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Exercise 1: The Spread of Islam
Islam had become the
religion of most of Arabia by the time of Mohammed’s death in 632.
Within a hundred years it had spread across the civilized world
from the Atlantic to the Himalayas.
Use Pages 56 & 57 in "Understanding History" to
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1. What did the prophet promise to those who fought and died to spread Islam? |
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2. How did local people often respond when the Arabs arrived to conquer their land? |
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3. Why did they react like this? |
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4. Complete the following table of Arab conquests |
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By the death of Mohammed 632 |
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By 640 |
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By 643 |
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By 649 |
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By 708 |
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Up to 750 |
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5. How did the Muslims treat the Christians and Jews that they conquered? |
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Wherever they expanded and conquered, the Arabs
learnt from, and adapted for themselves, the styles of
architecture that they found. From they Byzantines they learnt the
techniques of building pillars, arches and rounded domes for their
mosques |
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Exercise 2 : Arab Medicine, Science and Trade
Write or type entirely in your own words a paragraph on
each of the following aspects of Arabic life in the Middle Ages.
Use Pages 69, 70 & 71 in "Understanding History" to help you, as
well as other sources (reference books, Internet, encyclopaedia,
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- Medicine
- Maths & Science
- Travel & Trade
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