Khan Academy: Key Concepts, the Spread of Islam

Why would conversion to Islam from Christianity and Judaism be easier than from other faiths?

• Christians and Jews spoke the same language.

• They share similar religious ideas.

• Muslim rulers gave Christians and Jews special incentives to convert.

Which of the following factor resulted in weaker Byzantine and Sassanian empires? Select all that apply.

• Disease

• Attacks by neighboring nomadic groups from the Steppe region

• A long period of fighting with one another

Why were Sufi missionaries especially successful at spreading Islam?

• They had the support of powerful states.

• They were able to gather wealth through military conquest.

• They shared Islamic ideas through locally accessible ideas.

Which of the following is true about conversion to Islam? Select all that apply.

• Conversions reached their height during the late Abbasid caliphate.

• They occurred for a multitude of reasons.

• They happened mostly during the reign of the Rashidun.