In 610 CE A man named Muhammad was outside of a cave meditating and soon began hearing voices. As he listened he heard them say “Give birth to a religion called Islam.” Islam began to spread faster than any other religion. Other religions disagreed with this because they didn’t want to believe that Islam was bigger and better than their religion. After about 140 years, many followers of Islam had created an empire that ruled the Middle East and spread across to North Africa to Europe. There are many reasons why Islam spread so fast, however the main three reasons was trade, winning battles, and treaties. Trade Routes was an important part of how Islam grew so fast. From document A, it shows the map of all the trade routes leading to and from Mecca. First they had crossroads of profitable trade. They would trade perfumes, precious metals, incense, and silk filed through their town, headed North to coastal town. When they would trade overseas to the Arabian Peninsula, they traded spices, textiles, and spices from Asia. Mecca was rich due to travel connects to Europe, Asia and Africa. Trade became such a big thing in Islam, it was known as... …show more content…
In document B, the author uses very descriptive words showing how deadly and harmful the wars were. In 636 CE the muslims gained power over Syria when they fought the Eastern Roman Empire. As the Muslim army gathered together, the Greek army marched upon them. The Greeks were chained and tied together, so no one would run away during battle. When the Muslims fought al-Yarmuk they lost 24,00 of there people, however the Muslims were able to defeat 70,000 of the Greek. Even the woman had fought in the al-Yarmouk war, and they fought violently, according to document C. This war was considered the fiercest and most deadliest war the Muslims ever