1. The Islamic Empire

2. Bellwork The definition of cultural diffusion is: The spreading of elements or features of one culture to another. Using the definition above as your starting point, list as many items you can think of that occurred due to cultural diffusion.

3. Exit Ticket Referencing your notes and the texts we read on pages 108- 111, answer the following question in a well thought out, 5-7 sentence paragraph.  Trace the rise of the Islamic Empire through its various ways, and where they conquered.