Islam Dbq Analysis

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Islamic civilization is known to be an extensive empire. The question is how did it get to be so big. In the documents, I discovered three things Islam did to accomplish a large empire. Those three things were the Islamic religion, trade between empires, and the use of force.

One reason for the Islamic expansion is religion. Document 6 it stated that Muslims would provide people with equality and protection in return for peace. Philip K. Hitti even described Islams to be humble people. As respect for monotheistic faiths, Christian and Jews were permitted to hold on to their religion but only if they paid. In document 1 revealed that being in the Islamic religion indicated you do not have to pay tax tribute. Due to this a numerous amount of

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