Expansion of the Islamic Empire
Arabia at the Dawn of Islam 622 CE Mohammad led small group of followers in Arabia Arabia was home to competing tribes Image retrieved from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Tribes_english.png Major Arabian Tribes at Dawn of Islam
Expanse of Islamic Empire By 750 CE, stretched across the Middle East, North Africa and into Spain Largest empire ever up to that point More than twice as large as the Roman Empire
Islamic Empire & Roman Empire Umayyad Caliphate in 750 CE Left image retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Umayyad750ADloc.png Right image retrieved from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_Empire_117AD.jpg Roman Empire in 117 CE
Central Historical Question How did the Islamic Empire expand?
Expansion of the Islamic Empire Image retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_expansion_of_Caliphate.svg