Long ago in a place called Mecca, a new religion began to develop. Today, this religion is the second most popular in the entire world. Islam, a monotheistic faith, spread at a rapid speed. In just two hundred years, the religion had expanded from its continent of origin. The growth of Islam covered several locations as depicted in documents 1 and 2, and affected several aspects such as politics, shown in document 8, economics, revealed in documents 6 and 7, and social standings described in documents 5 and 6.
One might speculate about why Islam spread at such a quick rate. Documents 4 and 6 both appeal to the personal lives of the Muslim community. Document 4 shows different excerpts from the Qur’an, which is the Islamic text. These writings match to the morals of many Muslim citizens.…show more content… Document 5 talked about the advancements of farming, which would create new jobs. Document 6 was also relevant The rich Muslim people lavished themselves with nice homes and objects inside them. They admired beautiful things. They also cared about education. Each mosque came with a public school and extensive libraries.
Document 8 explains the political impacts rather well. It reveals that Askia Mohammed planned to turn the Islamic empire into one large community, but failed. However, he redesigned his empire with legal and social reforms. Mohammed also appointed Islamic judges as the head of large district courts. The highest of these courts would accept appeals from those lower than it. An additional document might illustrate the political improvements through a graph.
Documents 5 and 7 mentioned the economic advancements. Document 5 talked about the creation of Indian numerals as well as algebra, which would later help merchants. Document 7 discussed Mansa Musa, who cared a lot much about Islam. He spread the religion, and this led to the conformation of items of great wealth such as gold, ivory, silver, slaves and precious
