, we should keep in mind the people that encouraged facilitated and lead to it. Thus they are supposed to be

Both rulers gained the loyalty of their subjects through the toleration of all religions in their kingdom. Not only did King Cyrus allow the Jewish people to return to their native homeland and rebuild their temple, but according to Jewish historian Josephus, funded the reconstruction of the temple out of his own salary (Document 2). In Cyrus’ eyes, allowing a conquered people to worship freely in their native homeland was more important than assimilating them into his own culture. This in turn appeased both the Jews and most other people's under Cyrus’s rule, and prevented any major rebellions from occurring. Cyrus also

Indeed, the increase in population had to do with the diversity in North America, however, religion, political, and the economy did too. When New York’s population increased, there were more beliefs and ideas going around. For example, its religion became more diverse due to the freedom of religion offered. People were able to choose what religion they wanted to practice, so this made them feel free. The religions such as Lutherans, Quakers, Jews, Catholics, Anglicans, Baptists, and Presbyterians became the religion variety in North America.

24,000 Muslims took part and 70,000 Greeks were put to death. Next, political means were used to expand the empire. For example, the Muslims were in power because they were telling others what to do. Finally, financial incentives expanded the empire. The Muslim s used gifts called stipends to pay and bribe soldiers to fight for them.

Strengths: The major strength of The kingdom of Saudi Arabia relies heavily on its strategic location. As it is the birthplace of prophet Mohammed and the birth of Islam, it has great antiques and history that is appreciated by Arabs, Muslims and everyone around the world, as the history of the Arab peninsula goes back to more than 1400 years. This provides tons of historic information and antiques that will attract tourists around the world. Another strength is the constant visits from Muslims throughout the year, which will motivate the Saudi government to be on a constant road to development to provide ease for visitors when performing religious rituals. Saudi Arabia holds approximately 70% of youth population, these young people will be a great asset in the success of the objectives and the vision as a whole because of the amount of enthusiasm and energy they have towards change and development.