Spread Of Islam Dbq Analysis

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Islam spread at a fast pace because of its military conquests and strong political order. Islam had military conquests which contributed a large amount towards the speed of which Islam spread. For example, “Persia and Byzantium had both been engaged for decades in a long… series of wars with one another.” “...they encountered a power vacuum”(Doc. D) Islam was smart and used the war between Persia and Byzantium to their advantage. Both countries were tired and unprepared. Also, If Islam had attempted to conquer the countries otherwise, they would lose many troops and resources to a battle they may have lost. Islam would end up damaged and without reward, as to conquer both strong countries would be close to impossible, even for the strong Islamic