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Lesson 2 The Spread of Islam
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How does religion shape
society?

Founding an Empire
Determining Cause and Effect Belowisalistofevents.
SelectthefourtrueeventsthathappenedafterMuhammads
deathandlisttheminsequence.
MuhammadconqueredSpain.
UmayyadcaliphsruledtheArabEmpirefromDamascus.
Muslimleadersdecidedtocallnewleadersking.
IslamextendedintoSpainandpartsofAfricaandAsia.
Muhammaddidnotnamealeadertofollowhim.
Muslimleadersdecidedtocallnewleaderscaliphs.
IslamextendedintoGreatBritain.

3.

1.

2.

4.

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Muhammad
died.

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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
8.

Shia
9.
Sunni
10.
Abbasids
11.
Seljuk Turks
12.

Explaining Write the words that correctly complete each sentence.

13. The Umayyad caliphs expanded the empire by
.
14. The Abbasid caliphs expanded the empire by
.
15. The Sunnis and Shia
basic practices of Islam.

about the

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Umayyads

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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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