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What strategy did Islamic missionaries and priests adopt to spread Islam?
What strategy did Islamic missionaries and priests adopt to spread Islam?
- Boycotting regions that did not convert
- Traveling with merchant caravans (correct)
- Promising wealth and power to new converts
- Forcing people to convert at sword-point
Why were many leaders among the first to convert to Islam in a given region?
Why were many leaders among the first to convert to Islam in a given region?
- To gain favor with neighboring Christian kingdoms
- Due to seeing the benefits of the religion and its economic structure (correct)
- For fear of persecution by the expanding Islamic Empire
- As a response to aggressive conversion tactics
What is syncretism in the context of religion?
What is syncretism in the context of religion?
- Absorbing one religion into another (correct)
- Ignoring other religions completely
- Violently opposing other religions
- Promoting coexistence between religions
How did Islamic priests make conversion to Islam a more natural process?
How did Islamic priests make conversion to Islam a more natural process?
Why did conflicts arise between Christianity and Islam during the Crusades?
Why did conflicts arise between Christianity and Islam during the Crusades?
What was a common response from Muslim soldiers during the Crusades?
What was a common response from Muslim soldiers during the Crusades?
Why did leaders converting to Islam often lead to their subjects also converting?
Why did leaders converting to Islam often lead to their subjects also converting?
What role did trade caravans play in the spread of Islam?
What role did trade caravans play in the spread of Islam?
Why did North Africa and the Middle East remain largely Muslim even in modern times?
Why did North Africa and the Middle East remain largely Muslim even in modern times?
What was one way that Islamic missionaries and priests helped spread Islam?
What was one way that Islamic missionaries and priests helped spread Islam?
Why did many leaders in new lands convert to Islam?
Why did many leaders in new lands convert to Islam?
In what way did Islamic priests make conversion to Islam a more natural process?
In what way did Islamic priests make conversion to Islam a more natural process?
What important role did syncretism play in the spread of Islam?
What important role did syncretism play in the spread of Islam?
Which of the following is NOT a reason for conflict between Christianity and Islam during the Crusades?
Which of the following is NOT a reason for conflict between Christianity and Islam during the Crusades?
Why were many Christian people living in the Islamic Empire adopting aspects of Muslim culture?
Why were many Christian people living in the Islamic Empire adopting aspects of Muslim culture?
What made North Africa and the Middle East largely Muslim even in modern times?
What made North Africa and the Middle East largely Muslim even in modern times?
Why did some Christian kings like Mansa Uli and Sonni Ali convert to Islam?
Why did some Christian kings like Mansa Uli and Sonni Ali convert to Islam?
What was one common feature among Islamic missionaries and priests who traveled to spread the faith?
What was one common feature among Islamic missionaries and priests who traveled to spread the faith?
How did syncretism play a role in making conversion to Islam more gradual?
How did syncretism play a role in making conversion to Islam more gradual?
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